Oxford Inn (closed 1909), Greyhound (closed 1935), Green Man (closed 1917)
High Street
Green Man - Number 9 on 1757 map
Five Pubs in the High Street - heading towards the Maket Place the Greyhound (45, High St) was on the right, the Green Man was just beyond on the left followed by the Oxford (32, High St) just beyond that. The Bull is opposite and the Lord Nelson was at the far end on the right.
Kelly's 1883 (9) entries
Bowles, George, Greyhound Inn, High Street
(Kelly's 1922 also shows George Bowles as landlord, it appears that it was kept by father and son for 45 years - 1875-1923)
Butter, Henry, The Oxford, High Street
Dickerson, George, Green Man, High Street
Following the demolition of the Gilbert Rice site in preparation for a major shopping
development an archaeological dig has started on the foundations of theGreen Man
as seen in these photos taken 25 Feb 2004