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Year | Owner/Occupier | Property Useage |
1822 | John Hales- Victualler and Cabinet Maker | Lord Hill Arms |
1830 | John Harris | Lord Hill Arms |
1851 | Thomas Lloyd | Lord Hill Arms |
1861 | Samuel Phillips | Lord Hill Arms |
1871 | Richard Dowler (previously in the Royal Oak) | Lord Hill Arms |
1890 | John Collins | Lord Hill Arms |
1911 | Fred Radcliff | Lord Hill Arms |
1927 | Fred Radcliff | Lord Hill Arms |
1927 | | Lord Hill Arms |
1930 | F Ratcliff | Butcher (pub not listed) |
1937 | Jasper Plant | Lord Hill Arms |
1940 | Mrs Cowley | Lord Hill Arms |
1953 | Lord Hill Arms | - |
1995 | - | - |
2004 | Charity Shop | - |
2011 | Monks | Estate Agents |
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This long established inn fell victim to a mass of closures in the 1960s. After use as a National Fuel Distribution office and Ratcliff the Butchers, it became a charity shop in the late 1990s.It has since been 'redeveloped' and since the early 21st century. it has been occupied by Monks, the Estate Agents.
Ray Edge of Wem looked back on the butchers's shop longingly. You really knew it was Christmas, when Mr Ratcliffes butchers shop window revealed a pigs head complete with orange in its mouth and decorated with holly. I understand he did this same window display up to his retirement just a few years ago. On Christmas Eve, Mr Ratcliffe would throw sweets into the street for the children. It was also common for the "Better Off Gentlemen" of the district to throw pennies, halfpennies and farthings down to children as they walked down the High Street.