Eric Gibson
master brummie
Maybe had a water pump on the other side.?
At Court 2, St Jame's Place, a man with a camera suddenly appeared, chalked the address, and took a photo as they looked at him. People in the next court watched over the wall as did a women on the right. A close look (2nd pic) shows the upper windows of the nearest houses covered by mesh. It could be to stop bricks thrown at the windows or for some reason we'll never know. That large pillar of wood in the near wall looks odd, what could it have been ?
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Mesh over window.
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I think the pub on Erdington High Street was (is) The Roebuck.
Yes the Pub was the Roebuck! The Billiards I believe was above the shops, but much smaller than the one at Witton.
What was the name of the pub on the corner of Chuch Road/Street/Lane opposite the Carlton Ballroom. We always limbered up in there before going down to the Palace for the Saturday Night dance, before we discovered the Carlton more bop less formal and you were allowed closer contact in the slower dances.The pub in the High Street was the Roebuck and was demolished. The New Roebuck was built a little further up the High Street I think because when I was walking down Barnabas Road the new one seemed to be opposite me. The old one wouldn't have been.