The Talbot, Stourbridge, UK
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This white sign depicting a Talbot (a kind of white hunting dog) is in the courtyard of the Talbot Inn in Stourbridge
Waymark Code: WM9M6W
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/02/2010
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The Talbot is a former coaching inn on Stourbridge High Street. Talbot is a now extinct breed of hunting dog. The Talbot was a large white dog, said to have been brought to England by William the Conqueror.[1]
The building that became the Talbot inn was erected in the early 17th century. The first reference to the use of the building as a hotel is in a lease dated 1685, when it was leased to a Mr Pyrke, who erected a sign depicting a talbot dog (a type of white hunting hound). The original half-timbered building was re-faced with red brick during the 18th century. During the 18th and 19th centuries the Talbot served as a meeting place where bankruptcy hearings, turnpike trust meetings and public enquiries were held. The Post Coach on the London-Holyhead route stopped at the inn. [2]
The layout of the Talbot is typical of a coaching inn, with a wide passageway through the building leading to a large courtyard (now a car park) at rear. It's here that the sign is now displayed. It may have once hung at the front of the pub.
- Wikipedia Talbot (dog)
- Leaflet available in hotel