Moseley Old Hall stands just south of junction one of the M54. Although so close to Wolverhampton, it is surprisingly rural, with the lane towards the house being very similar to what it was hundreds of years ago.

Its main claim to fame is its connection to King Charles II. His father was beheaded in 1648, and in 1651 he fought against the Commonwealth army at Worcester.

Oliver Cromwell, the leader of the parliamentary army, beat him so he fled, relying on friends in the area to hide him.

For six weeks he was hidden in our area, and one of the houses where he rested was Moseley Old Hall.

The house was ordinary, and the people who lived there were loyal and Catholic, but were involved with the religious folk who backed the king.

The king was disguised and was hidden in a priest hole, when the soldiers searched the house. Later he moved on, until he eventually got away to France, where he lived in exile.