West Midland Arms - Worcester: Pub History, Publicans, Photographs

In recent years, this pub, located in Worcester's Lowesmoor Place, has traded as the West Midland Tavern. However, in the 19th century it was known as the West Midland Arms. The census of 1851 records only one beer house in Lowesmoor Place and this was the Sun kept by Henry and Hannah Harwood. Presumably, this was the former name of the West Midland Arms. Some of the other people in Lowesmoor Place in the early 1850's included the wood turner Richard Taylor, a coal dealer by the name of Benjamin Pitt, a boot maker called John Strong, and builder Joseph Priddy. The name of this beer house would probably have changed in the three year period between 1860 and 1863. This was the years when the nearby railway station at Shrub Hill would have been operated by the West Midland Railway. Succeeding the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, the West Midland Railway was formed in July 1860 and comprised of older railway company's such as the Worcester and Hereford Railway, the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway and the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway. The company amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in August 1863. Henry Harwood later kept another Worcester pub - the Boar's Head Inn at Newport Street. © Copyright. Posted on 26th January 2012 Images supplied by Digital Photographic Images.		1851 - Henry Harwood 1873 - Mrs. Williams 1879 - Mrs. Pollard 1932 - W. T. Riddle 1940 - Arthur Candlin If you have a genealogy story or query regarding this pub you can contact me and I will post it here in addition to including your message within the website pages for Worcestershire Genealogy. Worcester CAMRA Worcester City Museums Worcester News Worcestershire County Council "And there is the headlight, shining far down the track, glinting off the steel rails that, like all parallel lines, will meet in infinity, which is after all where this train is going.” Bruce Catton		..... Details to follow....		Worcestershire Places Abberley Alvechurch Astwood Bank Belbroughton Bewdley Birlingham Bournheath Bredon Bretforton Broadway Bromsgrove Catshill Chaddesley Corbett Churchill Cleeve Prior Clent Cookley Cradley Dodford Droitwich Dudley Eckington Elmley Castle Evesham Far Forest Feckenham Great Witley Hagley Halesowen Hallow Hanley Castle Hartlebury Harvington Inkberrow Kempsey Kidderminster Knightwick Langley Lye Malvern Martley Netherton Oldbury Oldswinford Ombersley Pedmore Pensax Pershore Powick Quinton Redditch Romsley Stone Stourbridge Stourport Tardebigge Tenbury Wells Upton-on-Severn Wollaston Wolverley Worcester

In recent years, this pub, located in Worcester's Lowesmoor Place, has traded as the West Midland Tavern. However, in the 19th century it was known as the West Midland Arms. The census of 1851 records only one beer house in Lowesmoor Place and this was the Sun kept by Henry and Hannah Harwood. Presumably, this was the former name of the West Midland Arms.

Some of the other people in Lowesmoor Place in the early 1850's included the wood turner Richard Taylor, a coal dealer by the name of Benjamin Pitt, a boot maker called John Strong, and builder Joseph Priddy.

The name of this beer house would probably have changed in the three year period between 1860 and 1863. This was the years when the nearby railway station at Shrub Hill would have been operated by the West Midland Railway. Succeeding the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, the West Midland Railway was formed in July 1860 and comprised of older railway company's such as the Worcester and Hereford Railway, the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway and the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway. The company amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in August 1863.

Henry Harwood later kept another Worcester pub - the Boar's Head Inn at Newport Street.
© Copyright. Posted on 26th January 2012
Images supplied by Digital Photographic Images.

1851 - Henry Harwood
1873 - Mrs. Williams
1879 - Mrs. Pollard
1932 - W. T. Riddle
1940 - Arthur Candlin

If you have a genealogy story or query regarding this pub you can contact me and I will post it here in addition to including your message within the website pages for Worcestershire Genealogy.

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"And there is the headlight, shining far down the track, glinting off the steel rails that, like all parallel lines, will meet in infinity, which is after all where this train is going.”
Bruce Catton