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The Scotch House - Whitehead Street
- Thread starter Ian FOFB
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I am at a bit of a loss with this picture. The only Scotch house I can find, was in bull st, and this was not on a corner. The only pubs I can find listed on Whitehead st , which are actually listed as high St and alma St, are the Crown & Cushion and The Vine. I can find no evidence that either were ever called anything else than those names. On the 1889 map below, it does look as if it says P.H. on the corner opposite the Vine, but I can find no mention in directories of a licensed premises being there.
The name on the road is not clear on the photograph, but is certainly ,,,,head St, and the first letter looks like a W or a V. Any suggestions
mike
The name on the road is not clear on the photograph, but is certainly ,,,,head St, and the first letter looks like a W or a V. Any suggestions
mike
johnnyharris
knowlegable brummie
hello ian the scotch house was on the next corner up from the barton arms goiing towards six ways long gone i'M affraid
Ray Barrett
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN R.I.P.
The Scotch House used to have a lot of Scots as customers.
As lads we would open the bar door and shout "Erin Go Bragh",then go up to the Royal Exchange on Six Ways (mainly Irish customers),open the bar door,and shout "Scotland the brave".And then watch the fun...we were, without doubt, horrible little boy's.
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As lads we would open the bar door and shout "Erin Go Bragh",then go up to the Royal Exchange on Six Ways (mainly Irish customers),open the bar door,and shout "Scotland the brave".And then watch the fun...we were, without doubt, horrible little boy's.
.sylviasayers
master brummie
The Scotch House was on the corner of High Street/Whitehead Street, Aston, almost opposite the pawn shop - was it Pawsons, the No.8 bus route crossed High street from Park Lane then along Whitehead Street. I walked past the Scotch House so many times on the way to Six Ways.
hi aston lad the caption say its whitehead road but you say its whitehouse road...can you confirm this for me please..im confused lol
lyn
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aston lad
master brummie
Sorry all.......my mistake....On my A to Z it looked like Whitehead Road, the printing is on the small size....also I wrote Whitehouse instead of Whitehead it could be an aged thing, but I have been thinking about a boys club that used to be in Whitehouse Road, I only went once or twice....not to sure if it was only for boys, it may have been an after school play centre which we used to have at Burlington Street school twice a week during the school term(s)......
tullsnooker
New Member
My dad's first pub with Ansells was the Scotch House. My brother was born there in 1956.
I, sadly have no recollection of the place. I was only 2.
Jim
I, sadly have no recollection of the place. I was only 2.
Jim
hi and welcome...at least you have a photo of the pub..sadly our pubs are going at the blink of an eye...
all the best
lyn
tullsnooker
New Member
Yes, thanks. I've never seen a picture of the place. It's a shame that it has gone!
Jim
Jim
www.midlandspubs.co.uk
Pub Historian
This photograph is most probably 1912. The pub's name changed about four years prior to this when Albert Butler was the licensee. By the time of this photograph he was running the Queen's Head at Erdington. The publican you see here is William George Baggott who previously kept the Woodman Inn on Duddeston Row.
thanks for that info kieron...be great if any descendants of william george baggott would come forward ..it really makes me weep at the loss of some lovely old pubs we had...chances are our dad went in this pub...mind you chances are he went in every pub around there
lyn
lyn
www.midlandspubs.co.uk
Pub Historian
Some names that may mean something to somebody : https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/birmingham/high-street-aston/scotch-house.htm
Hi everyone
I am one of William George Baggot’s Great Granchildren. He died before I was born, but I have fond memories of his wife Gertrude ‘Granny Baggott’ to me and my cousins. I knew he had The Woodman from the 1911 census when his daughter - my grandmother - was 8 years old, but I didn’t know about the Scotch House. Amazing to see the photo, I think the girl in the picture could be his daughter Ivy.
Harriet
I am one of William George Baggot’s Great Granchildren. He died before I was born, but I have fond memories of his wife Gertrude ‘Granny Baggott’ to me and my cousins. I knew he had The Woodman from the 1911 census when his daughter - my grandmother - was 8 years old, but I didn’t know about the Scotch House. Amazing to see the photo, I think the girl in the picture could be his daughter Ivy.
Harriet
www.midlandspubs.co.uk
Pub Historian
wow i was only saying in january how good it would be if a descendent of william baggot turned up and here you are....welcome onboard
lyn
No, not Joy, my Grandmother was definitely Ivy, and she was the only girl - but I just checked the 1911 census and it could be read as Joy if you didn’t know any different.
And I was astounded when I saw the comment that it would be good if a descendant turned up......... delighted to oblige!!
Harriet
And I was astounded when I saw the comment that it would be good if a descendant turned up......... delighted to oblige!!
Harriet
