The
Boat -
Cannock Road, Penkridge
New Owners - Chris Whitehouse
Ideally located for the passing trade of
boatmen on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (1767-1772) and the
traffic coming off the turnpike road from Cannock at the Town End Gates the
Boat evolved into a “local” pub par excellence. It was the gathering point
for local men on their way to work at Littleton Colliery. It was probably
the first “soccer” pub in Penkridge, providing the changing rooms for
Penkridge Utd. Before World War I it was a place of entertainment with
concerts, conjurors and comedians and a place of self-help with its Sick and
Dividend Fund.
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Our beer range is Carling, Carlsberg, Stella, Tetley, Calders,
Guinness (cold and normal), Blackthorn, Mild
Traditional ales - Ansells, Bass, Green King Abbot Ale
We are a Bargains House with
Carling £1.70 a pint, Tetley £1.50, Double Vodka, Bacardi, Teachers, Beefeater only
£1.65. Bottle of House Wine £4.99
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Friendly
atmosphere
Sit outside and watch the Narrowboats go by. Well behaved dogs
and owners welcome
Open: 11-11 Monday to Saturday. 12-10.30 Sunday
Food served 11-9 Monday to Saturday. 12-7.30 Sunday
Main Courses from £3.95. Home made specials available
Quiz night every Tuesday Night
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The
Cross Keys
Filance Lane, Penkridge
Set originally in open farm land in Filands field where Deadman’s Lane
crossed the Staffs and Worcester Canal, the Cross Keys became a village pub
as the houses advanced and surrounded it in the 1960s. Within living memory
regulars had to cross ploughed fields and climb a stile to get their drink. |
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The George & Fox
Crown Bridge, Penkridge
Known by locals as sometimes “The George” and
sometimes “The Fox”, the establishment was regarded as a lucky, popular pub
as early as the 1790s. It was a busy coaching inn specialising in stage
coaches running between Birmingham and Liverpool when it also served as
Penkridge’s post office. The original George and Fox was the birthplace of
John Hewitt (1777), father of Abram S. Hewitt, elected mayor of New York in
1886. The historic inn was lost in the road widening of 1931
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The
Horse and Jockey
Market Street, Penkridge
Tel: 01785 716299
The inn goes back to at least 1754. Its name has been linked
to the Penkridge Races even though they were organized from the
Littleton Arms. As it is the closest inn to the Horsefair, site of “the
greatest horsefair in the world for horses of value” (Daniel Defoe, 1724)
and would have served the men who looked after them (known as jockeys in the
18th century) an alternative explanation might be more likely. In the early
20th century it became known as the “Irish Pub” as it was the preferred inn
for Irish seasonal farm workers
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Open again for business
Tenants are: Mr M Walkenden & Mr N
Parsons
Further details awaited
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The
Littleton Arms
St. Michael's Square, Penkridge
Situated on the corner of St. Michael’s Square, the inn rests on walls 2
feet 6 inches wide, showing it was built on the cellars of the medieval
Collegium guest house. Built in the early 1790s by Sir Edward Littleton as a
replacement for the King’s Arms, its first sign went up in 1794. Built of
bricks of Penkridge clay and of Teddesley oak by local craftsmen it became
the centre of village life, hosting great balls, auctions, estate rent days
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Morris Dancing outside the Littleton |
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
RE-OPENED AFTER MAJOR REFURBISHMENT - Accommodation now available
MORE DETAILS SHORTLY
Tel: 01785 716351 |
The Railway Inn
- known locally as the Tavern
Wolverhampton Road, Penkridge
Of Tudor wattle and daub construction the Tavern has the distinction of
being the most recent pub in the oldest building being used for the drinks
trade in Penkridge. It opened for the business of the hundreds of Irish
“navvies” who built the Grand Junction Railway in about 1835. The strong
hostility between local men and the navvies led to constant fighting which
resulted in the navvies being banned from all the other pubs in the
district. It became the “local” for farm workers from the southern side of
the village and got much of its trade from its farmers’ auctions called the
Railway Smithfield. |
Cask
beers our speciality. Restaurant - home made specials - Non smoking
CAMRA "Pub of the Month" for February
2002 (Click here for pictures) |
Food -
12pm to 2pm, 6.30pm to 8.30pm Open all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday |
The Railway Inn's main objectives are that the beer is to a good standard,
that our food menu offers excellent value for money and that our customers are happy with
the atmosphere. We host numerous teams - football,
men's darts, women's darts, 2 pool teams, 3 bowls teams, Penkridge tennis club, 2 domino's
teams and we are a base for a fishing club.
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The
Spread Eagle
Gailey |
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The Swan Inn &
Restaurant
Whiston, near Penkridge
A Traditional Country Freehouse ca 1593
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Extensive
menu with daily specials
Quality Cask ales a speciality
NO SMOKING Restaurant
Large secure outdoor play area
Bar Service for Events
Featured in the 2006 Good Beer Guide |
Open: Mon 6-11pm
Tues to Saturday 12noon-3pm & 6-11pm
Sunday 12 to 10.30pm
Monday Lunch Closed
Tel: 01785 716200 |
The
Star -
St. Michael's Square, Penkridge
In 1827 Edward Littleton gave his
tenant, William Southern, permission to turn his house into an inn
(conversion costs £15). The Star traded as public house until the 20th
century when it became, first, the Penkridge Co-Op and then a private
residence. It was restored to the licence trade in second half of the 20th
century.
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The White Hart
Crown Bridge, Penkridge
Built in 1565 by the Earl of Warwick, the golden chained white hart sign
(badge of Richard II) suggests an earlier medieval existence. Legend has it
that both Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots visited the inn.
Although playing host to only one stage coach it had stabling for 40 horses
which suggests a high quality inn serving a well-to-do clientele in the
early 19th century. The frontage was completely rebuilt in 1891 along its
original Tudor lines. |
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Vaughan Arms, Lapley
This historic pub in the centre of the
peaceful village of Lapley is actually in
the Parish of Lapley, Wheaton Aston & Stretton. However, it did use to
be in
the parish of Penkridge, hence my
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James Aspray manages the pub
and is very friendly and helpful. The food is first class and the wide
variety of beers on sale is also some of the best in the area.
For full details phone:
01785 840325 |
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