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Old Red Horse, 52 Barras Green, Stoke

Alternative Addresses:	Barras Heath, Stoke, Stoke Allotments, Sowe
These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1845	c2021
	2024		Stoke Tavern
In the early years of the twentieth century, Barras Green was an isolated hamlet consisting of the Red Horse Inn and a few cottages. At that time the pub had a football team called 'Stoke Athletic' and the changing room was the pub. On a few occasions during the 19th century, in directories and a newspaper report, the pub was mistakenly referred to as the OLD RED HOUSE. In 1982 it was said the pub 'was once a typical Watney pub, now redecorated in any colour but red'. In November 2024 the premises reopened as an Indian Gastro pub, the Stoke Tavern.
LICENSEES: 1868 - 1876 Mark Tuckey 1879 - 1892 Thomas Pinfold 1903 - 1913 Thomas Hawthorne 1919 - 1929 Arthur Charles Robinson 1931 - 1940 Mrs. F. Robinson 1946 - 1949 Douglas Headland (died 5th June 1949) 1949 - 1978 Mrs Irene Headland (widow) 1979 Raymond Barrell 1985 - 1988 Geoff & Sarah Chrimes 1997 Stewart Baker