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    St Philips RC boys home, Edgbaston

    Dear Humph.... I attended the Oratory junior and seniors.. and i left there in 1960 to start work.. in junior school i was in a mrs ellis class and i remember a boy called jonathan who had a brother.called humphrey.... we then were in the same class again a welsh teacher called mr bobbett.. it...
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    Lea Tavern, Lea Village

    *it looks like old photo of The Lad in the Lane.....!!!!
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    Aston, Lozells & Witton Photos Reposted thanks to Ray Griffiths...

    Hi there... you are correct the pub was THE GOLDEN CROSS.. it was Never Aston cross pub..but because it was at aston cross people automatically called it that..and yes it did become ORieleys when a guy named warwick took it over and kim was the landlady..
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    Aston, Lozells & Witton Photos Reposted thanks to Ray Griffiths...

    Hi just seen this post... the pub was called The Golden Cross....not Aston Cross....
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    Frederick Road, Aston before 1960

    Hi Laraine.. i have just seen this post from all those years ago...what years did you or your mother live in 105 frederick rd.. please let me know..and you say your mother was born there .what year was that.. i know people from there..
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    Mount Street Nechells

    James..I'm so sorry but I have just seen your post about your mother passing away.. please accept my apologies and also my condolences...
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    Mount Street Nechells

    Hi James.. did your mother go to the ORATORY SCHOOL as my sister knew a girl by that name...
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    Great Hampton Row

    Hi stitcher was your in law called Danny Mooney....father of Steve... I also was the licensee when it changed from the Minerva to the Great Hampton...
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    Great Hampton Row

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    Great Hampton Street Old Inns Pubs

    That's cor Hi there..yes your correct.. I was the licensee in 1999... of the Great Hampton Pub..it was called The Minerva Vaults originally..and yes it was still an original building.. its still standing..but no longer trading as a pub..im certain it was a listed building.....
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    Newtown Palace Cinema

    Hi Phil.. I cannot see the pictures you put on here of the Newtown Row area...
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    Cross Guns pub and The Marquis Of Lorne

    Sorry it's the pub on corner of Cecil st and new town row.ASTON..
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    Balsall Heath.

    Hello there .. could you please tell me where Trippas bakery was....
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    Duke of Wellington Aston

    Hi Parker I hope this is what your looking for.. my brothers and friends used to drink in there.. I'm sure the early 70s..
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    Ladywood In The 1870s

    Roger H ... I see your post is many years ago..but I have only just seen it... so in case you never got to the bottom of your question ..here is what I know.. I was brought up in Great Tindal St Ladywood.. now it started from top end Monument rd all the way.down it crossed over Ledsam st and...
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    Brunswick Club, 464 Moseley Road

    Hi.. could you please tell me where the BRUNSWICK CLUB was... nearest place to it..or the address..please...
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    Brunswick Club, 464 Moseley Road

    Hi Phil.. could you please tell me where exactly was the BRUNSWICK CLUB in Moseley.. l know it's gone Phil.. but what's even built on its site..or maybe you have the old address as in the road number.. you have posted some real good posts about it in the past.. so thats what i would be...
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    The Cuckoo. Ladywood

    112 Icknield square was a pub called The Ivy Tavern.. there was a pub on the corner of ICKNIELD SQUARE and where it meets FREETH ST..
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    The Cuckoo. Ladywood

    Sorry stitcher..another family I knew also lived in the square name of McCandless.. Dorothy was my friend ..but the whole.family emigrated to Long beach I think in California America..
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