Demolition works have started at the Old Roan pub site (Image: LDRS)

A Merseyside village is set to be completely transformed as demolition works officially started at the former site of a historic pub. The building of the Old Roan pub has been the source of much speculation, ever since it closed its doors more than ten years ago, and had become known as a local ‘eyesore’.

The Old Roan first opened its doors in 1908 and the building is considered to be a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA). According to historical records, the Old Roan Inn was documented for the first time in 1798 and subsequently torn down before construction on the current building began in 1890.

The pub in was closed down more than ten years ago and has remained vacant ever since. While the pub’s closure divid

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