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Date of photo: 2009	Picture source: Google Streetview
The Red Horse was situated on Henley Street. This grade-II listed pub is now in residential use.
Directory entries for the Red Horse include; 1828-1850 Susannah Collett; 1896 Janes Alfred Cox; 1912 Henry Davis; 1914 no name given;
Steve Turner (April 2022)
Listed building details:
Former inn, now 3 houses. Mid/late C17 (VCH), with later alterations. Colourwashed brick with brick string course and wood modillion cornice. Old tile roof with brick ridge and internal stacks. U-plan with central carriageway. 2 storeys and attic; 5-window range. No.27 has flat 6-panelled door in simple wood frame, and hood on shaped brackets. Red Horse House has 2 late C19 public house windows; window has on right adjoining half-glazed door. Surrounds have wood pilasters, entablatures and decorative sills. Arched central lights and engraved glass. Leaded light casements; cross windows under gauged brick flat arches to ground and first floors. Attic with 5 pedimented 2-light roof dormers. Shaped plaster panel in centre of first floor. 2 inn sign brackets. Interior: No.27 has some chamfered ceiling beams. Winder stairs. Old plank doors with strap hinges; 2-panelled door with H-L hinges and front door with large L-hinges. To rear stable wing converted to house late C20.
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Name Dates Comments Penny Phillip 1959/1962 My parents Lester and Julia Curtis were the licensees , they previously ran Thr Fisherman's Rest at Bidford on Avon. The house on the left was a Flowers brewery " grace and favour "property then occupied by Mr and Mrs Jeff's who had moved there from The Mother Huff Cap at Great Alne.
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Picture source: Hania Franek