Market Hotel, Heanor: Renaming The King of Prussia Pub
At the outbreak of war the principal pub in Heanor was the King of Prussia on the town鈥檚 market place. A few weeks after the start of the conflict at a meeting of the Heanor Tradesman鈥檚 Association they highlighted the name and it鈥檚 connotations now that Britain was at war with Germany/Prussia.
They decided to write to the brewery, Hardys, to express their concerns. Three weeks later at Heanor Magistrates Court there was an application to change the name for 鈥榩atriotic reasons鈥�.
The magistrates in allowing the change of name congratulated the brewery for its wisdom. It was renamed the Market Hotel and remains so today.
Location: Market Hotel, Heanor, Derbyshire DE75 7AA
Image: King of Prussia Pub, now known as Market Hotel
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