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Trelawney Close, WORCESTER, WR2 4HG

The mileplate is attached to the gate brick pillar of Mile End House, on the north side of the road, between Blakefield Road and School Road. One of six replica mileplates installed by the Worcester Group of the Milestone Society in 2018; original milestones were by Worcester Turnpike Trust. Inscription reads:- To / Worcester / Cross / 1 Mile Milestone Society National ID: WO_WOMV01R

A mainly residential road, photographed from the junction with Blakefield Road. There is a bus stop on the right-hand side of Bransford Road.

Modern apartments in the popular suburb of St. John's.

This public house, which in recent years was a free house, appears to have closed around April 2014. Since then some of the signage has been removed - there used to be a large name sign above the bay window at the front. When it was open it had two bars and a skittles alley. It normally kept M & B Brew XI on tap and a guest beer. It seems at present to be in use as residential accommodation. Image In an earlier photograph from January 2015,it can be seen that the pub's name also used to be above the entrance door on the right. Image

Although this public house appears to have closed around April 2014 this sign currently remains at first floor level. There also used to be a much larger name sign above the bay window. Why Worcestershire pubs should be named after the County of Herefordshire is a bit of a mystery to me, but there is still a pub of the same name at Stanford Bishop near Worcester. There was also at one time another in the city of Worcester in Newport Street. Maybe there were others. Image

The Crown, formerly the Crown Inn, re-opened and promotes itself as the "rugby pub". Image

Now known as the Crown rather than the Crown Inn, and promoting itself as the rugby pub. The Crown indicates loyalty to the reigning monarch. It has been used as an inn or pub sign for hundreds of years. In the past, when most people were illiterate, the sign was easily recognised by people. The Crown is almost as popular as the Red Lion as a pub name. The pub's sign in 2010 is shown here:- Image Image

St John's Rugby Pub, The Crown, on Bransford Road in St John's, Worcester.

At the time this photo was taken in January 2015, the pub had been closed several months and already the large name sign above the bay window had been removed. Later this area was repainted. Above the entrance door on the right the pub's name still remained but this had been removed by the time I re-photographed it in November 2015. Unfortunately the January photo does suffer from having been taken directly into the sun but I feel it is of interest because of the subsequent changes. November 2015 photograph:- Image

It's sad to see yet another pub which has closed, and perhaps surprising in this area, as it has a large student population. At the beginning of July 2010, the pub was on the market for £225,000. Update - the pub re-opened and is known as the Crown rather than the Crown Inn. Image Image Photographed in November 2014:- Image