The closed Arboretum public house (2) - sign, 53 Northfield Street, Worcester
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The closed Arboretum public house (2) - sign, 53 Northfield Street, Worcester
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 20 Feb 2012
The pub's location is in the Arboretum district of Worcester and it took its name from this. In Victorian times a pleasure ground was opened in this area called the Arboretum. This only lasted from 1859 to 1866, after which the area was gradually developed for housing but the name Arboretum survived. On the sign are the figures of two women with a dog which looks like a poodle. Both women are in fairly modern dress, with hemlines which would have caused a major scandal in Victorian times, when even piano legs were often obscured with drapes. At the bottom of the sign, a name has been painted out. Probably it was the name of a brewery or pub chain who at one time owned the pub. The artist's name, Nigel Ash, is also on the sign. Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.198339
Longitude
-2.219271