PEAR TREE BRIDGE, Holyhead Road, Ketley Bank. At one time a Wrekin Brewery house, it was later an Enterprise Inns Free House. Closed 2008, being sympathetically converted into apartments, 2010.
Believed to be George Pearce. c 1930. c.1950 RETURN OF LICENSED HOUSES IN THE PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION OF WELLINGTON 1896
1. Name. Pear Tree Bridge Inn 2. Place. New Road. Oakengates. 3. Date of visit. 24 July 1896. 4. Nature of licence. Alehouse 7 day. 5. When granted. Before 1800. 6. Owner & Occupier. Rebecca Merrington. No.of changes (last 5 years) None. 7. Rateable value. £12-5s 8. Accommodation. 4 rooms downstairs and 3 up. 9. Stabling. None 10. Condition of buildings. house ceiling requires lime-washing. 11. Nature of trade.Mining & Ironworks. 12. Proximity to licensed houses. About 300 yards. 13. Proximity to dwelling houses. Adjoining. 14. Distance from Police control. About 1/2 mile to police station. 15. Date of proceedings. None 16. General remarks. None.
Some licensees, 1852 Richard MORRALL, Weighing machine and Coal Wharf.6 Jan 1852, Barbers (Auctioneers) Sale details. (BAD) 1861 Richard MILLMAN Innkeeper & Wheelwright (census & HHD). (His gravestone is in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Oakengates) 1871 Ezra HEWLETT, Innkeeper. (census). 1881 John DODD (census) 1891 Thomas William MERRINGTON, Inn keeper (census). 1895/96 Mrs Rebecca MERRINGTON (KD & PSR). 1909 Joseph Albert MERRINGTON (KD) 1913/17/37 George PEARCE (KD) 1941 William PEARCE, (KD 1941) (Died 7 Aug 1962, William’s daughters appeared to share the running of the pub, Alice Miriam Victoria died 7 June 1971 and Ethel Amy died 1976. (Information from relative, Basil, churchwarden at Holy Trinity). 1956 Gladys E PEARCE (ER) 1964 Gladys E PEARCE (WD) 1966 Gladys E. PEARCE (ER) 2002? Paul BAYNHAM 2003 Sue BOND
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