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The Rose - Streetgate
About 1856, Robert Stott, tailor and publican, moved from the public house at Low Streetgate to open up the "Union Inn" which he renamed "The Rose and Thistle" in 1868. His sons George and Billy were both butchers and had premises for their trade beside the pub. Billy took over the pub in 1880 and renamed it "The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle", (known by some as the middle house or halfway house). It was while Billy was in charge that Tommy (the poet) Armstrong wrote "Hedgehog Pie".
Billy's wife Lizzie had the license in 1902 and she retired to Fuger Bar tollhouse. Tom Storey was the publican in 1910.
The house was considerably enlarged in the early 1960s and in 1987 was renamed "The Rose".