Inn at the crossroads 3 - New Oscott, Birmingham
Introduction
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Inn at the crossroads 3 - New Oscott, Birmingham
Image: © Martin Richard Phelan Taken: 16 May 2014
The present Beggars Bush is the third building on this site, dating from 1927. The first Beggars Bush Inn on this site was built in 1841 on this site on the boundaries of Staffordshire and Warwickshire. The name is said to have come about from a hawthorn bush which existed here, marking the boundary between two counties, but was removed in the 1930s, in spite of local protests, in the course of road improvements. There is a story of a beggar taking shelter under the bush one night, but dying there, which resulted in an argument between two parishes over who would give him burial. The tramp writer Jim Phelan, author of a number of books on the tramping life and related subjects, was a visitor here on his travels through the area. If he could see this crossroads now he might be taken aback at the increase in the amount and speed of traffic here nowadays. Time photo taken 7.46 am BST (British Summer Time). Image Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.547995
Longitude
-1.858682