Pre-match pubs?

[Big Saft Kid]

Why has this never occurred to me before? Now, thinking about where the GW is in relation to the low level station, trains on the low level track must have passed very close to the pub? And of course the high level track is only a matter of yards away too.

I love the GW and nearly always pop in when I get the train in for the games. Whilst the Batham’s is great I prefer the Golden Glow which is one of my favourite beers.

Edit to add that I now realise the tracks would have been the other side of the station, so further away from the pub.

The GWR tracks were directly next to the pub, below it. It's hard to imagine now, the area has been so remodelled. Where the car park is now was in the 1950s the pub garden, which looked like an allotment, full of veges. It was between the high-level and low-level lines, which were only a few feet apart.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

The Lychgate is awful. Bad beer, smells of **** and nowhere to sit. Terrible pub.
























Who am I trying to kid?

 

[reanswolf]

Might try this place on saturday

I’ve been in all Wolvo pubs and find the atmosphere excellent here, inside and outside. There is an outside bar as well but only takes cash

 

[LythamWolf]

The GWR tracks were directly next to the pub, below it. It's hard to imagine now, the area has been so remodelled. Where the car park is now was in the 1950s the pub garden, which looked like an allotment, full of veges. It was between the high-level and low-level lines, which were only a few feet apart.

Thanks BSK, that’s really interesting. I’d love to see some pics of that, I’ve looked on the Facebook group Wolverhampton in old photographs but to no avail.

 

[Big Saft Kid]

Thanks BSK, that’s really interesting. I’d love to see some pics of that, I’ve looked on the Facebook group Wolverhampton in old photographs but to no avail.

You can see what it was like in several books with titles like 'Steam in the West Midlands'. There's one of a Britannia class leaving the low level station heading for Brum in about 1963 just below the garden wall of the GW pub. Have a look in Waterstones 'Local Interest' section

 

[WickedWolfie]

Thanks BSK, that’s really interesting. I’d love to see some pics of that, I’ve looked on the Facebook group Wolverhampton in old photographs but to no avail.

Google Wolverhampton Low-level station. Lots of images and videos.

 

[LythamWolf]

You can see what it was like in several books with titles like 'Steam in the West Midlands'. There's one of a Britannia class leaving the low level station heading for Brum in about 1963 just below the garden wall of the GW pub. Have a look in Waterstones 'Local Interest' section

Thanks BSK, that sounds great, I’ll look into that but, living in Lancashire, it won’t be in my local interest section unfortunately.

 

[LythamWolf]

Google Wolverhampton Low-level station. Lots of images and videos.

Thanks, will do.

 

[Del Boy]

Royal Oak Compton road, nice and close the ground too

 

[LythamWolf]

Royal Oak Compton road, nice and close the ground too

Good pub and beer garden. Chapel Ash is blessed with quality pubs with the Chindit, Clarendon and, my personal favourite, the Combermere too.

 

[GV Wolf]

Google Wolverhampton Low-level station. Lots of images and videos.

That’s what I would have done. Surely it’s quicker to Google for the images then scroll through Facebook and start a new thread.

 

[LythamWolf]

That’s what I would have done. Surely it’s quicker to Google for the images then scroll through Facebook and start a new thread.

You can search on Facebook, no scrolling or starting threads.

 

[WasStefan]

Looks like cuban has closed?

New bunks opposite the billy wright looks decent.