Elephant & Castle - Now open!

As part of the BCLM: Forging Ahead development that will take us into the 1940s, 50s and 60s, we have recreated the Elephant & Castle Public House that originally stood in Wolverhampton.

Built in 1905, the Elephant & Castle Public House was once a grand Edwardian pub on the corner of Stafford Street and Cannock Road. It was a magnificent landmark for those coming into the city. In 1910, it became part of the Banks’s estate, who were rapidly becoming one of the largest breweries in the Midlands.

To faithfully recreate the pub, we have collected memories and objects from families who were previously linked to the iconic building, including stories from former residents and landlords. We engaged with local artists A Studio who skilfully recreated the iconic elephant statue, and heritage crafts company Craven Dunhill who recreated the beautiful decorative tiles that adorn the pub’s grand exterior.

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Established in 1978, Black Country Living Museum is one of the UK’s leading open-air museums. Designated by Arts Council England for the quality and national significance of its collections, it attracted over 300,000 visitors in 2022.

Visitors can experience sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the Black Country as they explore shops, houses and industrial workshops rebuilt in the Museum’s canalside village. From the Industrial Revolution to post-war prosperity, they will discover the history of a small region that made a big impact on the people, culture and industry of the world by meeting historical characters that bring back to life the people that made this place home, from metalworkers and miners to nurses and schoolteachers – and even a pub landlord or two.