Some history of the North Western on High Street at Smethwick in the county of Staffordshire.

More information on the North Western at Smethwick to follow. I probably created the page as I had a link to the North Western 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 North Western. There is information on Smethwick and Staffordshire dotted around the website - click here for a suitable starting place.

Licensees of the North Western

1906 - 1918 Frederick Benjamin Butler
1918 - 1926 James William Jukes
1926 - 1940 Stanley Hill
1940 - 1942 William Thomas Taylor
1942 - 1943 William Ronald Johnson Jones
1943 - 1946 Minnie Elizabeth Jones
1946 - 1947 Harry James Lucas
1947 - 1950 Henry Arthur Partridge
1950 - 1957 George Holyhead
1957 - 1961 Austen Anthony Rink
1961 - 1964 Alan Clifford Wyke
1964 - Donald Price
Note : this is not a complete list of licensees for this pub.

Related Newspaper Articles

"Two magistrates inspected a frosted-glass window at the North Western Inn, High Street, Smethwick, yesterday, to find out if it was possible to see into the smoke-room. They returned to the court and dismissed summonses brought against the licensee, George Holyhead [38], for selling or supplying drink out of licensed hours: the barman. Edward Riley [38], of 195 Great Arthur Street, Smethwick, for aiding and abetting, and Stanley Douglas Lavill [31], of 82 Auckland Road, Smethwick, and James Pretty [40], of 58, Mornington Road, Smethwick, for drinking alcohol after hours. One of the magistrates. Mr. H. S. Welch, said: "There is an element of doubt in this case." It had been alleged that police officers had looked through a chink in the window and saw the men with drinks in front of them."
"J.P.s See For Themselves at the Inn"
Birmingham Daily Gazette : October 19th 1954 Page 3