The Red Man pub sign, 92 Blackwell Street
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The Red Man pub sign, 92 Blackwell Street
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 2 Aug 2008
At one time this old pub was known as "The Fortunes of War". According to Bill Gwilliam in his book "Worcestershire's Hidden Past", its old sign had a soldier dressed in the red uniform of the Crimean War period but with only one leg. But on the other side was a soldier with a gold chain and medals and with both legs. There was a motto which said "The fortunes of War - I'll tell you plain; Is a wooden leg - or a golden chain." Today the sign is more conventional but the solder appears to be from an earlier period than that of the Crimean War.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.389777
Longitude
-2.246963