The Briar Rose

The name of this Wetherspoon pub and lodge recalls a series of paintings by Edward Burne-Jones, illustrating the theme of Sleeping Beauty. The well-known Pre-Raphaelite artist was born in Bennett's Hill, in 1833.

Edward Coley Burne-Jones, the famous painter and designer, was born in Bennett's Hill in 1833, and educated at King Edward VI School. Having met William Morris at university, the two men subsequently devoted their lives to art.