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Stitcher
Guest
I can't be the only one who remembers the Cuckoo, real name 'The Standard' on the corner of Freeth St and Icknield Square in Ladywood. Having said that,:shocked: it was a bit of a backwater and was only a local, because there was never any passing trade. I used it in the late fifties and early sixties. All I knew about the landlord was that his name was Ray. Most of the customers were alright but I remember there were some strange people in there. I was born and raised in the shadow of the Gospel Oak so you can imagine my surprise when B,ham City Housing allocated my wife, me and three kids a back house with a shared outside toilet and a brewhouse.