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  1. ellbrown

    White Horse - York Street, Harborne

    Pub signs have changed. The White Horse seen on York Street in Harborne in 2015. Festival Ale House. As of 2018 now run by Ostler's. Ostler's Alehouses
  2. R

    The Court Oak Harborne.

    I am curious about the name and building of the Court Oak pub on Court Oak road in Harborne. Firstly- I wonder if anyone has any information as to whether the ground or near ground of the premises was a local court spot where people were maybe hung from the grand oak? Secondly- In the beer...
  3. ellbrown

    The Huntsman - Harborne

    Some photos from today of the half demolished Huntsman in Harborne. High Street and Harborne Park Road. Last week some of the building fell into the road, and it was closed off, while they demolished the top half. There's a restaurant and hairdressers to the left that was unaffected.
  4. A

    Richard Davies, Shoe Maker, Heath Road, Harborne, Staffordshire 1861

    I am trying to find out if there is a Directory entry for Richard Davies shoe maker living on Heath Road Harborne in 1861. Later Heath Road was renamed High St. I know that he was still in Harborne at his death in 1898 (possibly at the same address). Any help you can provide will help to unravel...
    • austinseven
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    • 1861 harborne heath road shoe maker
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  5. S

    The Bell in Old Church Road, Harborne

    Relatives of mine used to run this pub and I wondered if anyone has any memories or old photographs they can share with me? I sent the pub a message about its history a few days ago but haven't received a reply. I'd be grateful for any help.
  6. Mike Fisher

    Artiss Howard

    Hi All In the 1911 census I have Howard and Jessie Mary Artiss with their two young sons Norman and Frank Dunlop in Hampton Court Rd Harborne. I can find no record of Howard, Jessie after this date. Norman marries in Portland USA in 1912 and Frank Dunlop Artiss dies in Canada in 1974. In...
    • Mike Fisher
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    • artiss canada harborne
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  7. John Young

    Chad Valley Toy Company Ltd, Harborne

    Chad Valley? Hi KarenM :) I seem to recall the name CHAD VALLEY TOY Company in Association with manufacturing of Actual Toys for children somewhere in Birmingham i think :?: Maybe some of our more learned colleagues on here may ellucidate if this is correct & the location ? Quite a...
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