I was there but can't remember when and I can't trace any photos I took. It was in the 1980s when the Three Horseshoes, Pershore Road, Stirchley was closed for a refurb. It was re-opened by a celebrity and I am 99% certain it was Red Rum (or possibly another recently retired racehorse). I can remember him being led through the pub - fortunately he was well behaved and did not make a mess on the new carpets. After all that, my question is, can anyone supply a date when it happened, please?
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Red Rum in Stirchley
- Thread starter Laurence
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sospiri
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Lawrence,
Red Rum was retired in 1977 and that was when he started opening supermarkets, etc, and as Lyn says, died in 1995. As I mentioned above, Birmingham Mail coverage is so far only up to 1945 and the Birmingham Daily Post up to 1979. Plenty of modern and a few old picture of the exterior can be found via Google, but no site mentions both the pub and Red Rum. You could try the Stirchley Website here - http://www.stirchley.co.uk/History_12.html - there have a Contact Us button.
Maurice
Red Rum was retired in 1977 and that was when he started opening supermarkets, etc, and as Lyn says, died in 1995. As I mentioned above, Birmingham Mail coverage is so far only up to 1945 and the Birmingham Daily Post up to 1979. Plenty of modern and a few old picture of the exterior can be found via Google, but no site mentions both the pub and Red Rum. You could try the Stirchley Website here - http://www.stirchley.co.uk/History_12.html - there have a Contact Us button.
Maurice