The Woodman Tavern Duddeston Row New Canal St

[mikejee]

Viv
I've come across that quite often. At first I thought it was because the pub was closing down, but later often found evidence that it was still there a few years later. So in the end I decided that often the brewing equipment was personally owned by the licensee

 

[Vivienne14]

That’s what I thought too Mike, that maybe the pub was closing in the 1860s. But that explains it thanks. Viv.

 

[mikejee]

Further proof. After emptying the place of the previous licensee's possessions, it is up for sale "with a steady trade" on 1st June

 

[Kat7272]

Some great info, thank you. Nice pics especially night pic Mikejee.

 

[HattieJT]

Hi everyone,
Please can I ask, are The Woodman and the Curzon Street Station due to be demolished for HS2?
Harriet

 

[mikejee]

Neither are set to be demolished.

 

[Edifi]

Used to walk past the pub in1982-84 when I worked for the PO on Parcels at Curzon St

 

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I will have to put the Woodman on my list of priority jobs as I did a lot of groundwork on Duddeston Row and have plenty of information on the Carriers' Arms, Golden Horse, Thatched House, Unicorn and, of course, the Woodman. I have the building plans for the latter, the old inn signs, plenty of pics etc. The attached image is from February 2006 when there was little decent beer to be had in the place.

 

[HattieJT]

Delighted The Woodman will survive HS2. I was so glad to discover that the place my grandmother lived as a child had actually survived, given the rest of the street didn’t. Thank you to everyone for the photos and other info - real finds for my family history research. Hope I might go there one day.
Harriet

 

[Oldun]

Mr Jim Gilnagh.

 

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I am thinking about doing a bit of Duddeston Row. It is, however, one of the streets for which I have very few images. Anyway to clear up a few things I have seen on the thread here is a map I have prepared for my page. It is based on a 1945 map though I should stress that by this point the only pub trading out of this collection was the Woodman Inn. For example, the Golden Horse closed in 1935 and the Thatched House Tavern ceased to be a pub in 1906.

 

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Setting the scene for a piece on Duddeston Row, I have started with the church demolished after WW2. Click on the photograph for more info ...

Saint Bartholomew's Church near Duddeston Row

Photograph of Saint Bartholomew's Church near Duddeston Row in Birmingham

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Here is a close-up pic that I doubt if anybody has seen .. until now! I put a few notes to this - just click on the photo. Can a bus enthusiast confirm if that is a Bundy clock next to the horse trough?

Saint Bartholomew's Square and Duddeston Row Birmingham

Photograph of a Horse Trough at Saint Bartholomew's Square and Duddeston Row in Birmingham

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Well, I have made a start with the Golden Horse which can be traced back to 1797 so is probably the oldest of the Duddeston Row taverns ....

History of the Golden Horse on Duddeston Row Birmingham

History and Information on the Golden Horse on Duddeston Row in Birmingham in Warwickshire

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Well, I have made a start with the Golden Horse which can be traced back to 1797 so is probably the oldest of the Duddeston Row taverns ....

History of the Golden Horse on Duddeston Row Birmingham

History and Information on the Golden Horse on Duddeston Row in Birmingham in Warwickshire

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Does anybody know for sure where Chapel Yard was? There is an older listing for a Golden Horse at Chapel Yard - could be Saint Bartholomew?? If this is the case it would not be the building of 1797.

 

[MWS]

There are a number of mentions of 'chapel yard' associated with various churches - St Bartholomew's, St Mary's, St Paul's, St Mark's - in 1820s newspapers. So was it just a generic name for a yard of a chapel/church?

Most of the articles do seem to be about St Bartolomew's though.

 

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There are a number of mentions of 'chapel yard' associated with various churches - St Bartholomew's, St Mary's, St Paul's, St Mark's - in 1820s newspapers. So was it just a generic name for a yard of a chapel/church?

Most of the articles do seem to be about St Bartolomew's though.

Thanks MWS, I have done what I can within the text added for the Golden Horse ...

History of the Golden Horse on Duddeston Row Birmingham

History and Information on the Golden Horse on Duddeston Row in Birmingham in Warwickshire

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Working in some sort of chronological order, I have uploaded some early information on the Unicorn Inn, another early tavern on Duddeston Row. A new kid on the block, the Woodman Inn, was still some way off .....

History of the Thatched House Tavern on Duddeston Row Birmingham

History and Information on the Thatched House Tavern on Duddeston Row in Birmingham in Warwickshire

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[Frothblower]

A painting of the Woodman painted for me by our brilliant member Eric Cook.

 

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Happy New Year to all BHF members.

I was going to flit from one pub to another on Duddeston Row and make it a chronological thingybob but I was only confusing myself. Consequently, I have so far concentrated on the Thatched House Tavern on the corner of Fox Street. For those interested, and for what I believe is a complete list of 19th century licensees, here is the link ...

History of the Thatched House Tavern on Duddeston Row Birmingham

History and Information on the Thatched House Tavern on Duddeston Row in Birmingham in Warwickshire

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