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Going back to the original theme of "writing it down," I was rather flattered last week on a South African blog ..... "Without people like him, these stories will be lost forever and I salute him for this! In years to come people will understand it, value it and talk about it. Why? Because he...

See : https://www.webarchive.org.uk/en/ukwa/info/nominate if you would like your site preserved [British Library]

When trawling newspapers, I like a juicy story about a pub and this one has a real jewel in that the publican was involved in an audacious robbery. https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/birmingham/adderley-street/bricklayers-arms.htm

This is the Marine Tavern in Mary Street.

Recently when out cycling I felt the need for a sugar hit so nipped into a garage for a flapjack. I walked up to the counter in the shop fully clad in cycling gear, still wearing helmet etc. The woman said: "any fuel?" as if I looked like a motorist! I replied "yes, this flapjack is my fuel."...

When I was at school I had a part-time job filling up cars at a petrol station. Shortly afterwards people got duped to pay more and fill it themselves!

I have added a little bit on this pub at : https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/birmingham/adderley-street/adderley-arms-inn.htm It was destroyed in the war - has anybody got a photograph they are willing to share?

High turnover of licensees has always been prevalent in the licensed trade. Even today there is a rule-of-thumb that tenants will last for nine years. That is three years to get the place running as they would like it, three years to enjoy it, and three years to grow tired of it. In 19th...

No, but I am not adverse to a bit of old vinyl, pizzas and craft beer :)

Amended site address : https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/birmingham/adderley-street/waggon-and-horses.htm

I have uploaded some information on the White Swan at : https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/birmingham/bradford-street/white-swan.htm

I have been scribbling some history on the White Swan. This morning I was preparing some images from photographs I took in 2008. Here is a preview of one ....

Yes Mike. I do not know the full story of Nigel Barker but he has been involved in Birmingham pubs for decades. He was manager of the Barton's Arms many moons ago. He then kept pubs in the Bloxwich area before spearheading a real ale revival in the city centre by running The Wellington on...

Lots of pics at : https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/gallery/victorian-city-pub-white-swan-21337790

This lovely old building is re-opening in a fortnight : https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/revealed-shocking-state-gorgeous-old-19575227

Thanks, I have a pic of the pub but South Road is seemingly poorly documented - visually at least!

If anybody has any old photographs or stories of South Road that they are willing to share it would be appreciated. I wanted to put something together for a former resident who was brought up in this locale after being born during WW2. Her family name was Gore.

BTW Edith Houghton, wife of Arthur, later moved to Rugby where she kept the Royal Oak and Red Lion, most of her life running pubs.

It is possible that the name on the token was the abbreviated name by which Arthur William Houghton was known - he was a son and publican of the Crown Inn during the Edwardian period.

I was tucked up by 10.30 - cycled to Worcester at 9am to look at the elephants and Covid installation in the Cathedral, meandered back on bike calling at the Fox Inn at Monkwood Green, the New Inn at Sinton Green and the Fruiterer's Arms at Uphampton. Wobbled home, cooked dinner and watched the...