The company brewed beer at this site until 1914, when it moved to the Windsor Brewery in Upper Parliament Street.
The combined company began to expand further, acquiring several public houses on the Wirral and the Spraggs Brewery in 1919.
Boddingtons' brewing arm was sold to Whitbread in 1990 which subsequently closed the Higsons Stanhope brewery.
As well as his 25 years' experience in the brewing industry, Stephen grew up on the Wirral and his wife controls the company which owns the Higsons brand.
It comprises a brewery brewing Higsons and Love Lane beers, gin distillery, three bars and a kitchen.