ONE of Warrington’s most recognisable pubs is up for sale.
The Marquis of Granby, based on Church Street in Howley, is on the market for £265,000.
James A Baker Chartered Surveyors is marketing the pub which has a Tudor-style frontage.
It is listed as being a pub with potential as a restaurant and B&B.
The Marquis of Granby was one of two Church Street pubs to be named in honour of a Seven Years War hero.
Lieutenant general John Manners was famed for his military prowess and for charging at the head of the British cavalry during the Battle of Warburg in 1760.
Losing his hat and wig during the charge, legend says that the Marquis’ bald head shining in the light helped to guide his troops.
Following the war he helped several men who served in the war to become publicans, with their pubs then being named after him as a mark of respect.
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The General Wolfe, which closed more than a decade ago and is now residential, was renamed in 1759 after General James Wolfe became a national hero when he helped to capture Quebec from the French in a battle that became pivotal in cementing the British control of Canada and the rest of North America.
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