Wem High Street - No 36

YearOwner/Occupier Property Useage
1828The Swan Inn Up to 1835
1871John Stockall Grocer
1881 and 1891Robert Ormiston Shopkeeper
1917Mary Ormiston Shopkeeper
1927Mary Ormiston Shopkeeper
1937Catherine Rowlands Tobacconist & Sweets
1953Catherine Rowlands Tobacconist & Sweets
2011Pearl Dragon Chinese Takeaway

A two storey late 18th Century white-painted building built as a pair with No 34.
A three storey building with sash windows. From the late 17thC o about 1835 it was the 'Crown'- a major inn on Wem High Street. No 36 was owned for over 30 years by the Ormistons who were described by Kelly's directory as 'Shopkeepers'. Mrs Rowlands succeeded them. It is now a Chinese takeaway.T here is a small logo on the front wall claiming that this was the site of the Swan Inn.