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The Crown & Anchor was situated at 251 Scotland Road. This pub has now been demolished.

Source: Ian Chapman

My relatives were Abel and Julia Vaughan and were licensees in Liverpool. I have today found an entry in the Liverpool Weekly Courier dated 02/11/1889. In effect it states that Abel and Julia Vaughan were the licensees at the Crown and Anchor on Scotland Road. In August 1889 a team from the Inland Revenue came to Liverpool to identify an illicit still. The still was found at 60 Back Roscommon Street and a consignment of illicit spirits was followed to the Crown and Anchor pub. The still operator Henry Hayhurst received 6 months in prison. On 9th August the pub was raided. A barrel was found with a tin lining (concealment) with 20 gallons in it. It had been taken to the pub and was found almost empty but another barrel was found in the basement with 30 gallons in it. The duty was about 10 shillings a gallon and Abel Vaughan said he'd bought the lot for £8. Abel pleaded guilty and Julia not guilty. They were fined a total of £18.

Noel Vaughan (February 2024)

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