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I wondered where those "ornate iron gates were removed by conservationists" and did a quick search and found another thread, that provided the answer (thank you posters) titled:
Market Hall gates (Smithfield Market, Birmingham)
from which, I copied the press cutting below (provided by...
"The White Swan Victoria and Whitehead Road" is mentioned in #5 from 2006, (see my previous post above) and this is The White Swan, Victoria Road, Aston:
If you do a search @ the top right, you will find a previous thread from 2006 titled:
any pictures of the white swan aston?
Post #5 on there, from our late postie refers to The White Swan, Whitehead Road.
I didn't attend the school, but I played Rugby against them several times in the early 70s for Perry Common. I always remember the games to have been very hard fought and close between us. CH had two brothers with silver hair (I think, it's been a long time ;) ) They were big lads and one of...