Some history of the Blue Gates Hotel at Smethwick in the county of Staffordshire.

More information on the Blue Gates Hotel at Smethwick to follow. I probably created the page as I had a link to the Blue Gates Hotel from another page. When building the site it is easier to place links as they crop up rather than go back later on. I realise this is frustrating if you were specifically looking for information on the Blue Gates Hotel. There is information on Smethwick and Staffordshire dotted around the website - click here for a suitable starting place.

Licensees of the Blue Gates Hotel

1914 - 1918 Frederick Groom
1918 - 1920 William Alfred Porter
1920 - 1921 Frank Locke
1921 - 1925 Bernard Lane Cartwright
1925 - 1929 George Robert Blake
1929 - 1946 Arthur Alexander Skidmore
1946 - 1950 Albert Ireland
1950 - 1951 Arthur Allan Hedgecox
1951 - 1952 Richard Francis Summers
1952 - 1953 Leonard Sydney Hill
1953 - 1963 Ernest West
Note : this is not a complete list of licensees for this pub.

Related Newspaper Articles

"The Mayor of Smethwick [Alderman A. T. Morris], mentioned at the Council meeting last night the proposed Stoney Lane improvement by the demolition of the aqueduct, the Blue Gates Hotel, and the old library premises. It was by the persistent efforts of the Public Works Committee, he said, that they had prevailed upon Messrs. Mitchell's and Butler's Limited, to consent to the removal of the Blue Gates Hotel. It would mean the removal of an old landmark in the district, but they hoped to see a better landmark take its place."
"Old Landmark To Go"
Birmingham Daily Gazette : February 27th 1929 Page 5