{"id":35451,"date":"2023-01-27T17:45:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T17:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35451"},"modified":"2023-01-27T17:45:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T17:45:55","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-iconic-air-balloon-pub-on-a417-closes-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35451","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Iconic Air Balloon pub on A417 closes for good"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Air Balloon, in Birdlip, has served its final pint ahead of its demolition. It will make way for a \u00a3460m road scheme described as the ‘missing link’ on the A417 in Gloucestershire, reports the Worcester News<\/em>.<\/h3>\n
image: for illustration – By Philip Halling<\/a>, CC BY-SA 2.0, Commons Wikimedia<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 named after one of the first British balloon flights, by Edward Jenner\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Worcester News<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

\u2026Ahead of the final day of opening, New Year\u2019s eve (December 31), staff at the pub took to Facebook to share a parting message.<\/p>\n

It read: \u201cDear friend\/guest, we would like to thank you all for the support and kind words since we made our announcement that we will close our doors on New Year\u2019s eve\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again thank you all for your support.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pub opened in 1784 and is said to be named after one of the first British balloon flights, by Edward Jenner on September 2, 1784.<\/p>\n

Sat on a roundabout that connects Gloucester with Cirencester, Swindon, and Oxford, the pub will have been seen by thousands making their way across the country\u2026<\/p>\n

The junction where the Air Balloon is located has grown a reputation over the year for crashes, sparking calls for an upgrade.<\/p>\n

The \u2018missing link\u2019 project will bypass this roundabout to improve traffic flow\u2026<\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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