The Boars Head, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr

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Date:1870 - 1900 (c.)

Description:This pub was named the Boar's Head after the Gough family coat of arms which shows a boars head. It was built in 1758 and demolished in 1936. The present Boar's Head is on a slightly different site.

This watercolour is by Warren Blackham who was working between 1870 and 1900. He was a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and exhibited 41 paintings.

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Boar's Head Inn 1837 - 1900 (Victorian Period)

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Image courtesy of: Handsworth Historical Society

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