The Brunswick (Pub)

The Brunswick was originally built in 1893 A.D., but had to be rebuilt in 1946 due to war damage. The Brunswick was bombed very badly during air raids in the Second World War, with the destruction shown in the 1940 black and white photograph.

Not only was it badly hit by the war, but the legendary local boxer, Freddie Mills, ran a gym from the Brunswick.

The Brunswick also appeared in the television series Sykes, that featured Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as twins. In the 1974 episode 'The Pub' (Series Three, Episode Three), the twins manage a pub (the Brunswick) for the evening, with one scene showing the outside of the pub with 'The Brunswick Hotel' sign and a 'Whitbread' hotel franchise sign.