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Tag Archives: Lost pubs
Springing a surprise
Lord knows where he found it, but isn’t this picture from the Young David Evans a remarkable thing?
Posted in Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Aldridge, co-op, cycling, David Evans, Ind Coope, Local History, Lost pubs, New Photos, Panoramio, picture, Pubs, Redevelopment, Shelfield, Spring Cottage, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
6 Comments
I don’t like that beer
The Ogley Square slum was indeed cleared – and as can be seen today – the area of Catshill and Ogley Hay around it became the site of huge social housing development – however, the site of the Square itself became the location of a new pub..
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged bad housing, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Urban District Council, Chasewaterstuff, clearance, David Hodgkingson, Licensing, Lichfield Mercury, Local History, Lost pubs, Ogley Hay, Ogley Square, Peter Cutler, pub, Railway Tavern, Richard Burnell, sanitation, Slum clearance, Staffordshire, Temperance, Things to do, UDC, Urban District Council, Wheatsheaf, Woodman
10 Comments
Too orangey for crows
I’m not sure if anyone was listening, but somebody in charge of the renovation of the former Muckley Corner Hotel clearly didn’t like that shade of tangerine. Last Sunday, I posted the following picture and expressed some surprise over the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media
Tagged Brownhills, Derelict, Facebook, Kia-ora, Lost pubs, Muckley Corner, New Photos, old adverts, Orange, Panoramio, planning, Pubs, re opening, Redevelopment, Staffordshire, The Old Corner House, Twitter
2 Comments
Anyone know what’s going on at Muckley Corner?
The Muckley Corner – latterly re-christened the Old Corner House Hotel when new owners tried to take it upmarket – after standing idle for nearly two years now seems to be in the process of regeneration. No planning permission has been sought … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills, Derelict, Lost pubs, Muckley Corner, New Photos, Orange, Panoramio, planning, Pubs, re opening, Redevelopment, Staffordshire, The Old Corner House, Twitter
8 Comments
A classier Hussey?
It has come to my attention that a planning application has been submitted for the long-closed Hussey Arms pub in Brownhills. Shuttered now for nearly a year, the fate of this landmark pub has been causing concern for many … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Local media, planning, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills, Derelict, family pub restaurant, Greene King, Hussey, Hussey Arms, Lost pubs, planning, Planning application, planning applications, Pubs, Redevelopment, Walsall, Walsall Council
9 Comments
Old Brownhills pubs question: Can you help?
I have been contacted today by a reader who’s been studying local directories for details of people and businesses of old Brownhills. They have come upon two public houses recorded which neither of us have ever heard mentioned anywhere else. … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Green Lane, Local directories, Local History, Lost pubs, Pubs, Royal Oak, south staffordshire water, The Coach and Horses, Walsall Wood
11 Comments
The lost pub of Pipehill
Some weeks ago, regular reader and commentator [Jeepboy] posted a comment on the ‘Pubs we’ve lost’ post enquiring if anyone recalled the pub that used to stand in the cutaway to the sandstone rock face on Pipe Hill, between Lichfield and … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Uncategorized
Tagged Creigton Walker map, Derelict, John Shaw, Lichfield, Lichfield local history, Local History, Lost inns, Lost pubs, New Photos, Old maps, Pipehill, Pubs, Sandyway, Sanydyway farmThree Tuns, Staffordshire, The Old Pubs of Lichfield, The Royal Oak Pipehill, Walsall Road, White's 1854 Pipehill
48 Comments
A pub we’ve gained: The Swan reopens!
I find through my Panoramio gallery that a pub I feared was lost for good – The Swan, up on the Pelsall Road – has since reopened. After initially restarting with an interim management a few weeks ago, this comfy, … Continue reading
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