Ansells Brewery

[Covroad]

Found this in an old football programme had to crop it to focus on the Ansells theme , apologies if it has been posted before.

 

[Covroad]

Beer Kegs being stacked at Ansells Brewery Aston mid 1970 ish

Source historicengland.org.uk

 

[Andrew V]

Hello Tony B,
Seasons Greetings to you and yours.
I am amazed the Raven is still there, as it must be prime development land for housing!!!
I had forgot about the garden at the rear , and the view across the Cole towards Cole Hall Lane.
The Richmond on the Bordesley Green Road / Richmond Rd junction, along with the Hobmoor , Speedwell all pubs of decent size have all fell to the developer.

My dad used to drink in the Raven in the mid 70s remember going there Christmas night where the landlord used to sell tickets and have an open bar, my uncle Gary Bennett was the drummer who used to play in the big room every weekend I don’t recall the landlords name but I remember him selling the Raven to buy a bar in I believe Spain, unfortunately he passed away just after moving there

 

[Covroad]

The Gunmskers Arms Gerrard Street Aston at night , with Ansells signage visible

 

[Paul429]

Any photos of Atkinsons Brewery, Queens Road, Aston, I started my first job there December 28th 1952.

 

[barpow1]

Does anyone remember the Ansells outdoor on the corner of Raymond Road Alum Rock which was run by Mr and Mrs Rymell. I used to play hopscotch by the wall of the outdoor, lived in Raymond Road, from my birth till 1956 when we left when I was 10.

 

[Radiorails]

As this was a reply to a 2008 post in would be better if it were moved to the Atkinson thread.

Atkinsons Brewery

Atkinson Brewery photo courtesy of Alton Douglas

birminghamhistory.co.uk

 

[Covroad]

Winson Green Tavern Lodge Road Birmingham, the Ansells Fluffy Squirrel sign
Source historicengland.org.uk

 

[Covroad]

Kings night club , says Hamstead I always thought it was Great Barr

 

[Morturn]

Kings night club , says Hamstead I always thought it was Great Barr

It was quite a nice venue that.

 

[Covroad]

The Mermaid Sparkhill, a popular pub in the 70’s on a Thursday and Frida.
Also a regular pick up place for the (then) Irish community looking for casual work on construction sites ; from building to pipe laying, concreting, etc.
I did a few ‘shifts’ there my mates to earn a few quid some weekends, the only issue was if you did a good shift on a Saturday by the time you got home and washed , you were to tired to go out on the night to spend your earnings , but great memories

 

[hugh.dawson]

Talk to me perhaps - my grandfather was the Dawson from Erdington Hall etc with the 14? children who seemed to travel worldwide ... Hugh Dawson

 

[Nozzle24]

Hello Hugh, your grandfather was the grandson of my 3x gt grandfather Joseph Dawson 1777-1843. we spoke many years ago.

 

[mikejee]

Thread merged with main Ansells thread

 

[BigJohn]

The strike of 1981.

Does anyone remember the strike of 1981 at Ansells?. My brother used to work at Holte Street and my husband was on the fermentation side of the brewing at Aston Cross. He later moved to Aldridge and finished at Carlsberg Gravely Park. Bye for now. Jean.

I was Ansells Aldridge during the strike. I took redundancy as many of us did, the money was so good and if your were of working age you could get a another job quite easily. I had beer tickets too it was a choice of those or the money. If you had the tickets some of the managed house managers would cash them in for you and you got more than if you took the money from the brewery which of course was taxed. Everyone had a job it do and you got on with it, there was no way you could leave any of it until the next day. If anyone was off sick or on holiday all the others in the same dept would chip in and get it all done.
Good times.

 

[Astoness]

Mooching about, looking for something else, and what do I find?







And to top it all, It still has the full set.



These would have come from The Old Mill, West Heath, where my father drank, and played Does, and darts in his latter years. He had always been an M&B man, until we moved and lived closer to The Mill, than the Man on the Moon.






Steve.



Steve.

just noticed this post..i have our dads full set of m and b dominoes complete with instructions...strange as he was always an ansells mild drinker

lyn

 

[hugh.dawson]

Hello Hugh, your grandfather was the grandson of my 3x gt grandfather Joseph Dawson 1777-1843. we spoke many years ago.

Where are we with this? - I have a huge list of my never-seen uncles and aunts who seemed to disapear around the world ...

 

[Stevehanson]

I was Ansells Aldridge during the strike. I took redundancy as many of us did, the money was so good and if your were of working age you could get a another job quite easily. I had beer tickets too it was a choice of those or the money. If you had the tickets some of the managed house managers would cash them in for you and you got more than if you took the money from the brewery which of course was taxed. Everyone had a job it do and you got on with it, there was no way you could leave any of it until the next day. If anyone was off sick or on holiday all the others in the same dept would chip in and get it all done.
Good times.

Hi Big John, I was at Aldridge, What is your second name?