Every week we love to shine the spotlight on some of the best local venues that the borough has to offer, in our Pub of the Week feature. This week we spoke with Gina Laycock, who runs the Cross Guns Inn in Egerton alongside husband Tony. The pub reopened seven weeks ago after being closed for 18 months.
Facilities include outdoor spaces, as well as a function room and private bar . Can you tell us some history about the pub? Gina said: “I used to live across the road in the 1980s, so I remember the pub from then, when it was the old original building, the black and white building. That was run as a normal pub.
“My grandfather was born and bred in Dunscar, and I do know that he used to drink in the pub in the 1920s.” The 52-year-old added: “Back in the 80s, when my mum used to drink in here with some of her friends, I used to come in and eat hot beef barms that the landlady used to cook – I just remember the hot beef barms used to be extremely popular.” Now the barms are back on the pub’s ‘light bites’ menu.
Gina said her memories of the pub played a role in taking it over. Gina, who has lived in the area her whole life, added: “We have run pubs on the food side as franchises in the past. We were actually approached for this pub and obviously because it was the Cross Guns and where it was, the history behind it and where my family are from, that is the reason why I did want to take this pub.
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