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The Starving Rascal sits on top of the Brettell
Lane and Collis Street junction. An unusually named and shaped
pub with lots of interior woodwork and a real fire, it is a friendly
little pub serving a constantly changing selection of cask ales.
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The pub was originally called The Dudley Arms
but legend has it that on one cold winters night a bygone Licensee
turned away a poor starving beggar from his door. The beggar was found
dead in the road next morning. Thereafter, the House became known
colloquially as The Starving Rascal or The Starver.
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The sign was designed in 1974
by Mr.G.E.MacKenney. The sign has two sides - one showing
the starving beggar being banished to his death in the snow by the
Dickensian landlord of The Dudley Arms, and on the other, the ghost
enjoying a pint in the pub. The original design however showed the
ghost being welcomed back to the glowing portals of the pub named
in his honour. The sign was dedicated by Ray Barlow a former West
Bromwich Albion star who had a newsagents just down the road.
Inside the pub you'll also find the original designs
for the sign which are different to the finished version.
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The Starving Rascal was purchased by Enterprise
Inns in 1999 and has been given a bit of a spruce up on the outside.
However, the interior's fine tradition has been maintained. The Starving
Rascal sign has been repainted and, although there are subtle differences,
the artist has attempted to remain true to the original design.
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