The pub was put behind a cordonDan Haygarth Liverpool Daily Post Editor and Regeneration Reporter
15:31, 27 Jul 2025
The pub was evacuated while a possible gas leak was investigated(Image: Liverpool Echo)
A Wetherspoon pub was evacuated this afternoon as emergency services investigated a possible gas leak. Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service were called to the Barker’s Brewery on Archway Road in Huyton at around 1.45pm today (July 27) after what was thought to be the smell of gas was detected.
Several emergency service vehicles attended and a cordon was established around the pub. A fire service spokesperson told the ECHO that people were evacuated from the pub while a multi-gas detector was used to investigate.
Gas company Cadent also attended the scene and performed checks in the area. However no evidence of gas was found.
One fire engine remained on scene at around 3pm but the incident has been determined to be a false alarm.
About the Huyton venue, the Wetherspoon website says: “The pub was built on the site of Barker’s Brewery, run by the brothers Richard and William Barker, and was founded on this site in 1825.
“The brewery site extended forward onto what is now the dual carriageway. In front of Barker’s Brewery was the original Rose and Crown, once a coaching inn which stopped trading as a public house in 1938 and was demolished for road-widening in 1967.”
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