Walmer Bridge - Walmer Bridge Inn

Name: The Walmer Bridge Inn

Address: Liverpool Old Road, Walmer Bridge

c.1900s Postcard with landlord William Clegg stood in the entrance (with thanks to David Bretherton)

The Walmer Bridge Inn lies at the junction of Gill Lane and Liverpool Road below the "Finger Post" on the 1844 map below. It's not clear whether it was there at the time of below map but I suspect the original building is the one immediately to the left of "Bolt". Later in the 19th century Walmer Bridge Mill was built on the opposite side of Liverpool Old Road, which would have provided a steady stream of trade for the pub until its closure in 1931. 

1844 Map

Originally it was owned by the W&R Wilkins brewery who were based on Marsh Lane in nearby Longton. Listed landlords were Nathaniel Fisher (1851), Richard Harrison (1861-71), Mary Hunter (1881), William Clegg (1891-1905) and Henry Halliwell (1911).

1851 - Nathaniel Fisher

1861 Richard Harrison

1869 Slater's Directory

1871 Richard Harrison

1881 Mary Hunter

1891 William Clegg

1901 William Clegg

1905 Kelly's Directory

1909 Map

1911 Henry Halliwell

Image courtesy of WhatPub