It was built between 1914 and 1922 (construction was delayed by World War I) by the architect Nowell Parr.

[1] In 1989, the local council proposed to demolish The Three Horseshoes as part of a town centre redevelopment scheme.

However, this was opposed by CAMRA, the Twentieth Century Society and English Heritage, who nearly spot-listed the pub to save it.

[1] CAMRA call it "perhaps one of the best examples of the earlier Nowell Parr's work".

[1] It closed on 4 December 2016 and has been converted into shops and flats.