The Little Swan

[Pemus]

This is a trolleybus of the kind that ran by the 'Little Swan' and gave me one of my earliest memories.

[maddys52]

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A trap door was behind the counter at the pub and it ran down to the cellar...one day a pieman went with his tray of pies behind and didn't see the trap was open-of course he fell down to the cellar!! Funny for others but not for the pieman!
 

Sounds like the inspiration for Arkwright falling through the trap door behind his counter in Open All Hours. 

Nice looking pub.

[Alycia]

Some information here : http://www.longpull.co.uk/HBCPdownloads/HBCP%20Wolverhampton%203.pdf

from Tony Hitchmouth's Black Country Pubs

[Jool]

Wow Alycia, what a great find.  I didn't realise how big the pub was until I saw the photos and plan on your link.  I looks a fascinating place, I wish I'd popped in for a drink when it was still standing now.

[Alycia]

This is a trolleybus of the kind that ran by the 'Little Swan' and gave me one of my earliest memories.

We have one of these running now at our Black Country Living Museum

[Pemus]

Thankyou Alycia for that reference to Tony Hitchmough's  'Black Country Pubs'-very much appreciated. 'The Little Swan's' 1st licensee, Thomas Dean, is named from 1818 so it was a long-standing public house.  Of course it was disappointing not to see my parents' names, Victor and Doris Pemberton, missing as the last licensee listed in Hitchmough's work was 1921 and dad and mum took over in c.1944/'45 and were there for 1 or 2 years only...
Also, trolleybuses and Black Country Living Museum noted.
 

[Alycia]

You're very welcome.  You can probably get more information on the pub from Sandwell Archives, this is where Tony gets most of his information from.  http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200253/archives_local_and_family_history

[Pemus]

Thanks again, Alycia.