The building dated to the 18th century[1] and occupied a location, on the eastern banks of the River Wyre and beside Wardleys Creek,[2] believed to have been used since Roman times.

[3] In the 1890s, during part of its life as a hotel,[4] it was owned by Thomas Houghton.

[6] It was also a farm during that era, and a fire destroyed its barn in December 1899; the hotel was not affected.

[7] After the pub's closure in 2005,[8] the building fell into disuse and dereliction, during which time it was used as a marijuana-growing location on its upper floors and a Chinese restaurant on the ground floor.

It was then demolished,[9] and has now been replaced by a home,[3] built by the last owner of the pub.