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The Bulls Head
 The Bulls Head, Himley Road
photo 2015
The Bulls Head, 404 (71) Himley Road, Gornal Wood.
The pub overlooks the busy junction on the Himley to Dudley Road, where Bull Street, Cinder Road and Redhall Road interject.
The Victorian pub always had a rather over embellished look, even more so now with the recent additions including a rooftop cow.
Locally referred to as the 'Bottom Bull' so as to distinguish it from nearby 'The Old Bulls Head' in Redhall Road which is aptly named "Top Bull".
The Bull became another eccentricity of the Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory chain and opened in April 2009, and gave chance to Gornal folk
to tackle the fabled 'Desperate Dan Cow Pie' weighing in at a whopping 4lb.
Despite their striking blue and cream 'pie-factory' livery and much publicity, the success was very short lived and the (Gornal) Pie Factory closed on July 1st 2010 - just over a year later. This was not the end and shortly afterwards it was re-opened by Marston's Brewery with the re-instated Bulls Head name.
Closed during 2017-2018, under a 'sale' notice.
October 2018, undergoing refurbishment. 2019 re-opened as restaurant (curry house). December 2021, closed - the business appears to up for sale.
January 2023 re-opened as 'Tapri', an Indian restaurant.
Licensees:
1850, James Hughes. [P.O. Directory]
1851, James Hughes. [Census] 1861, Hannah Hughes, age 55. [Census] 1862, Mrs Hannah Hughes. [sale notice] 1864, John Jones. 1868, William Edwin Perry. [P.O. Directory] 1871, George Guest age 29, licensed victualler & butcher . [Census] 1872, Levi Harper. 1881, Samuel Chrimes. [Census] 1891, Samuel Bradley, licensed victualler, age 28. [Census] 1901, Joseph Ward licensed victualler, age 39. [Census] 1904, Ernest Wastell [Wasdell]. [Kelly's Trade Directory] 1911, Richard James, aged 37, saddler and publican from Tamworth. [Census] 1912, Richard James. [Kelly's Trade Directory] 1916, Joseph Ward. [Kelly's Trade Directory] 1921, Noah Terry. [Kelly's Trade Directory] 1924, Seth R. Jones. [Kelly's Trade Directory] 1928, Joseph Ward. [Kelly's Trade Directory] 1936-1940, Robert Dudley Ward. [Kelly's Trade Directory] 1939, Gertrude E. Ward, manageress licensed house. [1939 Register] Origin of the pub name 'Bulls Head'
Most pub names containing 'Bull' were so called as proprietors were often connected with butchery usually from the same premises.
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