The Bleeding Wolf, Scholar Green Explained

Bleeding Wolf Public House
Coordinates:53.1019°N -2.2514°W
Built:1934
Built For:Robinson's Brewery
Architect:J H Walters
Designation1:Grade II
Designation1 Offname:121 Congleton Road North, Odd Rode, Cheshire East
Designation1 Date:21 November 2011
Designation1 Number:1400540

The Bleeding Wolf is a Grade II listed public house 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.[1]

It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[2]

The pub was designed in vernacular revival style and was built in 1936 for Robinson's Brewery of Stockport, replacing an earlier pub on the site. It was provided with a car park.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bleeding Wolf Scholar Green . BBC Domesday Reloaded . 1986 . 9 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160909020924/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-380000-354000/page/20 . 7 January 2019.
  2. Book: Brandwood. Geoff. Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs. 2013. CAMRA. St. Albans. 9781852493042. 26.