Wem High Street - No 15

YearOwner/Occupier Property Useage
1822John Hales- Victualler and Cabinet Maker Lord Hill Arms
1830John Harris Lord Hill Arms
1851Thomas Lloyd Lord Hill Arms
1861Samuel Phillips Lord Hill Arms
1871Richard Dowler (previously in the Royal Oak) Lord Hill Arms
1890John Collins Lord Hill Arms
1911Fred Radcliff Lord Hill Arms
1927Fred Radcliff Lord Hill Arms
1927 Lord Hill Arms
1930F Ratcliff Butcher (pub not listed)
1937Jasper Plant Lord Hill Arms
1940Mrs Cowley Lord Hill Arms
1953Lord Hill Arms -
1995 - -
2004Charity Shop -
2011Monks Estate Agents

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.