Knocking down historic Merseyside pub would be 'disastrous', campaigners say

NewsLiverpool NewsHeswallPlans have been submitted to demolish the 1800s pub16:15, 21 Jul 2026Plans to demolish a historic Merseyside pub building would be "disastrous", campaigners fighting to save it have said. The Glegg Arms building in Heswall, which dates back to the 1840s, could be pulled down to make way for more hotel rooms for the nearby Premier Inn Hotel.‌The closure came after Whitbread, which owns both Premier Inn and Beefeater, decided to integrate a number of its Beefeater restaurants into the Premier Inn hotel branding, meaning the pub only now serves hotel guests. The Heswall Society and the local ward councillors for the area are campaigning for the 1800s façade of the historic pub to be preserved during the work.‌The pub, which first opened in the 1840s, later became a Be