The Maid’s Head Wicken c1892 (Birmingham Libraries; P J Deakin)
Maids Head, 12 High Street, Wicken
History of Maids Head
Listed Building
House, possibly an open hall, C15 with late C16 crosswing to right hand and 1852 block to left hand. Open-hall timber framed with floor and stack inserted in C16 and cased in gault brick in C19. (Historic England)
The photo was taken in 1892 when Ann Bowet Kettle was the licensee. She was widow of James the wheelwright. The Kettle family also kept a shop in the mill house.
The original building burned down in July 1983 but was rebuilt. It is said that ale has been served here since 1579.
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