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Lovely old pub!!

I thought I knew all the bikes from that era, but I have never seen or heard of them_- quite astonishing, thanks for posting .

nk you both very much Mike.

Thank you Janice, what era was it??

I read with interest, the son murdering the father, #1788, but no dates for in when did it happen, and what connection did have to the pub story??

I remember the Ariel, leader, and arrow, lines of them parked by the Bridge on the Bristol Road Selly oak, I actually drove a square four when quite young, and will never forget the experience, it was a heavy, lumbering, great machine, and took all my strength to hold it up when stopping at...

brilliant detective work!!

Great photo of a great place, from a wonderful time for me!!

I can't speak for Birmingham, but our water authority was brought out a few years ago, by a Spanish company, and since then our costs have quadrupled??

Like all of you, I am astonished, and greatly saddened, by this dreadful discharge of human effluent, into our rive systems, in the 21st Century?? Baffled, as to why when we are so electronic/computer, smart, we use a medieval, system of sewerage???

That's the very place, Richard!!

Our next door neighbour Mrs Thatcher, used to say of her daughter "Lilly", "Her's, a bugger, for er chips"!!

Yes, Tommo, "A face as long as livery Street", was a regular saying in our house!!

When a boy, on the morning tram, people would often, call "morning all", and shout "Tara a bit" when alighting, seems, funny now, But Brum was avery friendly place back in the 50's!!

Interesting waverlee, about Henry and Jim Cooper, I was always called "Brummie", most of my time, never first name!!

When we were young, and not that well off, The kardomha, was very posh, and in your Jacksons, Italian suite, and winkle pickers , lots of Brute, you certainly thought you were, ogling aside, it was a place for posh birds!!!!

poolpit, so sad!!!

So many of our great watering holes of the early 60's have disappeared now, it really is so sad, but with a dawn of new generations, who never looked at the pub as their local, and a home from home, to be expected. I remember when I started to drink, in around 1961, a pint of mild cost 10d, and...

The one we used, with our Nanny, was Lyons, corner house, facing the town hall, lovely cakes and ice cream.from the mid 50's to early 60's,!!

Cheers Richard , will try to find them!!