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Title: Liverpool Public Houses 1900 to 1914
Post by: old birkonian on Thursday 22 January 09 20:49 GMT (UK)

I understand that at the start of the 19c a public house was located at 33 Renshaw Street, Liverpool.  (My grandfather was the Manager and, with his family, lived in).  I can't recollect its name although The Newington rings a bell.  Any help to estabish the facts will be much appreciated.

 A google search shows there is still a pub there today. However I suspect it's far more upmarket now, without any sign "hurry-up" carts at closing time!

Title: Re: Liverpool Public Houses 1900 to 1914
Post by: km1971 on Friday 23 January 09 08:25 GMT (UK)

It was the Newington House, from the side street next to it.

Ken

Title: Re: Liverpool Public Houses 1900 to 1914
Post by: old birkonian on Friday 23 January 09 08:39 GMT (UK)

Ken, Many thanks.  Do you happen to know which brewery owned Newington House?  Was it one of Walkers?
Cheers, Peter

Title: Re: Liverpool Public Houses 1900 to 1914
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 23 January 09 08:48 GMT (UK)

Now known as Renshaw's - did you find the photo? http://www.merseypub.com/pictures/pu1861.jpg Looks like it was a Walkers pub.

Title: Re: Liverpool Public Houses 1900 to 1914
Post by: km1971 on Friday 23 January 09 11:16 GMT (UK)

Nice photograph.

No mention of brewers. I would have thought that most started out as free houses. But I don't know when breweries started to buy up pubs. It looks purpose built.

Then I found this - http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/journey/lime_street/pubs/crown.shtml

So Walkers were buying them up in 1905. If they owned a pub wouldn't they make sure their name was used in the directories?

Ken

Title: Re: Liverpool Public Houses 1900 to 1914
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 23 January 09 11:54 GMT (UK)

The tenant of the Newington House  in 1911 (per Gores) was Matthew Walling