Pub closed up as landlord retires
One of Shropshire's most famous pubs has closed. The Boat Inn, beside the River Severn at Jackfield, near Telford, has shut its doors after its latest landlord, Linton Shale, decided to retire from the position. One of Shropshire's most famous pubs has closed. The Boat Inn, beside the River Severn at Jackfield, near Telford, has shut its doors after its latest landlord, Linton Shale, decided to retire from the position. The pub usually floods several times each year and measures how high the water reaches on each occasion. Marstons Pub Company, which owns the Boat, said it was due to reopen "imminently" but could not give a date. Spokeswoman Natalie Hodges said it would be reopening under a new licensee "in the near future". Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
The pub usually floods several times each year and measures how high the water reaches on each occasion. Due to the regular flooding, its beer barrels are at a higher level, rather than in a cellar like most pubs.
Marstons Pub Company, which owns the Boat, said it was due to reopen "imminently" but could not give a date. Spokeswoman Natalie Hodges said it would be reopening under a new licensee "in the near future".Teresa Green, landlady of the nearby Black Swan, said the pub shut its doors more than a month ago.
"We heard there was some interest in taking it over but no-one has done so yet," she said.
Eddie Maine, secretary of the Shropshire Licensed Victuallers Association, said the pub was one of the most well-known in the area and its closure was a blow.
During World War II, the Boat was the headquarters of Jackfield & Coalport D Company Home Guard. Earlier in the 20th century it hosted an annual flower festival.
