On the right is the Seven Stars, that stood on the corner of Hall Street and Market Place. It was one of the oldest pubs in the town, believed to date from the early 17th century. The photograph was taken in the early 20th century, possibly just after 1908 when the building was being rebuilt after a fire. The original frontage was in Hall Street. At the time, the pub was owned by Deakins Brewery and was later taken over by Ansells Limited. The pub was then rebuilt with a black and white frontage to make it look like an old half-timbered building. One of the licensees was Joseph Golcher from a well known Darlaston family. He had previously kept the Castle, in Castle Street, Dudley. The Seven Stars closed on the 27th September 1960. The site is now occupied by part of the Churchill Shopping Centre..
The Castle, in Castle Street was popular with visitors to Dudley Castle. The archway on the right, once led to stables, a granary, sheds, pigsties and a large yard. In 1961 Fisher Street was widened and the building was demolished. The business then moved across the road into a new building, where it still is today.
The Old Woolpack, in Castle Street is believed to date from 1622, making it another of the oldest pubs in Dudley. It stood in Market Place, opposite the end of New Street and was demolished in late 1960 to make way for the Churchill Shopping Centre.
The view from Market Place, looking into New Street in the late 1920s. On the right is the Hen and Chickens and on the extreme left is the Brown Lion, which was originally called the Board. It was owned by Julia Hanson & Son. It closed in April 1933. The Hen and Chickens was owned by Frank Myatt & Company Limited and was rebuilt in 1932. It closed in December 1982 and later became an amusement arcade. It now houses Ladbrokes.
The Old Bush Hotel stood on the corner of High Street and Union Street. It is seen here in 1929. It was a coaching inn and was owned by Frank Myatt & Company Limited. It had a cock pit, from the days when cock fighting was allowed. It closed in February 1930 and was demolished to make way for a branch of Barclays Bank.
The Saracen's Head and Freemasons' Arms dates from around 1800. In 1808 the licensee was Thomas Palmer. There was an earlier Saracen's Head pub on the same site. It was the meeting place for local freemasons and in 1923 was leased by Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries Limited, who purchased the building in 1936. It was refurbished in 2000 and again in 2005.
The Court House, on the right-hand corner of New Street and Tower Street. It was owned and built by Julia Hanson & Son Limited, which was taken over by Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries in 1943.
The Bush in Buffery Road, Dixons Green, dates back to the 1820s. The photograph was taken in about 1903 or 1904 when the licensee was Patrick John Walshe. It was owned by John Rolinson & Son Limited and was demolished and rebuilt in 1905 and again in 1937.
The Three Crowns in Upper High Street, near the corner of Old Mill Street, now Stafford Street. It was owned by Julia Hanson & Son Limited and demolished in 1927, then rebuilt and extended.
The Miners Arms, 149 Dudley Road, Round Oak, Brierley Hill opened in about 1840 as a beerhouse. It was demolished and rebuilt in the 1960s and closed in 1997. It became a fish and chip shop and later a pizza shop. On the extreme right is the Blue Brick public house that opened in the 1860s and is still there today.
On the left is the Castle Hotel on the corner of St Johns Street and Castle Road (now Halesowen Road). It opened in the 1830s and had a malthouse at the rear. It was acquired by Ansells Limited in 1937, by which time it was called the Castle Inn. It closed in 1949 and was demolished in the 1950s. The Mash Tun pub was built on the site. This closed in 1999 and today the site is occupied by apartments.
The White Swan in Baptist End Road, on the corner of Swan Street, Netherton. It was Known as Tommy Turners after a popular licensee and now carries the Turners name.
The Turks Head in High Street, Brierley Hill opened around 1860. When electrically-powered trams came to Brierley Hill, the terminus was outside the pub and one of the rooms doubled-up as the tram car waiting room. The pub was demolished and rebuilt in the middle of the 20th century and in 2007 it was renamed Bar 148. It closed in 2009 and became a restaurant.
Two steam trams picking-up passengers in 1898, at the terminus, outside the Turks Head, in High Street, Brierley Hill.
The Old Courthouse pub, 55 High Street Kingswinford was used as a courthouse until 1900, when it was purchased from the Earl of Dudley by Bindley & Company (Burton). It was grade II listed in April 1976 and closed in 2019/2020. It was sold in 2022.
On the left is the Rose & Crown, 21 High Street, Wordsley, advertising home brewed ales. There is also a sign, advertising the bowling green at the rear. The row of houses and shops and the gateway to the right have been demolished and replaced by the pub's car park.
The Sweet Turf Inn, Brick Kiln Street, Harts Hill, in about 1904. The group of people includes Thomas Bayton who was licensee at the time.

It closed in February 1966.
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