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PUBS OF MY CHILDHOOD
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master brummie
Hi astonian,
i remember going to the monkey house on a sunday dinner time IN THE EARLY 60'S
for a good laugh and good banter & a few pints of cider,
but i rember it being in cato st & sumerset st, i have looked up
kellys dir 1940 & found the pub to be no 49 duddeston hall inn,
terry
i remember going to the monkey house on a sunday dinner time IN THE EARLY 60'S
for a good laugh and good banter & a few pints of cider,
but i rember it being in cato st & sumerset st, i have looked up
kellys dir 1940 & found the pub to be no 49 duddeston hall inn,
terry
T
Tancred
Guest
Here we go......
Jolly Fitter - Longbridge
Thurlston
Cofton
Laughing Cavalier
Woodman (Holloway Head)
Filibuster (nr St Chads)
Matador (.........Bullring of course)
White Lion (Bristol St)
Glassmakers (Holliday St) - Grandads pub
Man on/in the Moon
The Peacock (Forhill nr Kings Norton)
Old Hare and Hounds - Rednal
The Chalet - Rednal
The Cabin (next to Lewis's)
The Camp Inn - Kings Norton
Bulls Head - KN
Navigation - KN
Irish Centre (back in 1971 they had a colour TV and on Thursdays we went to watch Star Trek)
Jolly Fitter - Longbridge
Thurlston
Cofton
Laughing Cavalier
Woodman (Holloway Head)
Filibuster (nr St Chads)
Matador (.........Bullring of course)
White Lion (Bristol St)
Glassmakers (Holliday St) - Grandads pub
Man on/in the Moon
The Peacock (Forhill nr Kings Norton)
Old Hare and Hounds - Rednal
The Chalet - Rednal
The Cabin (next to Lewis's)
The Camp Inn - Kings Norton
Bulls Head - KN
Navigation - KN
Irish Centre (back in 1971 they had a colour TV and on Thursdays we went to watch Star Trek)
suemalings
master brummie
When myself and brother were children we used to "collect" pub names!
We used to go to Rhyl for holidays on a Midland Red Coach and would write down all the pub names we passed. The on the way home we would try and sit in the same seats and get the names on the other side of the road. Have no idea what we did with the lists but it kept us amused on a 5 hour journey from Digbeth to Rhyl.
We used to go to Rhyl for holidays on a Midland Red Coach and would write down all the pub names we passed. The on the way home we would try and sit in the same seats and get the names on the other side of the road. Have no idea what we did with the lists but it kept us amused on a 5 hour journey from Digbeth to Rhyl.
miss muffett
proper brummie kid
Re;pubs of my childhood
We used to live in Medlicott Road ,Sparkbrook when I was much younger(!) and most Saturday summer evenings, my parents,my 2 brothers
and myself would wander up to the Cherry Arbour pub on the Warwick Rd ,Greet.We would settle ourselves at a
table in the beer garden there.
mom would have made a pack of cheese and onion sandwiches ,which us kids ate with'' the glass of pop that had to last us!''
and dad would go off and play darts,sometimes leting us have a go.
I also know that sometimes after work,dad would nip into the Antelope on the Stratford Rd.
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We used to live in Medlicott Road ,Sparkbrook when I was much younger(!) and most Saturday summer evenings, my parents,my 2 brothers
and myself would wander up to the Cherry Arbour pub on the Warwick Rd ,Greet.We would settle ourselves at a
table in the beer garden there.
mom would have made a pack of cheese and onion sandwiches ,which us kids ate with'' the glass of pop that had to last us!''
and dad would go off and play darts,sometimes leting us have a go.
I also know that sometimes after work,dad would nip into the Antelope on the Stratford Rd.
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paul stacey
master brummie
hi all
the pubs I remember from my ill spent youth:
The Raven. Weoley Castle
The Castle. weoley castle
The Stonehouse. weoley castle
The Hen&Chickens. wolverhampton road
The Swan. Yardly
The Crooked House Kinver? I think
The Duke of York. Harborne
The Bear . Bearwood
The Rowley RAG. Rowley Regis
The Ivy. Edgbaston.
Some others I cannot remember now 50 yrs on.
Great memories though.
paul
the pubs I remember from my ill spent youth:
The Raven. Weoley Castle
The Castle. weoley castle
The Stonehouse. weoley castle
The Hen&Chickens. wolverhampton road
The Swan. Yardly
The Crooked House Kinver? I think
The Duke of York. Harborne
The Bear . Bearwood
The Rowley RAG. Rowley Regis
The Ivy. Edgbaston.
