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Lost Birmingham Pubs

Here's a photo of The Travellers Rest Bristol Road, Northfield been gone for about 2 years, to make way for the Northfield by-pass.

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scratch another one the The Beeches Pub at Frankley Beeches just got planning permission to put 15 houses there:( the Dingle next???
 
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There used to be a civil engineers railway depot next door or near by to the Eagle and tun, New Canal Street depot, the guy in the bottom right hand corner was one of the workers, I remember the story was that UB40 gave them loads of free stuff after the album was released. he just wanted a good pint! I think the drugs and alcohol policy on the railway stopped a lot of trade at these places, (All for the good and safety of the public and staff etc of cause) an example of the amount of trade that used to take place in these pubs can be seen on Station Street in the town with one bar in the Comfort Inn being renamed in the past platform 13!
 
The Kings Highway in Quinton is now as level as a snooker table and The Raven in Weoly Castle has been reduced to a pile of rubble.
 
Saw the demolition in progress today coming from the Fish Market. The pub was 'The Royal George'.

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I just had a look at the Closed Pubs website....depressing, to say the least. Especially boozers I knew and loved around Aston, Newtown and Birchfield. Killed off no doubt by the unwillingness of people to drink and drive (and quite right, too) and the cheap drink available in supermarkets and off-licences for home consumption. I still do like a drinkie or three, but I haven't had a proper pub 'session' for years, as the remaining pubs within walking-distance of my house don't appeal to me. Terrible maybe to admit, but a favourite pastime (if you can call it that) in my late teens was to attempt to have a half-pint in every pub along Summer Lane and Alma Street, starting at The Salutation and trying, at least, to get as far as Six Ways. Never made it. Happy days....

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I have made quite a few contributions to the Lost Pubs site, the Birmingham section that is. The site keeps Glen very busy I would imagine, and is a very ambitious project and I am just waiting for him to catch up before sending him the next districts set of images.
 
There were works by poets other than Byron entitled Mazeppa, and there were similarly-named musical pieces by several composers, including one by Liszt. My dad used to mention the Mazeppa pub in Aston, so I assume he used it, possibly before the war. As has been said, a strange name for a pub!

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There was an opera also called Mazeppa, which was performed in Birmingham at least once at the Prince of Wales. Also a fast coach from Hereford to London and a racehorse. There was another pub in Navigation st also named Mazeppa.

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Big Gee said:
I just had a look at the Closed Pubs website....depressing, to say the least. Especially boozers I knew and loved around Aston, Newtown and Birchfield. Killed off no doubt by the unwillingness of people to drink and drive (and quite right, too) and the cheap drink available in supermarkets and off-licences for home consumption. I still do like a drinkie or three, but I haven't had a proper pub 'session' for years, as the remaining pubs within walking-distance of my house don't appeal to me. Terrible maybe to admit, but a favourite pastime (if you can call it that) in my late teens was to attempt to have a half-pint in every pub along Summer Lane and Alma Street, starting at The Salutation and trying, at least, to get as far as Six Ways. Never made it. Happy days....

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Did you check out the Geach and the Woodman?
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I suppose if the Pub as little custom and is losing money the owner has no choice but to close down. When I was young Pubs were far more frequented than the are now, possibly the no smoking rule/law discourages some, then there is the comparative cheap beer and spirits from the supermarkets for home consumption and as Chris mentioned there is more violence in Pubs now than there was - it all adds up. Eric
 
What about the 'Hungry Man' pub in Broad Street, it was virtually opposite Gas Street. Gone now of course, but I do remember underage drinking there, on a Saturday night, in the early 60's with school friends, Fred Hill, Bunny Shepherd, a lad named Leo and myself ( I was called Dill aka. Dave Illingworth). We would have a couple of 1/2 pints of Lager & lime, Bunny had Blackcurrant instead of lime, then we would head up to Five Ways to the Sicilia Coffee Bar.
 
Wasn't that the Tavern in the Town which was bombed along with the Mulberry Bush? I know that was downstairs on New Street.
 
Hi Janice,no Jimmys was over the old traffic lights past the bank there was a passage with Watches of Switzerland on the corner and about 20 yards up New St was this great little bar down some stairs.My Brother,Myself and a couple of others called in there after we had been to the big band shows at the Town Hall in the Mid 50s to see Ted Heath Jonny Dankworth and others.It had a great atmosphere.
 
It wasnt that big really .Thats why it was nice to have a quiet drink there .Probably got about 40-50 people in there at the very most of the better type as my brother used to say:yum:yum
 
My G grandad was a publican in Birmingham, 26 Canal st I was led to believe this was The Malt shovel, does any know if this is right and are there any pics
 
No 26 was a pub called the Malt shovel, as it is named as such on the 1871 census. It disappears from Kellys directory in the 1884 edition (which refers to 1884), and there is a notice of the sale of the brewing equipment in December 1883

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I'm still hoping for a picture of the Lord Nelson in Thorp Street, opposite the Barracks. My Nan was born there in 1900 and other ancestors were living there prior to that.
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nursesue said:
my fave watering holes were the Golden Eagle - a rough bikers pub at top of new street - bulldozed down and became extension to post office. Also Bogarts on New Street and Costermongers near Brum market at back of tescos near oasis - well thats where they were if I remember correctly back to 1980s. I also remember when Tesco was the Beehive. Oh gosh I'm getting old:cry:
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I to remember the Beehive. I remember going to see Father Chritmas There.
 
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