A Directory from 1864 gives the name of the Inn as the Blacksmith's Arms with the same Thomas Hooley as landlord. In the 1861 census the Inn was listed as Bridge House occupied by Thomas Hooley and his wife. Also Henry Jones - a publican - was recorded as being at Threapwood and it seems very likely that this was at The Queens Head. In 1818 a man called Edward Maddox- a maltster- and his wife were living at Sarn Bridge and it is believed that they were living at the Inn, however with this person and the next occupier, there is a query as to whether they lived at Sarn Bridge Farm or The Queens Head. By 1841 they had moved to Brook Farm Willington where John died soon after.
They had a son christened in the same year and in 1816 another son, followed by a daughter in 1819. In 1813 a man called John Leadsom and his wife Jane had a daughter christened in Threapwood church and he was described as "an Innkeeper" at Sarn Bridge. The Inn has had other names and has been at various times Ī) a meeting place for the North Shropshire Huntĭ) a place where Sarn Rovers changed for home games The Inn (as it was known) is situated on the Threapwood bank of the Wych Brook where the brook exits Sarn Mill.
A brief History of The Queens Head - Known Locally as The Sarn Pub by Dudley Realff They were the Reverend Whitehall Davies of Broughton Hall, Sir R R Puleston of Emral Hall, the Reverend W W Drake of Malpas and the Reverend William Barnes of Threapwood. Built of stone in 1822, an inscription bears the initials of four gentlemen who presumably subscribed to the building of it. Girls Vera and Mona Fowles.Īnother bridge in Threapwood (not pictured) is that which carries the Malpas road over Flennens Brook. Sitting L to R on the bridge Dave Walley, Tom Harper, Ted Mort. The photograph below was taken during the restoration of Sarn Bridge in 1925 with admiring locals gathered to see progress. In 1819 another pair of arches was built to more than double the width of the bridge.
The Sarn Bridge was built in 1627 and it is interesting to note that under the oldest arches the blocks of stone in each course are numbered, indicating that the masons John & David Smith dressed the stone to size, probably at the quarry, before bringing it to the site for erection. The three are The Queens Head, Sarn Rovers Football Club and Sarn Mill all of which are summarised in the articles below. Threapwood on the English side and Tallarn Green on the Welsh side of the bridge(s) have always been very closely linked with The Sarn and have three features with much history shared between them. From this well many of the local people drew their water for domestic use and you can understand why they did when you read the paragraph on the pollution of the brook in one of the following articles relative to the history of the Queens Head! The Sarn Wakes was an annual event up until the late 30's and used to be held on the small field adjacent to the bridge on the Threapwood/English side below Rock Cottage. The Well House is rightly named, as the well is still there down some steps to the side of the new house. Where Well House is now, there used to be three cottages which were adjacent to the pub car park - the top one of these was a shop owned and run by Frank Jones who also provided a local delivery service of grocery goods. The word Sarn means a ford or a causeway which is now a bridge - in fact there are two bridges, an older and a newer one side by side but which only appear as the newer one to the traveler. The Sarn is on the border of Threapwood and although only a small area of premises straddling the English/Welsh Border has had a colourful history all of its own.
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