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The Prince Of Wales was situated on Staithe Street.  This pub opened in 1888 and closed in 1964, prior to which it was known as The Tewkesbury Arms. It is now used as a restaurant.
Grade-II listed as the Corner House, the early 19th century building was formerly the Prince of Wales Public House. In 2005 archaeological excavations here revealed the first Iron Age and Roman remains found in Wells. The Corner House was a restaurant with wine bar and accommodation from at least 1972, possibly from c.1966 when the pub closed. The current (2022) business 'Bang' has a ground floor bistro & bar with four guest bedrooms on the first floor. It seems there was a Prince of Wales in the High Street that was previously the King William IV and can be confused with this location. This was initially a shop known as the Tewkesbury Stores that probably became a beer house and was known as the Tewkesbury Arms in 1871 although still referred to as stores after that date. In September 1887 William Gurling/Girling obtain the transfer of spirit licence from the Prince of Wales to the Tewkesbury Stores that was renamed the Prince of Wales when the house by that name, in the High Street, closed. William Gurling was licensee to at least 1892 and after that we have; 1896-1912 William Woodcock Grange; 1924 Elizabeth Grange then Herbert Hayter; 1925 Albert Charles Williams; 1929 Frank Reginald Wells; 1935 Sidney Allen; 1953 Norton Louis Hill Allen; 1956 Winifred Vivian Allen; Nov.1963 to 1966 closure Ronald Richard Bouchier Bishop.
Steve Turner (August 2022)
Listed building details:
Formerly Prince of Wales Public House. Early C19, obtuse angled on plan with splay at corner, 2 near-flush-frame sash windows, at 1st floor, and centre blank panel, with segmental heads. Coupled brackets at wood eaves cornice. 1 window, at 1st floor, on splay. Somewhat projecting C19 restaurant front, flush frame window, ground floor, on splay, segmental headed entrance, right, and 1 window wing with flush frame sash window and parapet with small battlements. Pantile roof, hipped.
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Date of photo: 2022	Picture © Steve Turner
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