The majority of the pubs that I haven't been to are situated on Lichfield St on the approach to the town centre, the first pub I visited was the Tamworth Arms, check out the impressive colour scheme..
The last time I was in this particular establishment I saw the infamous incident when Luis Suarez bit Branislav Ivanovic. Thankfully the only thing on the menu this particular day was nothing more sinister than a pulled pork burger !!
I'm told that historically this pub used to be frequented by Tamworth's heavy rock fraternity and, almost on queue as I walked in, I heard the opening bars of Bat out of Hell by Meat Loaf. Given the length of the song I was fairly confident that I would have sunk my pint before the record ended !!
The choice of drinks was somewhat limited to say the least therefore I had to be grateful that there was a solitary ale available Greene King IPA which was fairly uninspiring so that the fact that my smile is so broad on this photo is purely down to the fact that I was off work rather than my pleasure at the quality of the beer..
I did laugh when I heard the lady working behind the bar discussing with a customer what she'd asked for from her other half for Christmas, a diamond necklace and a Gucci handbag !! What ever happened to dressing gowns and pairs of slippers?!!
I must say daytime drinking can be a bit of a lonely experience, there were only three other customers and a dog in the pub, maybe the fact that the Tamworth Arms used to have a signed photograph of former v*lla winger Marc Albrighton behind the bar was enough to keep punters away !!
Surprisingly the pub has got accommodation facilities though I'm not sure whether guests have to pay extra for a room with a view of the adjacent road traffic island !! A male 'couple' were checking in just as I was finishing my pint, I didn't catch their name though it was more than likely Mr and Mr Smith !!
It was time to move on, I'd got more of the Lichfield St strip to explore...
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