The Gatehouse, also known as The Gate House, is a

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and wa ...

located next to Monnow Bridge in Monmouth,

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. The pub was known as the Barley Mow until it changed its name in 1993.Heather Hurley, ''The Pubs of Monmouth Chepstow and The Wye Valley'', Logaston Press, 2007, , page 48 It is the only public house in Monmouth located beside a river. The pub has a restaurant area, seated balcony and a function room.

History

The building was established as a

by 1812, when a women's

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met in the building once a month. The women paid small amounts into a fund which they then withdrew in times of being unable to work due to childbirth, sickness, accidents or old age. In 1822, William Jones became the licensee of the house "known as the Barley Mow", and from that point on he and his family ran the pub until the last quarter of the 19th century. In 1887 the Loyal Trafalgar Lodge of Druids Friendly Society had their Jubilee Dinner at the Barley Mow with over 100 guests, at which point Mr Teague was the landlord. Later licensees included the Wakin, Stead, and Harley families. By 1939, Ind Coope & Allsopp supplied Burton Ales to the pub; this continued until the late 20th century. Originally a row of three cottages stood between Monnow Bridge and the Barley Mow, but these were demolished in the 1950s. Heather Hurley, in her book ''The Pubs of Monmouth, Chepstow and The Wye Valley'', thought that these three cottages may have been the site of a former pub called The Dolphin between 1721 and 1858. That area is now The Gatehouse's beer garden, with a balcony over looking the

River Monnow The River Monnow ( cy, Afon Mynwy) marks the England–Wales border for much of its length. After flowing through southwest Herefordshire, England, and eastern Monmouthshire, Wales, its confluence with the River Wye is approximately south of ...

and Monnow Bridge. In Keith Kissack's 2003 book on Monmouth and its Buildings he suggested that it was one of the best known inns in Monmouth for some 200 years. The vicar of

Overmonnow Overmonnow is a suburb of the town of Monmouth, in Wales, which is located to the west of the River Monnow and the Monnow Bridge. It developed in the Middle Ages, when it was protected by a defensive ditch, the '' Clawdd-du'' or "Black Dyke", the ...

in 1883 said that the

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had acted disgracefully, at the then Barley Mow, when the Mayor and 21 Elite men of the town had managed to drink 48 bottles of champagne, as well as some other wines while at the Mayors Luncheon. Keith Kissack, ''Monmouth and its Buildings'', Logaston Press, 2003, , page 53 File:The Gatehouse - geograph.org.uk - 1354435.jpg, The Gatehouse File:Monmouth Monnow Bridge 1930 from Town Side shoing three cottages no longer there.jpg, Monmouth Monnow Bridge 1930 from Town Side showing three cottages no longer there File:The Gatehouse Pub Monmouth - From the Monnow Bridge.JPG, The Gatehouse Pub Monmouth - From the Monnow Bridge. Showing the Riverside Gallery where three houses once stood

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