Project honours legendary city pub

The Tavern in the Town pub in 1973

A legendary Wolverhampton rock pub that closed almost four decades ago is being remembered through a special project.

Arts collective Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists secured £10,000 to create a newspaper, website and exhibition centred around The Tavern in the Town.

Project leader Emma Purshouse said it aimed to create a permanent record of a vital and under-represented part of the city's history and culture.

She interviewed dozens of people at length about the pub, which she said was akin to a portal into another world.

Ms Purshouse, the first ever poet laureate for Wolverhampton, told BBC Radio WM the pub was filled with rockers and bikers before closing in 1987.

"It was a hub for people to meet and they would go off to music venues after," she said.

"The stories that we've been told from people who remember going in there and the friendships they've made have been a pleasure to record."

Emma Purshouse of Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists

The project, which the group said was made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will continue evolving.

Ms Purshouse asked anybody with their own stories to get in touch via the website, which already features people's memories.

A free newspaper with photos and interviews will also be distributed in pubs, shops, and cafes across Wolverhampton.

From 19-21 April, a free exhibition will be held in the Mander Centre Community Hub, celebrating the era, subculture, and music that made the pub so special.