Mr Henshaw

Mr Henshaw was a representative from Newton & Ridley who in February 1963 carried out an inspection of the Rovers Return. As Jack Walker was out at his regimental reunion, Annie hosted his visit. He complimented her on the state of the pub but smartly fielded a request for funds to improve the upholstery, saying that they'd recently had to spend money on the refitting of another of their houses, The Eagle and Child.

He further complimented her on the quality of the beer that came from the pumps and stayed to finish his pint, which unfortunately meant that he was present when Florrie Lindley came in to purchase a bottle of sweet sherry and saw her offered a Rich Cyprus by Doreen Lostock that he knew didn't come from the brewery (in fact, it had been from a job lot that Jack had purchased from Jed Stone the month before when he had seen that he was down on his luck). Mr Henshaw took a bottle himself, telling Annie that he would have to report it back to his bosses. Knowing it could lose them the tenancy, Annie determined to have the matter out with Jack upon his return.