Photo above: An evocative photo from the late 1950s with the Fosse Tavern standing on the corner of Checketts Road and Mellor Street. Originally a beer only house known as the Fosse Road Tavern, the name derives from its part of the road being known as Fosse Rd pre-1879 (the other part Checketts Close). All was renamed Checketts Road that year.
Inquests were held here 1870s-90s and the pub closed circa 1963.
the pub was bought by Offilers Brewery c1897
A List of licensees from 1870-1904 can be found in JR’s list:
