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The
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site Of THE TRUMPET 58 High
St, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14
0EP West
Midlands. Phone:
01902 493723. NO Juke
Box, NO Pool Table and NO Bandits !!! (Just
wonderful jazz, top quality To people
who don't live in the Black Country, it's dialect (which varies from area to
area) and sense of humour are not easily understood. The web site who's URL is
given below is the best site we know to assist you with understanding them!. It
also features web cams too ! Try it and see !
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The Trumpet is not the proper name of the pub, but a 'nickname'. It's real name is 'The Royal Exchange'.
It's history dates back to 1830, at which time it was a domestic house and butcher's shop until the then Duke of Wellington granted to the householder (on payment of a fee), the right to sell ale and beer from his premises. As it was a butcher's shop, it became known as 'The Butcher's Arms'.
In later years it became known as 'The Royal Exchange'.
An 'Exchange' was a place where people who could not pay their taxes in cash, could 'exchange' their various products for their market value (or tax value) with His Majesty's Collector of Taxes, and so pay off their tax debts to His Majesty the King.
It is almost certain that there is a pub of this name in every English town or city.
How it acquired the name 'The Trumpet' is a rather 'naughty' story and cannot be revealed in a 'family' orientated Web page, but can be read on a poster in the pub itself (you have to visit to find out !).
Jazz started here under the
ownershi
p of
one 'Les Megson' in the late 50's-early 60's, who, as the pub was usually not
very busy, used to play his jazz records at
quite a high volume, simply because he loved jazz!. This music was heard by a very talented
pianist/instrume
ntalist who lived just over the road from the pub, Tommy Burton, who offered to
play there free, just for the fun of it. All he got paid was the money that
people donated on a collection tray, and this tradition still exists.
About the same time as Tommy, along came
another
very fine pianist and raconteur,
Reg Keirle to supplement him.
Reg Keirle
People started to get interested in this music, and musicians also started to turn up with their respective instruments to 'sit in'.
It became in effect a 'jam session'.
Pop-group Slade were also local lads, and were very often to be found in the 'Trumpet', and the pub is still their official 'fan' club base with meetings every so often.
Soon, one night became two, and two became three, and so on, and now jazz is available seven nights a week , plus Sunday lunch time. (all of it free, all that is asked is a donation on the collection tray)
Please
note that The Trumpet is now UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT and is functioning normally.
Musti is now settled
in, and seems to be enjoying the change of vocation!
Musti is also a musician in his own right, playing a mean set of drums !
All at the Trumpet wish Musti EVERY success in his new venture !!
was recently awarded a place in the 'Good Beer Guide' for the British Isles.There is a large Municipal
car park to the rear of the pub, which is monitored by the pub's own CCTV
cameras, and the pub is easily accessible from the Bilston Metro Station via a
short 3 minute walk across the car park.
IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE...
THE TOILETS ARE DOWN THE CORRIDOR >>>>>>
Great Wolverhampton based Jazz Radio Station ! Find it on : WCRFM on frequency 101.8
The station operates between 10pm till Midnight on Saturdays, and between Midnight on Thursday and 2am on Friday.
Support your local jazz !
Going on holiday in the U.K.? this site will tell you all the best pubs in the area you may wish to visit !! www.fatbadgers.co.uk
If after visiting this site, you think that the The Trumpet deserves to be included, then please complete the 'Suggest a Pub' section of it !!! Thank you .
For a more general view of the West Midland's Jazz scene, try logging on to www.jazzwestmidlands.co.uk
The 'Trumpet' is owned by:
Holden's Brewery
who's website can be explored HERE!
This site will be continually updated, revised, and edited as the need arises.
Should you feel that your enjoyment of the 'Trumpet' could be enhanced in some way, then please
trumpetbilston@yahoo.com.
with your suggestion, and it will be considered provided it is :
A: Physically possible,
B: Legal,
C: Within financial parameters.
D: CLEAN!
PLEASE NOTE :
Despite what I have previously said.. people STILL send emails containing 'attachments'. I will NOT open these attachments if they:
DO NOT CONTAIN A MEANS OF CONFIRMING THE SENDER !!
Thank you for visiting us, we hope you enjoy your visit !