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I went past it today and it's operating as a door store.

This was one of the locals for my Dad and his brothers

2 lists of licencees
first list from Ian Boumphery's pub book 2


2nd list from the archives

Dock Hotel, Frith’s 4 Freeman Street Birkenhead - Y



1878: William Pulford
1881: Full licence granted
1891: Thomas H Frith
1892: Jane Frith. Owner: William Yates
1902: Joseph McDonough
1909: Bought by London & North West and Great Western
Joint Railway
1910/31: Mrs Elizabeth Ann Farmer
1940: James Gallimore
1952/70: John J Hogan Right: Advert 1892





Joseph Podmore 1880 - August 1881
Davies Lathom 1881-1882
Edward Alfred Stevens 1882-1883
James Murphy 1883-1884
Edward Deery 1884-1885
Thomas Henry Frith 1885-1886
Thomas Henry Smith 1886-1887
Thomas Henry Frith 1887-1888
Jane Frith 1892-1895
William Henry Moffatt 1896-1900
Joseph McDonough 1901-1903
Elizabeth Anne Farmer 1904-1909
Elizabeth Anne Farmer 1910-19
Elizabeth Anne Farmer 1920-1930
Elizabeth Anne Farmer 1931 - 1941
Florence Sophia Gallimore 1942 - 1952
John Gerard Hogan 1953 - 1963
John Gerard Hogan 1964-1975

1909: Bought by London & North West and Great Western
Joint Railway

I wonder why a railway Co would buy it when it's not near to a station