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Re Barr Beacon, the Aldridge History website says this.... The name Barr Beacon was first referred to as such in documents of the 17th century, although the name Barr is almost certainly derived from the Celtic “barra”, meaning summit. Early antiquarians thought this to be a centre for Druidic...

Druid's Well is mentioned as a possibility as per Google.

According to a Google search, there is no direct evidence of significant druidic presence in Warwickshire during the Roman period but there are several locations with potential ties.. Evidence of Possible Druidic Sites: Holy Wells: Many holy wells, such as Druid's Well in Sutton Coldfield and...

That was Hirons Nursery Gardens wasn't it, went in there a few times as my parents used to buy plants for the garden from them.

Very interesting! I see that one of their premises was at 54 Soho Road, that is now the Sikh Gurdwara building and was formerly a Polish club for those men who stayed in the UK after WW2 I remember my Dad telling me?

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There's a thread in our buses section about the first lady driver in Birmingham ... BCT's First Lady. It doesn't say the year but I know the first lady driver in London was in 1974. There were of course some lady drivers during the war.

Is that the Edgbaston Wellington Road they mean as a suggestion, not the Handsworth/Perry Barr one? More likely I guess.

Ah thanks...yes, I think we are probably right!

Not the same building, this photograph by William Dargue was the Mackadown pub I remember ( now demolished, a Lidl now occupies the space)...

Thanks, not heard that word before!

I wonder if it was actually the Mackadown pub the band played at? I know bands played there in the mid/late 60s as I went there a couple of times.

Sounds great! No, I like subtitles, always rather see films with them than the dubbed versions. I like Jackie Chan too and also Jet Li. Going off topic a bit now but I've seen the Shaolin Monks performing at theatres in London twice - amazing!

Yes, that was very sad. The films might seem a bit corny but he was an amazing athlete. Interesting life too, he was also a good dancer and was a Cha Cha champion back in Hong Kong when he was younger!

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Happy Birthday! Hope you're enjoying the day :) Thanks so much for all the great information you post on the Forum!

Yes, I would definitely visit if I was still in the area, apparently they have one of the world's largest collections of Ruskin pottery as well as other things!

After reading the article I've just looked up Wednesbury Museum, I must admit I didn't know there was one! Quite impressive architecture... Photo by Jamie Cowling.

Photographs of the Black Country by Tom Hicks.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c367706k350o

I think this is it... From here.. https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/warwickshire/birmingham_b6_gunmakersarms.html