The former Freemasons Arms, Bromsgrove Street
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The former Freemasons Arms, Bromsgrove Street
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 28 Dec 2008
The adjoining buildings have long been demolished and today this historic former public house, sometimes known as The Barrel, is surrounded mainly by car parks. According to a publication by Kidderminster Civic Society, the pub is closely associated with the 19th century labour movement in Kidderminster. Here a committee of the Carpet Weavers Union met to co-ordinate the great strike by carpet weaver in 1828 which lasted 5 months. The pub was also used by the Chartists in their efforts for greater democracy, but today the pub has been empty for several years. Update March 2017:- The building has recently been converted into apartments. Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.38807
Longitude
-2.246072