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Pubs Of The Past

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waverlee said:
Hey thanks John,that's got to be it and Rowington sounds right as well.The pub looks sort of familiar but surely its been updated from yhe 60s.Blimey! I just realised how long ago it was.Never mind,I'm still only about 14 really.Have you been to the Tom? I'm going when I get the chance--hope they've got some good ale.
Tojo.
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Never been there but it looks a quaint old place for an afternoon drop-in, only when the sun is shining though.
 
brummy-lad said:
Never been there but it looks a quaint old place for an afternoon drop-in, only when the sun is shining though.
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waverlee said:
Hey thanks John,that's got to be it and Rowington sounds right as well.The pub looks sort of familiar but surely its been updated from yhe 60s.Blimey! I just realised how long ago it was.Never mind,I'm still only about 14 really.Have you been to the Tom? I'm going when I get the chance--hope they've got some good ale.
Tojo.
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Here's a pic of Tom o' the Wood taken from the Grand Union near Kingswood Junction
 

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Astoness said:
forgot you do not live in england richard..have to say they do take me right back to my childhood sitting in the garden of our local pub eating a bag of crisps and a glass of lemonade...happy days

lyn
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And a Britvic, parents freezing to death in the dark in the garden, I was so content with crisps and a drink, being outside in the dark, a fish pond and string of fairy lights and family all together eeeh!
 
I've just seen something that made me smile in the Birmingham Mail Newsletter , in Winson Green there was a pub called The Acorn facing Winson Green prison , I'm told the residents could see the pub from their cells . The frontage of the pub is still there but it's a cafe now named The Great Escape how's that for humour
 
Dionysius//88 said:
I've just seen something that made me smile in the Birmingham Mail Newsletter , in Winson Green there was a pub called The Acorn facing Winson Green prison , I'm told the residents could see the pub from their cells . The frontage of the pub is still there but it's a cafe now named The Great Escape how's that for humour
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I would say pretty darn good!
 
Hello all, I am wondering if anyone knows of the Dog Inn which was on Potter Street?
In the 1871 Census my G,G,G Grandmother, Julia Bailey, is listed as a servant there, she was a 58yr old widow at the time.
The address on the Census is;
Potter Street Dog Inn, Birmingham.
Any info or a photo would be wonderful. Many thanks.
 
TMDen said:
Hello all, I am wondering if anyone knows of the Dog Inn which was on Potter Street?
In the 1871 Census my G,G,G Grandmother, Julia Bailey, is listed as a servant there, she was a 58yr old widow at the time.
The address on the Census is;
Potter Street Dog Inn, Birmingham.
Any info or a photo would be wonderful. Many thanks.
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Hi TMDen welcome to the forum and thank-you for your post, Potter Street is a new one to me but I have attached a map from 1889 showing the beer-house at No. 50 run by Ann Parker. There are no house numbers on this map but the position should be accurate because it was between Courts 3 & 4

There is a thread for Potter Street at:

Potter Street, Aston, C1900

Can anyone find Potter Street around 1900. I am pretty sure it is not Potter's Hill, or Potter's Lane. May be around Newtown Row/Summer Lane area.
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brummy-lad said:
Hi TMDen welcome to the forum and thank-you for your post, Potter Street is a new one to me but I have attached a map from 1889 showing the beer-house at No. 50 run by Ann Parker. There are no house numbers on this map but the position should be accurate because it was between Courts 3 & 4

There is a thread for Potter Street at:

Potter Street, Aston, C1900

Can anyone find Potter Street around 1900. I am pretty sure it is not Potter's Hill, or Potter's Lane. May be around Newtown Row/Summer Lane area.
birminghamhistory.co.uk birminghamhistory.co.uk
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Thank you so much Brummy-Lad, this must be the place as Ann Parker is listed as the "Head" of the household in the 1871 Census. I am very grateful for your help.
 
Stitcher said:
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I love this photo because it looks so peaceful, it is The Star Wine Vaults in Dale End in 1898.
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Another picture of the Star Vaults…

(Birmingham at Work by Douglas, Alton. Publication date 1993.)

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A nice, bright and clear photo of the Star Vaults. Dale End, usually Dale End seems quite dark in old photos. That's an unusual car to the right. Couldn't even guess what it is. Looks like a 3 Wheeler but not a Robin Reliant !

Viv.
 
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Vivienne14 said:
A nice, bright and clear photo of the Star Vaults. Dale End, usually Dale End seems quite dark in old photos. That's an unusual car to the right. Couldn't even guess what it is. Looks like a 3 Wheeler but not a Robin Reliant !

Viv.
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It's a Bond three wheeler. Quite common at the time as they could be driven with a motorcycle license, so the driver didn't have to take/pass the car driving test.
 
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This is an internet pic of the Cambridge Inn, Cambridge Street, which was demolished in the early 1960s to make way for a multistorey carpark behind Baskerville House. My parents ran the pub prior to demolition. A brass
polishing works was next door (out of view, left of pic) and the council vehicle depot. The Alexandra Theatre warehouse was over the road if I recall correctly.
 

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Have you seen this thread John ?


Cambridge Inn, Cambridge Street

Back in the early 1960's my parents ran the Cambridge Inn, Cambridge Street, Birmingham 1. This was an old corner pub opposite, what was, the Alexandra Theatre Warehouse. I have searched the internet for a photograph of the pub and the local area during the early 60's (prior to the...
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I Am Nico said:
They had wonderful names then and so of their time. Now we have or had, Prague, Dogma, Enigma, Jumping Jacks, Inspire, The Aardvark, etc. If they are still there as they change and disappear, there used to be the Leg and Cramp & the Dog and Trumpet. That's gone.
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Nico, the old names often had a historical connection to the location and could be used to navigate. Anyone could find the Well Head Tavern, but Hare of the Dog while it contains a pun could have been anywhere. The Poly/ University has gone now, I'm not sure if the fate of the pub has been settled. Derek
 
Stokkie said:
Nico, the old names often had a historical connection to the location and could be used to navigate. Anyone could find the Well Head Tavern, but Hare of the Dog while it contains a pun could have been anywhere. The Poly/ University has gone now, I'm not sure if the fate of the pub has been settled. Derek
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Yes they sure did. My Nan said the bus conductors shouted the names out as there was always one by a bus stop. e.g. The Old Cat yer mother in law ! whilst being on the bus,with hers, who had a go at the conductor, to then young Nan's embarrassment, her mother in law was true to her description!
 
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