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The hiberion

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Astonian

gone but not forgotten
Hi
as anybody ever used the hibberion pub on pershore rd
selly park its used to have alot of irish music bands there
but it all flagged off it got packed at week ends with all these students puffing a joint , and a glass a cider for the whole night the students have seen alot of pubs off around the city over the years first one was the old grey hound hollow head ,
then the sack of pototoes then the old barrel organ then the pear tree then the hibberion persore rd now selly park is the students quarters[ studunts ] just like china town ln the
b,ham city ,to the chinese quarter ,the hibberion as had more managers there than i have had dinners ,i remember afew years ago that one manager could,nt aford to pay his electric bills through the lack of trade and the m,eb inspector caught him with the needle in the meoter to stop the electric clocking up
he was sacked and this was reported in the evening mail as well its ashame because it was a crackingpub and still could be with some-one with abit of flare ,
best wishes astonian ,;;;
 
There will be a lot more old pubs closing down, they charge far more for a drink than it costs to drink at home, you can't drink and drive now, and money is going to get really tight people won't be able to afford to go out for the night. Sad but we must accept that the need for pubs has decreased greatly over the last decade, those that don't offer something for a specialist market will soon be gone.
Pub landlords may be good at getting trade from other pubs, but the trade just isn't there these days.
 
Lloyd,
Can I be just a bit pedantic and say I don't agree that people don't need pubs any more.
Traditionally pubs were a bit like churches and chapels, giving people the opportunity to meet and join in their enjoyment of the good things in life - definitely an important asset to the community.
As I see it, today there aren't enough pubs offering what people need. They are controlled by greedy people who employ dumbos to try to do what they are told, without being paid a fair rate for the job.
Fortunately there are still exceptions, and even in the present unhappy scene we can see talent shining through the murk. From my distant observation, Brum is lucky to have more decent pubs than many other places.
I won't quote examples, but it would need more than two hands to count the good boozers still left in Brum. I can't say that for where I live now.
Peter
 
Peter

I agree with you a 100%, pubs were more than a just place where you went for a drink. They were community centres before the term was first used. Perhaps this is why so many old pubs are now used for this purpose.

If they were just drinking dens, how come so many non drinkers used them.

I agree that out there. many good pubs still exist among those that have managed to survive being either legislated or taxed out of existence.

Phil
 
I don't want to be picky, but it's The Hibernian.

If memory serves, I think The Dubliners performed there once upon a time.

Big Gee
 
Astonian, I well remember the Greyhound. Still at school, it was a cheap night out and the cider blew my young head off! Do I remember it having sawdust on the floor out the back bar?
 
Astonian

I also remember using the Greyhound it would be around 63-64. We used to go down there for a laugh when we were kids. The trouble is it was always so packed, mostly with student types drinking half of rough and blackcurrant (what an awful concoction).

The Greyhound was the first and last time I tried one of those grilled sandwiches that they used to make in those little grill machines behind the bar.

I can't ever remember using the Hibernian, thats not to say I never did. There are lots of pubs I don't remember using.

Phil
 

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Phil, thanks for the pic of the Greyhound. Brings back loads of memories. Ashamed to say it was a couple in there before going down to the nurses home at the QE to find out the best parties.;) If nothing doing, back to the Greyhound.:(
 
davidfowler said:
Phil, thanks for the pic of the Greyhound. Brings back loads of memories. Ashamed to say it was a couple in there before going down to the nurses home at the QE to find out the best parties.;) If nothing doing, back to the Greyhound.:(
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Have a look at the Dan Pawson and his Artesian Hall Stompers thread for more memories of The Greyhound - the very mention of that place makes my head ache with a cider hangover....never touch the stuff now.

Big Gee
 
brummie nick said:
You're right, and before that it was called 'The Dogpool'
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It was even called The Elizabethan Days once...but always known as The Dogpool in the area. Anyone remember the gaffer there in the 70's...he had all the football rosettes around the bar from the grounds he visited along with the Aston Villa scarves and pendants...a real nice chap he was and the missus.
 
Yes i remember the Asians that took over for a while.
Dominos, table/bar football, darts and pool teams there in the 70's. I think the gaffer was Pat Mills and his wife Lynne if my memory serves me correctly.
 
Hard to believe it is over 3 years since Astonian started this thread but just to say the Dogpool/Hibernian is still open but now called "The New Dogpool Hotel". Went past it last Saturday but didn't call in.
 
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