The Norton Inn Erdington

[alan bartlett]

Probably was, you never forgot Ada, very loud. She stopped working behind the bar in her later years but was allways in there for a drink, that would have been in the 70,s. I think she passed away late 70,s early 80,s.

 

[Redwife]

Here you are Frothy, a nice image of The Norton in its Heyday.

Phil

Is this picture still available for viewing? My grandparents ran the pub and my Mother and her brothers lived there, as well.

 

[Morturn]

Hi and welcome to Birmingham History Forum. Member Phil is no longer with us so the Photo Bucket account would have now expired. I am sure some of the other members will have a photo. For the time being, here is one taken prior to demolition.

 

[Redwife]

Hi and welcome to Birmingham History Forum. Member Phil is no longer with us so the Photo Bucket account would have now expired. I am sure some of the other members will have a photo. For the time being, here is one taken prior to demolition.

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I'm very sorry about Phil. I just lost my Mom in February....trying to find pieces of her life at The Norton. Thank you for your kind help ♥

 

[mikejee]

I think this is the photo Phil put on. Will replace in original post

 

[Tom63uk]

My partners Grandad used to run the pub in the 1930s. Her dad was evacuated to Wales with his sister. Their last name was Gardener. He remembers everyone coming in to the pub after a shift from the HP factory

 

[gaz1970]

My aunt, Ada Floyd was a barmaid at the Norton, late 50,s early 60,s. She was living in Kimble Grove at the time.

Ada Floyd was my grandmother

 

[alan bartlett]

Ada Floyd was my grandmother

Welcome, we are family.

 

[gaz1970]

hello I'm guessing your mom was Cis( that's what we used to call her)

 

[alan bartlett]

hello I'm guessing your mom was Cis( that's what we used to call her)

That is correct, who was your father, Raymond or David?

 

[gaz1970]

That is correct, who was your father, Raymond or David?

ray is my dad

 

[Rock333]

Your probably right Harry But when Eric was asking for colours so he could paint it, I for one couldn't think of the door colour so I think blue was settled on

Blue in 80s , in 1984 anyway

 

[podgie]

I can only ever remember Horace Stokes as the landlord of the Norton in the early '70's- I am sure he was there in the '60's as I remember him catching me nicking books from a jumble sale in the gardens about then. in the late '70's somebody else took over, but I can't remember his name. Probably a good job you declined the drinks- he might have bought you a couple, then gone out and pinched your motor!

Yes it was Horace Stokes and his wife Mary when I worked there in the 70's, he was a nice bloke, used to be in the military, very smart man.