164 Dock Hotel 4 Freeman Street
Les McAteer British Middleweight Champion nephew of Pat McAteer
used to manage this pub at one time

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Think this has just closed.

is it closed?

It cetainly was last night, when I forgot they changed the road layout about 20 years ago and I was on autopilot.

This opened up again a while ago, rumour was the people from the Seacombe hotel took it over when they fell out with the brewery.

It is now up for sale again 11/12/2010

Doesn't look like it'll be reopening as a pub!... it's had some windows bricked up and others have red shutters on them

Sorry for the poor quality

It's starting to look like a convinience store (eg a Spar) with those shutters.
Just checked on the Council site, and there are no planning applications in hand for any premises on Freeman Street. So, it's still anyones guess, unless someone asks the workmen.

Looks like what we did at the colonial with the shutters etc...

That was my first thought... I thought maybe it was the same people... guess it's not then!

No, but its nice that they have been inspired by our design! Maybe its being turned into offices as well.

What a shame...The Dock was always a very welcoming pub with a clientèle similar to the "Big" Coopers in Liverpool, i.e. middle aged people coming to watch live entertainment with no fighting ...soon everybody will have no option other than watching their big flat screen telly ....

Not seen any more work being done/anyone to ask... maybe the shutters are just to keep it secure whilst they sort out planning/refurb for whatever it may be...

Change of use http://www.wirral.gov.uk/planning/D...t.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=88916
Ther applicant is the owner of a few door companies

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