The Grand Trunk building dating back to at least 1860 is a former public house and hotel. Originally operated by the Anchor Brewery it transferred to Birkenhead Brewery in 1866, later becoming a Whitbread pub in 1980s. It permanently closed in January 1990. The pub closed and remained empty and derelict for 15 years until its purchase by Wirral Ark in January 2012 for homeless people, a local charity.
Liverpool pub history index G
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Liverpool, Lancashire.
Residents at this address
1860, Kate Morris, Old Bidston road, Birkenhead — Grand Trunk Hotel
1894, Grand Trunk hotel, John Jones, 55 Duke street, Birkenhead
1900, John Gardiner, Grand Trunk, 55 Duke street, Birkenhead
1902, Thomas Gardiner, Grand Trunk,55 Duke street, Birkenhead
1911, John J Ashton, Grand Trunk, 55 Duke street, Birkenhead
1938, William Flaherty, Grand Trunk, 55 Duke street, Birkenhead