33. The Castle Inn Main Road Brereton



      The 'new' Castle Inn, which opened 1975, is noteworthy for its three
      genuine 16th-century plaster strapwork ceiling panels in the lounge.
      Weighing over one ton each, they were formerly in the Crown Hotel,
      Bridgnorth. A fourth panel, nearest the front window, is a modern copy.
      The earlier Castle Inn was demolished in 1971 for road widening. In
      October 1940 a German bomb fell in the back garden of the Inn but
      surprisingly didn't cause huge damage.

34. Former Redbrook Lane School Houses


   These two 2-storey separate houses of local brick are interesting in
   appearance and are reminders of  the old Redbrook Lane Boys' and
   Infants' Schools which closed in 1939 and, before being demolished
   in 1960, stood between the houses. The front house, facing down
   Redbrook Lane and bearing the AD 1841 date-stone, was for the
   Boys' schoolmaster and the other one was for the Infants' mistress.

35. Former Redbrook Farmhouse 7 Talbot Road, opposite Redbrook Hayes School


      This is now nicely modernised (best seen from the south) but
      retains the appearance of its former role as the cottage-style
      farmhouse of Redbrook Farm which ceased to exist when its
      land was bought by Rugeley Urban District Council in 1953 for
      house building and light industry after being worked by the
      Collier family since at least 1912. They bought the farm and
      house in 1946 after renting it from the Earls of Shrewsbury.
      Mrs. Collier is remembered for selling milk from the house and
      delivering milk locally by horse and cart.

36. The Hope and Anchor Inn

      The Hope and Anchor is double-fronted, 2-storey and prominent in the
      Redbrook Lane street scene. It has the typical appearance of many
      small public houses of its period, with good-looking rendered frontage
      and corner dressings. While the name suggests nautical connections,
      a book on such matters suggests the origin is “from the hope that faith
      would provide the anchor against life's storms”. It appears to have been
      constructed in the mid 19th century after Redbrook Lane had become
      busy with traffic from the opening of the Coppice Colliery beyond the top
      end of Cherry Tree Road in the 1840s, and 30 houses had been built in
      Talbot Road where Cherry Tree House now stands.