Bourne Hotels, which had its registered office at the Mytton & Mermaid Hotel, in Atcham, was the subject of a creditor's petition that was heard by a High Court judge in the business and property courts in London on June 14.
There has been extensive work carried out at the venue since Brunning and Price bought the pub – with a planning application approved for a range of work including a revamp of the pub, electric charging stations for vehicles, as well as a new garden area. New gold signage bearing the pub’s name has also been added to the front of the historic building.The pub took on the unusual name ‘The Mytton & Mermaid’ in the 1930s, after it was bought by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis – the architect famous for the creation of Portmeirion in North Wales.
The Mytton & Mermaid website explains how he came up with the name, saying: “Sir Clough chose the name Mytton after a local character ‘Mad Jack Mytton’ – a gentleman who squandered his fortune and the Mermaid came from the crest of the Portmeirion hotel.”