Sadly
now closed up and in disrepair, this handsome Grade II listed building was
built in 1904. The site has been the home of an inn for centuries, as the White
Lion was on Stockport’s main coaching route. The pub also provided the location
for a wife sale, Mayor of Casterbridge style, in 1831. It’s a shame that a site
with so much history is now so unloved. I’m sorry to see the hostelry tradition
disappear, but, frankly, the habit of wife sales can go unmourned.