A gathering of Forest of Dean Publicans around 1958. If you can identify anyone, they are numbered 1 - 21 from left to right.
1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8, 9 , 10 Bob Beavis landlord of the White Hart Cinderford. , 11 Harold Barnett, 12 , 13 George Potter (Landlord of the Bridge Inn Lydney) , 14 Percy Preece the then landlord of the Royal Foresters Mile End prior to it being taken over by Ron Nelson. Before this Percy Preece was landlord of the Forge Hammer Lydbrook., 15 , 16 , 17 ,18 ,19 Ron Nelson-Fleece Hotel Lydney , 20, 21 .

Mike Pollard added (August 2017): "... I recognise one of these as Harold Barnett, landlord of the White Horse at Staunton. It was difficult to recognise him in these clothes, as I never saw him dressed in a suit. He was the Grandfather of my best friend at school, and we often stayed at the White Horse and cycled in the area and walked down to the Biblins, Near Hearkening and Far Hearkening rocks. The railway lines were still in the wye valley and where the cycle trail to Beechenhurst is. I also remember the wood distillation plant where the Cannop ponds picnic site is".
Thanks to Steve Saich, David Dunn Ivor Ellis and B. Nelson for help with the names.

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