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Aston Manor pubs 1901

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Diane Robinson

Brummie babby
Hi I'm trying to find the pub my gt gt grandmother worked in in 1901. I only have the census information and she lived as servant to a Albert Taylor who was a publican. Address was 31 William St Aston Manor. Tried to research that address as a pub, or not sure if that was a house address, anyone have any tips
 
No 31 William St was the Royal Victoria Cross pub. It's position is shown on the map below in red, on the corner of Gower St

map c 1917 showing royal victoria Cross pub at 31 william St.jpg
 
mike thats a new pub to me....diane i will see if i have a photo of it in my files...if so will post it for you

lyn
 
Diane Robinson said:
Thank you, would anyone know if the brewery would have photos of landlords/ bar staff from that era or where I might start searching
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I've just fallen off my bar stool laughing. Sorry to be flippant, but you are asking for the nigh-on impossible. I collect pub photographs and sometimes a publican or barman might be stood outside but these are rare. Interior shots from a century ago are photographic gold.
 
www.midlandspubs.co.uk said:
I've just fallen off my bar stool laughing. Sorry to be flippant, but you are asking for the nigh-on impossible. I collect pub photographs and sometimes a publican or barman might be stood outside but these are rare. Interior shots from a century ago are photographic gold.
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Excuse my ignorance I'm not sure what's available out there, but thank you
 
Diane Robinson said:
Excuse my ignorance I'm not sure what's available out there, but thank you
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Hi Diane, sorry I didn't intend to be rude or anything. On the plus side, you have a photograph of the building - there are many, many [over a thousand] Birmingham pubs not seen on any image to date. Most brewery records are gone/lost - e.g. staff records, salary book, pensions etc.
 
www.midlandspubs.co.uk said:
Hi Diane, sorry I didn't intend to be rude or anything. On the plus side, you have a photograph of the building - there are many, many [over a thousand] Birmingham pubs not seen on any image to date. Most brewery records are gone/lost - e.g. staff records, salary book, pensions etc.
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No problem, you're right I have a photo which is more than I started with
 
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