Not much help to you Caroline but I have happy memories have enjoying a drink or two in the Clock in London Rd in the 50,s ,it was a Youngers pub in those days ,I can still taste Youngers Final Selection still,this pub was also famous for the oysters and brown bread and butter served . John Maddocks New Zealand -----Original Message----- From: Maria Haines Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 7:16 AM To: eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Clock Inn - London Road Caroline, I also have a relative who was a publican in Liverpool at around the same time and so I can tell you that Liverpool Record Office have in their possession the licensing registers which will tell you the exact dates of each licensee and also of any problems (such as being fined for allowing dominoes to be played - tut, tut!). I realise you are on the other side of the world, and I very rarely get to Liverpool Record Office these days (once in the past ten years, I think!) but I believe they will do research on your behalf for a fee. Hope this is helpful, Maria On 11/05/2014 01:48, apollo47@iprimus.com.au wrote: > My great-great-aunt Lizzie Pierpoint (married name Elizabeth KEITH) held > the > licence for this hotel at 31 London Road in Liverpool from about 1891 to > the > 1911 census, and probably beyond. > > I'm wondering if any lister has a trade directory for the period later > than > 1911 to see if she still held the licence? I suspect she died in 1922 as > she is the only Elizabeth Keith, born about 1841, in the GRO death indexes > for Liverpool. I'm also interested in knowing who had the licence after > her - she had no children. And perhaps a date when she first took over > the > licence? She was the licensed victualler in 1891 so it had to be between > 1881 and 1891. > > I know the hotel licence was held by the Condliffs and Modsley families > since the 1840s. Lizzie was related to the Modsleys through her > sister-in-law Sarah Williams whose brother George had married Fanny > Modsley. > Lizzie was a barmaid at the pub in census 1881, interesting that she later > held the licence for 20 years or more, what a career move! > > If anyone has any more information about the Clock Inn, I'd be grateful. > It > is now Paddy's Bar and I visited it a few years ago. > > Thank you. > > Caroline Cavanagh > Darwin, Australia. > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No > fees! > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >