Beggars Bush: A Perambulation through the Disciplines of History, Geography, Archaeology, Literature, Philology, Natural History, Botany, Biography & Beggary

Wombourne, Staffordshire Beggars Bush Lane 1841

Beggars Bush Lane runs off the A449 Stourbridge Road, The name is recorded in the 1841 Census and also as Beggars Bush Lodge, Himley Park, which was a gatehouse for Himley Hall.

Internet searches find Beggars Bush Cottage, Beggars Bush Lane. and Beggars Bush Lodge Stourbridge Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire WV5 0JN.

Staffordshire Arts & Museums service have a photograph dated 1899 showing The Bush Inn, Beggars Bush Lane. This is a substantial building, apparently at the junction with the A449, which looks nineteenth century, and advertises “Good Stabling”. The location is on the eastern edge of Wombourne about one mile from Baggeridge Hall, Wombourne. The present Old Bush Inn is at a different location

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Posted: May 21st, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: , , | 5 Comments »

5 Comments on “Wombourne, Staffordshire Beggars Bush Lane 1841”

  1. 1: Derek Thom said at 1:20 pm on March 9th, 2015:

    Wombourne is in (South) Staffordshire NOT Warwickshire as you say later so why is the heading showing Warwickshire?

  2. 2: beggarsbush said at 9:58 pm on March 9th, 2015:

    Because I made a mistake. Thanks for the correction.

  3. 3: Sheena hamilton said at 5:29 pm on May 13th, 2021:

    I owned beggars bush lodge. We bought the estate at auction. The lodge had a Norman cellar. The roof timbers are tree trunks. The Earl altered it. It was part of other adjoining buildings. There were old bread ovens outside and a fire place in the cellar. The original doors were very very small. The Stourbridge rd used to be a tow road. I thought the lodge should of been listed.

  4. 4: beggarsbush said at 4:08 pm on May 14th, 2021:

    Dear Sheena
    Thanks for commenting.
    Did you acquire any old deeds or other documents?
    Please feel free to add anything more you learn.

  5. 5: Sheena hamilton burcher said at 11:10 pm on July 8th, 2024:

    The lodge was original Norman and was owned by the bishop of Coventry and litchfield. There was also an entrance further down off the Stourbridge rd. was to provide area to round up the lifestock. Deer. Alms were given from beggars bush lodge for the poor and needy. The a449 was a tow rd. the Earl of Dudley raised the level. The lodge would of been a few cottage like attachments. As can be seen by the brickwork. A grand example of Norman architecture and original vaulted ceiling etc has been lost. It was a landmark. Very sad. But south staffs just wouldn’t listen to me. So so very sad.

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