Gloucester. Named after Robert Raikes, founder of the Sunday School movement, the forerunner of the current English school system. The beautiful building dates back to 1560 when it was a merchant's house. Raikes moved the Gloucester Journal into the building in 1758. In 1973 it became the Dirty Duck restaurant and then the Golden Cross pub. In 2008 it was purchased by Samuel Smiths and reopened as Robert Raikes' House. The pub is a maze of wooden pillars and beams with an open floor plan, a large courtyard, and a cellar with brick walls and beer vaults. Being a Samuel Smiths pub photos are not allowed but it was so busy I was able to get some stealth shots. So many of their beers to choose from it was a tough choice, but I decided on a Sovereign Bitter.