The Bleeding Wolf is a
Grade II listed
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public house
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption Licensing laws of the United Kingdom#On-licence, on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the ...
at 121 Congleton Road North,
Scholar Green, Cheshire ST7 3BQ.
The unusual name is said to arise from a legend in which
King John rewards a local forester for saving him from a wolf.
It is on the
Campaign for Real Ale
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is an independent voluntary consumer organisation headquartered in St Albans, which promotes real ale, cider and perry and traditional British pubs and clubs.
History
The organisation was founded on 16 ...
's
National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors
The National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors was a register of public houses in the United Kingdom with interiors which had been noted as being of significant historic interest, having remained largely unchanged for at least 30 years, but us ...
.
The pub was designed in
vernacular
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revival style and was built in 1936 for
Robinson's Brewery
Robinsons Brewery is a family-run, Brewery#Brewing_companies, regional brewery, founded in 1849 at the Unicorn Inn, Stockport, Cheshire, England.
The company owns around 250 pubs, mostly in North West England.
History
William Robinson purchas ...
of Stockport, replacing an earlier pub on the site.
[ It was provided with a car park.
]
See also
*Listed buildings in Odd Rode
Odd Rode is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains 35 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the hi ...
References
External links
National Inventory Pubs
Grade II listed pubs in Cheshire
Thatched buildings in England
1934 establishments in England
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