The forgotten pubs of Winchester
Did you know that in the last 100 years Winchester has said goodbye to over 100 pubs - yes one hundred! In this journal we’ll be exploring some of these forgotten boozers and sharing the information we’ve been able to dig up. As there are so many pubs, we’ve started with five and we’ll be updating this journal with new information when we find it.
Brewers Arms
89 Chesil Street, Winchester
The Brewers Arms was situated at 89 Chesil Street. This pub earlier traded as the Drum. It closed in 1913 and is now demolished. The first recorded resident of the pub with J Pinkney back in 1828.
Dog & Duck
62 Wharf Hill, Winchester
The Dog & Duck was situated at 62 Wharf Hill. This pub was present by 1784 and closed in 1923. Demolished in 1937 the site is now a landscaped area.
The Chimneys
Burnett Close, Winchester
The Chimneys was built as the Weeke Hotel at the entrance of Burnett Close from Stockbridge Road. The Hotel was built to serve the new Weeke Council Estate being built in the late 1950s. Later it was the converted into a conventional pub called Chimneys. This closed in 2004 and was demolished to make way for Aldi.
The Dolphin
High Street, Winchester
The Dolphin was situated at 51 High Street. This was a public house from at least the beginning of the 18th century. It was rebuilt in 1882 and closed in 1981 when the lease needed renewal. You can still see the sign etched into stone above the entrance.
Plume of Feathers
The Westgate, Winchester
The Plume Of Feathers was situated adjacent to the Westgate and addressed variously as High Street, Upper High Street and Tower Street. Prior to the 1790’s, this old inn was known as The Fighting Cocks. It was sold to Hampshire County Council c1937, and closed, to allow Queen Elizabeth Court to be built and the road to pass round the Westgate.
