The Blucher Pub, Bottle Lane

[jaden 0]

Does anyone know exactly where this was on Bottle Lane, please ? I know it was there in 1858 (from a newspaper report....I'm not that old), but it seems to have changed its name shortly thereafter. Did it become the Queen Elizabeth ? (now also gone) or was it one of the other pubs on the road ?

Thank you

[jaden 0]

I've since found out that the newspaper made a mistake....someone has looked at an trade directory from the 1860s & the pub was actually on High Cross St.....where was that, exactly, please ?

[radfordred 6,284]

High Cross Street is the small road that links Broad Street & Heathcote Street The Lord Roberts is on one corner.

Where you park when you go to Balti House.

[DAVIDW 1,683]

Bumping this as when searching the news archives for anything on George Africanus , noticed an auction for properties on Chandler's Lane in 1829.

George Africanus was a tenant in one of the properties on Chandler's Lane and The Bluchers public house occupied by Henry Francis was another building on that road .

I believe later , Chandler's Lane and part of Bottle Lane became Victoria Street ?

 

[Guest]

Nice find David.

[DAVIDW 1,683]

"Blucher" ,  named presumably after the German General that fought against Napoleon .

There was also a style of  boot called a Blucher boot designed by the same general for his army .

[poohbear 1,360]

Not surprised Blucher had a pub named after him...he was a hero over here after Waterloo and undoubtably helped  secure Napoleons defeat.

 

http://blogs.bl.uk/european/2015/06/waterloos-prussian-hero.html

[Cliff Ton 10,466]

12 hours ago, DAVIDW said:

I believe later , Chandler's Lane and part of Bottle Lane became Victoria Street ?

 

And the Badder & Peat map (1745) will prove it !