Alterations to the "Stamford Park Hotel"

The original building was sold to John Saxon, who turned it into a public house called the Odd Whim in 1837. The pub’s licensees were also its owners until Thomas Shaw’s executors passed it on to Joseph Shaw in 1891. Six years later brewer I H Lees took over. Walker & Homfray’s purchased the Odd Whim in 1923, and they merged with Wilson’s Brewery in 1949. The pub was renamed the "Stamford Park Hotel" around 1880, and it remained as such until 1971, when the original name was reinstated. The building was alleged to be associated with John Wroe and the Christian Israelite Church.

Reference    Builder Volume 58 5 April 1890 Page 257 (tenders)
Reference    British Architect 14 March 1890 Page 200
Reference    British Architect 4 April 1890 Page ix