Here we go again. A very large piece of land with a building in the way. Am I surprised? No. Viv.
Do we have any further update in respect of a possible fire here at the pub?
Lyn,sorry marc we posted at the same time..oh how sad for you to see your former home destroyed in this way....but as i always say they cant take our memories away from us...
lyn
Hi Lyn, thanks for your reply, and everyone elses btw :0)marc you maybe able to help with this one...some time ago i was told that there is an underground tunnel to the pub which leads out onto the fields behind...could you confirm this please as it has always fascinated me ...
lyn
Loving your Avatar, sparks, funny how I was thinking about the King Kong visit only the other day and there he is in all his glory :0)yes indeed, that thought crossed my mind straight away!
This is on the BBC website
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-36319640
Hope the old cottages alongside are ok. Hi Marc, sad to hear a bout your old home. At what time were you living there? Did you go the Cranbourne Road/Kingsthorne Junior? Viv.
Speaking of the old cottages, my first love if you could call it that was with Samantha Goodman who used to live in the cottage next door. The house itself always smelt lovely, they used to burn incense sticks and I remember her Mom and Dads bedroom was way up in the loft area.Hope the old cottages alongside are ok. Hi Marc, sad to hear a bout your old home. At what time were you living there? Did you go the Cranbourne Road/Kingsthorne Junior? Viv.
Loving your Avatar, sparks, funny how I was thinking about the King Kong visit only the other day and there he is in all his glory :0)
Oh my Vivienne, I remember than night quite well, it was the first time I had ever met real true life Americans lol. They were so warm and friendly and they even had plenty of time to talk to us young scamps :0)If you were at the H&H until 1982 Marc you must have been living there when I had a memorable visit to the pub. My aunt and nan (originally from Birmingham) came over to visit us from the USA. It must have been about 1974. My aunt, my nan, my mum, and I all went for a drink in the H&H together before my aunt and nan went back to the States. My nan commented about how remarkable it was that, sitting around the table, were 4 generations of women of our family having a drink together. Well it was the one and only time it happened, but when anyone mentions the H&H I always go back to that memory.
You might remember my mum (Nora) who worked across the road at the Candy Stores junction of Tresham and Kingstanding Road.
I started a thread on Cranbourne Rd School so I'll see if I can find it. Might bring back more memories for you! Viv.
Meant to say three generations not 4! I'd expect my mum knew your mom and dad as she knew everyone around the shops etc at that point of Kingsatanding Road. She could usually be found chatting with shopkeepers, neighbours etc. We lived in Atlantic Road. Viv.