Wem High Street - No 33

Year Owner/Occupier Property Useage 1822 John Drury Waggoners 1830 Geo Ferrington Waggoners Inn 1850 John Lewis Corbet Arms 1871 John Collins Corbet Arms 1880 George Collins Corbet Arms 1890 Sarah Healey Corbet Arms 1911 Mr Johnson Corbet Arms 1930 J Johnson Corbet Arms 1934 Hy. Micklewright Corbet Arms 1940 Hy. Micklewright Corbet Arms 1983 - Corbet Arms 1995 George's Fish & Chip Restaurant 2017 Silver Fish Fish & Chip Restaurant

The Corbet Arms was one of the old pubs of Wem.The name had changed sometime since the 1830s, when it traded as the Waggoner's Arms, and briefly as the Tewkesbury Arms. Th Waggoners was the placeholderthat the carriers changed horses. In 1822 for example, there were carts to Manchester on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; to Shrewsbury on Tuesday and Saturday. The innkeeper at that time was also a cooper. One story is that a carrier tried to change horses at the White Horse, and his cart was physically dragged down the street to the Waggoners by the sone of 'the widow Drury' who was innkeeper at the time' John Lewis held the licence in 1850 (when it was described as being in Chapel Street) the pub closed in the late 20th century, and the premises was incorporated into George's Fish and Chip restaurant at No. 35. he apparent arch between the upper windows was where the Inn name and details were displayed.