Off licences Outdoors

[mw0njm.]

that copper funnel they used to fill the bottles was handy.

 

[mikejee]

Phil
I think you are right. Certainly the Justice house is listed as a PH under David Callanin in 1940, and similarly in 1943 under his wife Emily after David died in 1941 (where M&B sent a wreath). She continued it as a PH till at least 1958, but by the 1961 edition of Kellys it was just a beer retailer. The New St Aston one is not clear. Up till 1921 the address was a fried fish dealer , but in the c1923 Kellys is a beer retailer. The large frontage could have been a fried fish shop, or possibly there was a rebuild, as building looks newer than surrounding ones

 

[Vivienne14]

Despite Bournville being ‘dry’ there was an outdoor on, I think, Beaumont Road. We used to get rough sherry and wine from there. You took a bottle and got it filled up. This was in the 1970s. Viv.

 

[jmadone]

Jmadone

I think Ansells had their fair share of separate outdoors, if you look at my five images above you will see that two out of the five are Ansells.

You're probably right Phil but growing up in the 50s and 60s it seemed to me that the only ones I came across were mostly M & B and went under the name of "Good Cheer Cellars" . There was also a few called "My Cellar" which may have belonged to Ansells.

 

[mikejee]

Viv
I remember hearing about that off licence. I wondered whether it was actually on BVT land, or possibly just outside it, so they had no control.

 

[Radiorails]

The good thing about 'outdoors' (jug and bottle in the South West) was youngster could go in and but a bottle of lemonade and a bag of crisps. (Smiths of course - one type only with salt ) This was useful when the shops were shut in the evenings.
Off Licences were, as far as I recall a shop which sold bottled beers, wines and spirits. Post WW2 they opened at 6pm.
Christmas time we see queues waiting for them to open. Presumably some products - probably wines and spirits - were in short supply at the time.
I remember queuing at one on the Stratford Road near the Robin Hood island (city bound carriageway). This was probably 1946 or 47.

 

[Vivienne14]

Another Ansell’s one. Looks almost like a pub. But I expect the opening hours were shorter. Viv.

 

[Grea]

Despite Bournville being ‘dry’ there was an outdoor on, I think, Beaumont Road. We used to get rough sherry and wine from there. You took a bottle and got it filled up. This was in the 1970s. Viv.

Didn’t that part of Beaumont Rd come under Cotteridge.

 

[mw0njm.]

my sister used to own a pub. so i took my body there to be filled

 

[Phil]

Despite Bournville being ‘dry’ there was an outdoor on, I think, Beaumont Road. We used to get rough sherry and wine from there. You took a bottle and got it filled up. This was in the 1970s. Viv.

Not that I ever went there, but hasn't Cadburys Social club always had a licensed bar?

 

[mikejee]

No Phil. Cannot remember the date it changed, but I think in the 1970s. Paul Cadbury was very much against it, being a very strict Friend. He had retired ( I think in around 1965), but still visited the Cadbury archive, which was in the building opposite the main entrance next to the Bournville club, in order to consult papers concerning family matters and trusts he was involved in. After the licence was granted, on leaving the archives he would cross the road rather than walk straight past the club and walk past on the other side of the road, deliberately not looking at the club. I was told this by Frank Stanley, who was in charge of patents and information services, which included the archives

 

[Williamstreeter]

I remember Mrs Neal or Neil had an Off Licence in Stoke St for a time that closed and she opened another one in Granville St. Only used the one in Stoke St a couple of times fetching beer for a woman that lived in Stoke St, but I fetched beer regularly from The Glassmakers Arms outdoor in Granville St, the gaffer was named Jack he used to give me a Whirligig chocolate bar while I was waiting for the two pint bottle to be filled .

 

[oldbrit]

There was one top of Moat Lane and Harvey Rd in Yardley that I understand is still there Been there for many years

 

[Phil]

Five outdoors / off sales from around the Nechells area starting with 1. at the junction of Henry Street and Heneage Street, 2. in Francis Street, 3. the Junction Stores on Long Acre, 4. on Cromwell Street and last 5. on Schofield Street.

 

[Astoness]

thanks phil..my rellies most likely used the one on the corner of heneage and henry streets

lyn

 

[Lemonella]

Five outdoors / off sales from around the Nechells area starting with 1. at the junction of Henry Street and Heneage Street, 2. in Francis Street, 3. the Junction Stores on Long Acre, 4. on Cromwell Street and last 5. on Schofield Street.

Do you have a photo of the outdoor in Duddeston Mill Road?

 

[knobbydave]

There was a 'My Cellar' on the corner of Dogpool Lane and the Pershore Road which if I recall correctly was Ansells

'The Highbury' pub had an outdoor facing Dogpool Lane - behind the boarded up white door in the photo