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It is nice that they've attempted to reflect the industrial heritage in the design but to me it looks like someone designed a stadium...

The cover has rather changed since the original in 1949:

Photo of Cluedo inventor Anthony Pratt courtesy of Getty Images

We often had an evening at the Old Crown after work in 1982, 1983 and 1984 Lyn, we also went to a do upstairs around then. We had a meal...

thanks john i thought the 80s because i went in the little crown and cushion on the other side of the road a few times in the early 90s...

Some history, back to the beginning. Their first official ground - now under Willmore Road. Source: British Newspaper Archive

The store had its own challenges during WW1. Staff shortages meant they had to adapt. And a fire did considerable damage to the ground...

I think it was demolished sometime in the mid or late 80s Lyn and was replaced by the dreadful new build Crown & Cushion, that then...

You worked virtually on top of the original/early Aston Villa ground (beneath today's Willmore Road) then Pete ! Source: British...

The 1930s new Old C&C seems to have got off to a good start. Lots of events were being held in 1938 and 1939. But the start of WW2 in...

yes you are correct sparks the little one on the opposite side of the road was called the new crown and cushion...it is very confusing...

This illustrates how state of the art and well designed new Old C&C building was from its air conditioning and temperature controlled...

It is a comfort to read these wonderful tributes; thank you so very much for posting them. Chris was my only real uncle and also my...

Some photographs taken back then (1-Corporation Street, 2-Needless Alley, 3-Holloway Circus, 4-New Street, 5-Gas Street Basin, 6- Gas...

Raymond Teasy Weasy had a salon in New Street next to the Odeane cinema