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Brian Hughes
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Chris Matterface posted these images to Facebook from an unnamed Pub in Walsall. JB, were you aware of these?
Edited for clarity.
 
Edited by Brian Hughes on 12 October 2026 at 6:18pm
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Brian Hughes
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| Posted: 12 October 2026 at 6:20pm | IP Logged | 2
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The name of the pub is "The Waterfront".
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John Byrne
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Yes, I am familiar. I lived in Walsall for about two days—if you count the half day I was still inside my mother! We were there because friends had recommended the “maternity home” to my mother as the best in the area. (Time it was: Dad took mom there, dropped her off…and went home!)
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James Woodcock
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| Posted: 12 October 2026 at 7:07pm | IP Logged | 4
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As mentioned, The Waterfront, part of the Hungry Horse chain. Have eaten
there many times, and posted these a few years ago.
When I first saw them I was amazed, and very pleased.
There’s also a pub in Bilston not too far away with a JB inspired Superman
on the wall.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 12 October 2026 at 7:12pm | IP Logged | 5
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…inspired…••• shudder
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Bill Collins
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| Posted: 13 October 2026 at 6:23am | IP Logged | 6
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I'm old enough to remember when the area where The
Waterfront is was a Ford car dealership and houses! No
retail park or pubs/eateries!
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 13 October 2026 at 12:03pm | IP Logged | 7
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On my last return to England, in 1988 (the year I became an American citizen) I rented a car and did a big circle tour, covering most of the South. For some reason it didn’t occur to me to swing a bit north and visit Walsall.
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John Byrne
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Remembering, a reason for not visiting Walsall was that I did not then know the address of that maternity home. Twenty three years later, when my Dad died, I was sent a whole bunch of his papers, passports and the like. Included were a sheaf of greeting cards that had been sent to my mother when I was born, including the envelopes and the address. Next time!
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Brian Hughes
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| Posted: 14 October 2026 at 1:46pm | IP Logged | 9
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This is what the address looks like now according to google maps.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 14 October 2026 at 1:58pm | IP Logged | 10
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Uhm….. How did you figure out the address??
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Brian Hughes
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You listed the address in James Woodcock's previous post on the subject. I only saw that this morning.
I was checking on Google Maps the distance from the Pub to there. I went to street level and turned a bit to look around and there it was. A better shot at the address than what James had posted years back.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 14 October 2026 at 2:05pm | IP Logged | 12
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Huh.
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