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Another suspicious fire. Call me cynical

They have the air of the peaky blinders in this one. All they are missing is their peaky hats

One of Joseph and his 2 Brothers probably around the time of the pub. Joseph in the middle

Before I found out about this knowledgeable forum, I put the photo on the Facebook group "Memories of Birmingham". I did not even know the name of the pub at that time, so i hoped by posting it someone was able to identity it. There was a nice response and I was able to determine it was the...

It's truly meant, mate. Without people like you, history would be lost. This pub is important because it served as a hub for people who did not have much going on in their lives to celebrate. A place of fun, laughter, and probably the occasional brawl for over 150 years, until its unceremonious...

Definitely!

Incredible!!

You are so right Lyn, a real treat is a massive understatement!!!!

Hey Kieron!! I am humbled by the amount of effort you have put into this!! Thank you so much. I have listened to the podcast and read the transcript. You have done Nan Cath and Grandad Joseph real credit here, and I will share the information with my wider family, who feel a lot of love for...

What a great evocative photo

Thank you so much, Kieron. There was talk of other pubs that they ran, and in particular, the Fox at Walmley. Is it possible to trace whether they had any other pubs with your databases?

That's great, very observant.

Happy New Year Brummies!

To give my recent post some context, I post a very early picture of my Nan Cath (The lady in the doorway of the Villa Tavern), and a photo not long before her passing in 1994. In this photo, i think it is a nice symbol that she had a bar! When growing up, this little bar was always a fixture!

Thanks for all your research. I may take a trip into Birmingham Library. I already went to my local (Ward End) Library and found some excellent literature on local history. It has really given me a taste for Birmingam history as a whole, and have recently read the biography of Birmingham...

Nan Cath, in the 60's. My Mom posted this yesterday to commemorate her Birthday. A very proud and elegant lady

My full name is Stephen and My younger brother is Carl Willis. The credit belongs to the whole family I guess, though who took the photo, no one knows! Loving the colour painting Eric by the way! Very festive with the site snow as well. Wouldn't go amiss on any Dickensian Christmas Card!

Yes this seems to be a dead link for me too

By the way, if you look at this image from one of your other threads, it is marked 1933. If you notice in the window, it has the white letters I and L missing from Billiard. But if you look at the one with my Nan in it, it has the B I L L missing. So Nan's photo would have to be after 1933...

Hi Keiron, Haha @fb, no problem. I have spoken with my brother and we are more than happy for you to use the pic, and to contribute to this very worthwhile knowledge bank! When I search the Villa Tavern, there only 2 images that keep coming up. This one has a human touch we would feel is a...