THEN: 43-49 St John’s, Worcester, in 1976 suffering in a deteriorated state after being at the centre of a major planning row in the mid-1970s.

(Image: Newsquest) The building dates back to 1500 or possibly even earlier.

Attempts to demolish the structure were blocked at a public inquiry after a concerted community campaign before Alfred Taylor, then-owner of the A44 Garage in Bromyard Road, bought and renovated the crumbling building.

The work took the best part of a decade and was completed by Mr Taylor’s family after he died in 1979.

The property was originally built as a hall house with one high room reaching from floor to raftered roof alongside a central open fireplace and impressive beams.

A 15th-century wall painting of a crane surrounded by foliage and fruit was discovered during the renovation.

NOW: The same location in 2024 as the Bull Baiters Inn.

(Image: Newsquest) Known as Alfred Taylor House after the intervention of Mr Taylor, it was an Age UK charity shop by the late 2000s before becoming available to let by 2018.

A nearby micropub, which had been going for three years, turned the impressive grade two-listed building into an ale house in 2019.