Forums Forums Wirral History : Chasing the Past History Information Request Where is this pub?

I can't see it being the Royal Oak as the shape just doesn't fit right. Unless the origianl Royal Oak was pulled down and the one pictured is the new one then it makes sense but the roof is completely different and so are the windows. I appareciate some windows can be knocked together but thats a lot of work.

The question therefore is..if it is the Oak then the one that is present in Liscard has to be a rebuilt one? I've never heard of the Oak being demolished as it was part of 'Dean's Terrace' which were built in 1782 and the Oak is the only surving part of it.

Hmm, food for thought!!

Perhaps this link might solve the problem?

http://www.chesterwalls.info/nagshead.html

Well done that man!! Huge thank you for solving the question.

Reckon so.

There are a few Royal Oaks on the Wirral maybe it's a completely different one like Neston or Bromborgh??

Just noticed along the CHESTER Nags Head it now has "built 1597, rebuilt 1914" written along the top of the building, it also has a rebuilt date of 1920 or 1980 (can't tell from photies), as well, guess it is "restored 1980" when Boots took it over.

Stanley's Cask is the old Nag's head. Whitbread's built the new one further down and transferred the licence at midnight as was the custom. They sold the old Nag's Head and were very concerned when it re opened as a pub. They had slipped up badly and not thought about this happening. They tried to take legal action but failed. The old Nag's Head had a public bar in the front. It had a huge gas lamp still fitted in the ceiling but not working right up until being sold. The site where the 'New Nag's Head' was built was previously occupied by prefabs.