THE BLOXIDGE TALLYGRAPH

The George, 12 August 2007 (Stuart Williams)

A pub called The George, and later the ‘Royal George’ was here on the corner of High Street and Elmore Row as far back as the 1820s.
Michael Partridge from Cannock owned the property in 1851.
By 1880 it was kept by Thomas Parker, a stirrup maker, and in 1904 John Dilks was licensee when it became a Showells house.
It was completely rebuilt in 1936, being then an Ind Coope house, and was taken over by Ansells in 1960. This is the present building.
In the last few years the pub was renamed ‘George’s’ and given a more modern image. Today the name of this pub has reverted to 'The George', and it is even more popular on Saint George's Day!

4067Y The George, Bloxwich High St, 1920's

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