Old photos of pubs in Penn


An old view of the Barley Mow at the southern end of Wakeley Hill.


A more modern view of the Barley Mow. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


Another view of the Barley Mow. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


The Barley Mow in 2014.


The old Rose and Crown on Penn Road. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


Another view of the old Rose and Crown on Penn Road. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


The Rose and Crown after the 1981 rebuild. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


An advert from 1981. Courtesy of Jackie Neilson.


The Roebuck in 2010.


The Roebuck in 2012.


The Roebuck in 2017.


A one and a halfpence token from the 1850s. John Bickley was licensee between 1851 and 1861.

The licensees at the Roebuck were as follows:
J. Hancock.   1818
John Hancox.   1834 to 1835
Charles Hickman.   1841 to 1845
Mrs. Sarah Hickman.   1849 to 1851
John Bickley.   1851 to 1861
Mary Tandy.   1871
Thomas Bowen.   1872 to 1874
Frederick Bowen.   1874
Richard Mainwaring.   1884
Peter York.   1891
Mrs. Esther York.   1892 to 1904
Joseph York.   1912 to 1916
Mrs. Lily Harris.   1921
Bill Yorke.   1920’s
Ernest O’ Jerman.   1940
Jimmy Dunn.    
Ray Lakin.   2004


Entertainment at the Roebuck on a Saturday afternoon in June 2018.


Another view taken during a 1940s celebration at the Roebuck in June 2018.


One of the latest casualties. It was demolished in 2014. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


The Springhill in its original form. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


The Springhill today.


The Bradmore Arms. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


The Mitre which stood on the corner of Church Road and Church Walk. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


The Mount Tavern. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


The Gunmakers Arms at Bradmore. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


The Flying Dutchman on Warstones Drive. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.


The Battle of Britain that stood on the corner of Birchwood Road and Sandringham Road. Courtesy of Lawson Cartwright.

 
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