Some others I cannot remember now 50 yrs on.
Great memories though.
paul
angela burley
master brummie
Postie,do you know Denis Mcgauley from Fentham Road,Hampton in Arden he used to drink in the Engine every day,he owned the Butchers up to about 15 years ago.He is a family friend.Angela
HI PUB CRAWLERS
Do any of you recall the fireman pub on lodge rd hocley or the hydraulic
the hydo; across the rd from scribonas bakery or the fireman just down from the bakery
it always had the old joe anna playing and the people used to sit out side on stools as it was choc a block inside
packed every night of the week they even brought there kids it was a very good family pub
and it was more or less across the rd from a factory called charles harris bake light moulders
hockley was thriving with pubs and the old blak eagle was in walking distants along with the devonshire arms
one wa .the trees the other way [ key hill ] where old johny precott done his training up stairs
and old pat roach occasionaly in the devonshire and and occasionionaly ronnie iomme black sabbath there as well
if he was ,t there with the lad they would be in the old smiths arms
the fireman was the smallest pub of he lot
hve a nice day every ody best wishes Astonian ;;;;
Do any of you recall the fireman pub on lodge rd hocley or the hydraulic
the hydo; across the rd from scribonas bakery or the fireman just down from the bakery
it always had the old joe anna playing and the people used to sit out side on stools as it was choc a block inside
packed every night of the week they even brought there kids it was a very good family pub
and it was more or less across the rd from a factory called charles harris bake light moulders
hockley was thriving with pubs and the old blak eagle was in walking distants along with the devonshire arms
one wa .the trees the other way [ key hill ] where old johny precott done his training up stairs
and old pat roach occasionaly in the devonshire and and occasionionaly ronnie iomme black sabbath there as well
if he was ,t there with the lad they would be in the old smiths arms
the fireman was the smallest pub of he lot
hve a nice day every ody best wishes Astonian ;;;;
paul stacey
master brummie
What years did you drink in the 2Stonehouse, and Cali".
paul
paul
Lived in Weoley Castle from 5yrs to 18yrs As kids we often sat outside the Stonehouse while my dad was inside same with the California.. mostly Sudays before lunch. for my sins drank in both with my friends on occasions but that was over 40yrs ago early 70's late sixtys
paul stacey
master brummie
Had my first pint of mild in the Stonehouse in 61, Cali about 62, but got an older mate to buy it, also drank in the Castle and Raven, The Cock in Bartley Green, The Oak, The Bournville, ect.
paul
paul
HI PAUL ;
we used to drink inthe cock inn ourselves years ago ;my mates and my self ; we traveled from aston ;most nights
up to those oubs the main one was the cock inn; so last week i took my son up there and only to find they have changed the name of the pub ;
and its had a new make over inside and out ;
It was about three years back if my memory serves me correctly that the cock inn kitchens was closed down ;as it was reported in the birmingham mail
news paper that it was closed down owing to rat infestation ;so i reconon thats why as and when they had a good make over and remoderenise
thats why they changed the name ; does any body know when the name changed over ;
best wishes astonian;
we used to drink inthe cock inn ourselves years ago ;my mates and my self ; we traveled from aston ;most nights
up to those oubs the main one was the cock inn; so last week i took my son up there and only to find they have changed the name of the pub ;
and its had a new make over inside and out ;
It was about three years back if my memory serves me correctly that the cock inn kitchens was closed down ;as it was reported in the birmingham mail
news paper that it was closed down owing to rat infestation ;so i reconon thats why as and when they had a good make over and remoderenise
thats why they changed the name ; does any body know when the name changed over ;
best wishes astonian;
paul stacey
master brummie
Hi Alan, when very young I would play in the Cock Inn's garden, with the friend who lived in the prefabs, across the road from the pub, I cam't remember but I think the road was called "Jiggins Lane", then later like you would come over from Weoley Castle at the week end for a pint, happy new year alan.
paul
paul
Hi Rosie..sad to hear that the Londonderry was demolished.. but I suppose inevitable at the moment. It was always busy or rather heaving at night time. My mothers family come from Smethick so on family get together they all use to meet up there. I thought it was because my Uncle had moved that he now uses the Red Cow.. I have more memories of this pub as a kid than any other probably beacuse we had such a great time and a long walk back to my grandads house..all the cousins runing in and out of bushes playing hide and seek and being topped up every now and again with a bottle of pop a bag of crisps and a wagon wheel...amazing how large the wagon wheels use to be isn't?
