by Darren
(Bromsgrove)
Was a former coaching inn called the Hop Pole and was built in 1572. It was demolished in 1840 to give better access to the new railway station, but all of the components were preserved and it was rebuilt in 1867 and named the Tudor House. It was quoted as one of the finest specimens of many cross timbered houses of the 16th and 17th Centuries. it is a truly magnificent building.
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Photographed in 1965
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.