Wem High Street - No 86

Year Owner/Occupier Property Useage 1850 and 1859 Oliver Snape The Shropshire Arms Inn 1870 Henry Snape The Curriers Arms Inn 1880 Fred Butter The Curriers Arms Inn 1890 William Harding The Curriers Arms Inn 1901 Harry Reynolds Vyrnwy Inn 1911 Private House - 1930 Mrs Edge Franklins Motor Garage 1940 Franklins, later Maunds Motor Garage 1995 Halls Shoes Shoe & Shoe Repairs

A pub through most of the 19th Century, this establishment existed under a variety of names. The Shropshire Arms wa run by Oliver Snape- who previously kept the 'Crown'.It was taken over by the Ellesmere and Vyrnwy Brewery and renamed the Vyrnwy Arms. However, by the early 20th century, competition from the Bulls Head and the Horse and Jockey on either side had probably eroded the trade. In the 1911 census, it was listed as a private house and has been so since. The brickwork on either side of the ground floor windows suggests that the size of these has been changed.