What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: Site of the Ship Inn 1560 to 1972 During the Civil War this Inn was reputedly Prince Rupert's headquarters when he with a force of 2000 men attacked Birmingham on Easter Monday 3rd April 1643
Prince Rupert, a prominent Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War, used the Ship Inn as his headquarters before attacking Birmingham in 1643, highlighting the inn's significance in 17th-century military history.
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