Robert Ensor (bob)
master brummie
Spent many a night in there in the early 70's, remember the night they changed the name from The Man in The Moon.
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Hello, thanks for your message. Yes they did manage the longbridge either before or after my other aunt and uncle Eileen and ted ash. Sadly Marie May and Albert daughter died aged 13 she was struck by lightening out horse riding by the man on the moon. I don’t know what happened to Paul when he grew up.DMR welcome, I spent many a night in the lounge at The Man on the Moon I remember when they changed the name I was not there but it was on TV a big deal at the time, great way to get some press and free advertising, located on the corner of Redhill Road and the Redditch Road, park in the rear and enter the lounge from the parking lot my time line there 75-80 I have no idea what its like today has I have lived in England since 1980 but all my memories from that time there are good it was our go to place back then.
Did Mary and Albert manage another pub in Brum called the Longbridge, located on the corner of Ashill and the Bristol Road across from what is now Morrisons, the pub is no longer there a small block of flats are there now.
Here is the reason for my question I went to school across the street from the Longbridge pub and the gaffer's name was "Plumpton" he had a son and a daughter and I went to school with Marie ? I think I have her name correct,
Just seems to much of a coincidence 2 Plumpton's both gaffers at pubs so close in about the same time frame unless they were brothers ?, he would have managed the Longbridge first if he was at the Moon when the name got Changed
Wow this brings back memories, thank you. They kept their Alsatians on the flat roof at the back you can see. One got so agitated at the sheep in the field out the back he jumped down.....
My aunt had a dress made out of a Union Jack, a glamorous gown, & their were lots of Americans there, Cadillacs in the car park etc ( presumably from the brewery) the staff were standing on pallets behind the bar as they were paddling in beer.Spent many a night in there in the early 70's, remember the night they change the name from The Man in The Moon.
Thank you. I’m after photos of that night particularly, hoping to spot some family members in themok are you looking for a photo of it....if so i will check my files...
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Thank you. I’m after photos of that night particularly, hoping to spot some family members in them
Yes I knew Marie got struck by lightening I did not want to say in my first post it was all over the school when it happened not only because she was in my class, but I had never heard of any one getting struck by lightening, the school we attended was Colmers Farm.Hello, thanks for your message. Yes they did manage the longbridge either before or after my other aunt and uncle Eileen and ted ash. Sadly Marie May and Albert daughter died aged 13 she was struck by lightening out horse riding by the man on the moon. I don’t know what happened to Paul when he grew up.
TV archives ? I think they Changed the name at midnight but I am sure it was on the news.Thank you. I’m after photos of that night particularly, hoping to spot some family members in them
The man at the top of the ladder holding the sign is my Grandad! He told us this story the other day, one we had never heard before. He has since lost the newspaper article and I'm trying to track it down. Do you happen to know the date the image was in the paper, was it the following day? Ideally would love to find the whole newspaper page. Thanks so much for sharing this image though! He turns 80 soon and he will be so happy to see this again.Here is a photo of them changing the sign and how it was reported in the Birmingham Post
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