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Bordesley Middleway - Camp Hill - plaque - Site of the Ship Inn
Image by ell brown
At Bordesley Middleway and Camp Hill Circus in Birmingham.
Kept seeing a plaque at the end of the middleway near Camp Hill so wanted to see what it said.
Had a feeling a building must have been demolished when the middleways were built and I was right!
The plaque is about the Ship Inn that used to be here from 1560 to 1972.
During the Civil War it may have been the headquarters of Prince Rupert, when he attacked Birmingham on Easter Monday with 2000 men in 1643.
The Old Ship Inn, Camp Hill
The "Ship Inn", so called since the early 1800s and previously known as the "Anchor", was very elderly (as average buildings go). The original half-timbered farm building, with stables, barn and dairy was said to originate from 1560 and was a stop for coaches and wagons on the route to Birmingham. The "Bord" - the parish pound, used to hold stray animals until they were claimed by their owners, was situated alongside the building.
The "Anchor" was into its 70s when Civil War broke out in England and in 1643 the building was, according to the heading over the front entrance, used as Prince Rupert's headquarters in April of that year, whilst he burned many of the buildings of Birmingham. The "Anchor" was reputed to be a favourite resort of the EighteenthCentury English Labouring-Class Poet, John Freeth and his friends in the late 1700s.
The building used to sit at the junction of Sandy Lane and Camp Hill and survived until shortly after this photograph was taken. The old inn was pulled down in 1867 and a new building using the original foundations and cellars took its place. The new "Ship Hotel" survived until the adjacent roads required re-organisation in the 1970s. The Camp Hill Flyover, a temporary traffic solution (which lasted 26 years), was demolished in the 1980s and the Camp Hill Circus traffic island expanded to swallow the whole site.
Meet Bosco (1)
Image by shinealight
So last night we adopted another dog. This brings the total number of pets in our house to five, 2 dogs and 3 cats.
We have named him Bosco & he is 9 months old. We were told he was a Husky/Shepherd mix, however for 9 months he is only 40 pounds and very small (not skinny, just small) so our vet does not believe he has much Husky or Shepherd in him. He is very loving and gentle. He still has that puppy energy, and loves to play. He doesn't care much for the cats, and gets along with Bailey no problem. We rescued him from the Take Me Home organization. We believe he originated from Mississippi, and at one time had a loving home as he shows no signs of aggression.
I'll try and keep you updated as we housebreak & train him. He is sure to become a picture whore!
Siberian Eagle Owl
Image by Lisa Lawley
This owl is really big. It can kill and eat a small fawn! It has 250 pounds per square inch crushing power in each foot. Amazing animal!
