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1198: 1186: 204:. The street on which the Druid's Head Inn is situated was referred to as Grinder Street or Grinders Street in the medieval and post-medieval periods, as late as the mid nineteenth century. The building is located at the corner of Glendower Street (where it veers to the north) and Chippenhamgate Street and, at times, the address has been recorded as Chippenhamgate Street 39: 240:
exterior. During the mid-1980s, the club added an extension which included a lounge and dressing rooms. A two-storey extension was constructed in 1998, to accommodate a larger bar on the ground floor and a function room and kitchen on the first floor. The second renovation cost more than £85,000 and
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By 1969, Monmouth Rugby Football Club purchased the public house as its headquarters. The Druid's Head Inn was grade II listed on 15 August 1974. The listing text indicated that there was a nameplate on the house which claimed a Chippenhamgate Street address, but asserted that it was in error. The
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was realised through the fundraisers held by the club's volunteers. The Druid's Head Inn remains the headquarters of the Monmouth Rugby Football Club. Over the years, the pub has been known by slightly different names, including the Old Druid's Head and Old Druids Meads.
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of Monmouthshire for Monmouth in 1901, John Pembridge is listed as the proprietor of the Druid's Head Inn at Chippenhamgate Street.
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A history of the charities of William Jones (founder of the "Golden lectureship" in London), at Monmouth & Newland
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of Monmouthshire for 1844 indicated that the proprietor of the Druid's Head on Grinder Street was William Beavan.
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during most of its history, but for the last several decades has been the headquarters of the
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Historical and descriptive accounts of the ancient and present state of the town of Monmouth
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of the Druid's Head Inn, Glendower Street, Monmouth, had declared bankruptcy.
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Beavan, William. "U.K., City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s".
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The Druid's Head Inn on Glendower Street in Monmouth is a grade II
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of 16 October 1877 reported that David Evans, tailor and
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and Chippenhamgate Street neighbourhood, within the
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Druid's Head Inn, Monmouth

Glendower Street
Monmouth
Wales
Coordinates
51°48′39″N 2°42′49″W / 51.810845°N 2.713690°W / 51.810845; -2.713690
Monmouth Rugby Football Club
Grade II Listed
grade II listed
Monmouth
Monmouthshire
Wales
Glendower Street
medieval town walls
public house
Monmouth Rugby Football Club
listed building
Monmouth Police Station
Pigot's Directory
London Gazette
licensed victualler
Kelly's Directory
roughcast
Glendower Street, Monmouth
Monmouth RFC


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