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For those who patronised "The Goodies" I have uploaded a page for this inter-war pub. Lots of photographs with many of the rooms featured, along with the bowling green. I have provided details of the architect and sculptor etc. Plus, a mention of the day when the leader of the opposition did a...

Fancy a post-war butty? It is thought that this image dates from 1946 but I cannot quite make out the licensee plate to confirm this. It probably features the name of Sarah Hobson, licensee throughout the Second World War.

Fancy a pub quiz? Have a go at my quiz for 1958 which I put together for a friend born in that year. Don't look at the answers until the end and be honest, how many did you get? https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/pub-quiz/1958.htm

I cordially invite BHF members to browse my pub jukebox - plenty of old records discussed : https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/pub-jukebox/

I am including the entry for this pub as featured in Joseph McKenna's "Central Birmingham Pubs Volume 2." Misspelling two out of the three landlords mentioned is hardly a big deal but to completely miss the importance of this house is unforgivable. And all that time he had in the libary! For a...

Over the border in Smethwick but this firm had a little presence in Birmingham. Anyway, all you need to know is now at : https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/breweries/staffordshire/cheshires-brewery-limited.htm

At long last, the follow-up to the 2005 tome is due out on March 22nd. Poor Andy, he has had to keep updating the text as bulldozers removed buildings he had discussed. On several occasions I had to e-mail him to let him know that a building had vanished. Er, you may find me in the credits as I...

I am trying to compile a list of people included on my site to make it easier for browsers to find ancestors. I only include a name in this directory if I have typed something about the individual or have included a newspaper article. There are, of course, thousands of more names buried in the...

I was looking through a copy of Sketchley's trade directory published in 1767 [the earliest record of trades etc. in a directory] for Deritend. And then I thought I could type up a list that would be useful for others. I don't think this is available elsewhere as a listing. I have only got up to...

I have this lovely photograph but no location. I do not expect this thread to run as long as the epic St. Luke's Road bus thread but it will be interesting to see how it goes. Don't look up the bloke - just click on the photograph for some background on him ...

I acquired a 1905 photograph of police officers at Sparkhill Police Station and with the amazing help of Matt Pooler [he runs the Worcestershire Police History] website, he provided a full list of names. As I had a good pic I could zoom in on the collar numbers. Anyway, for those interested in...

I have picked this one out to help clear up some people's misunderstanding of the term beer house. Reading between the lines of some posts, some think that they were of low status, a rough hole with little repute. But here is a good example of a beer house that was well constructed, occupied a...

I have squeezed a poster into a page at : https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/birmingham/allison-street/ is there a theatre buff on the forum who knows about this place? The poster is 184 years-old which is nice.

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

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?

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

A hot topic this week and, in my humble opinion, about time. Over the years Birmingham has arguably been one of the worst places in which town planning has demonstrated little consideration for women's safety on the streets. There were always dark alleys but the underpasses created in the 1960s...

Where does one district end and another one begin. There are parish maps with boundaries clearly marked so it is easy to determine which parish a given street was in. However, take Brearley Street for example, where EXACTLY does it leave New Town and enter Hockley? This crops up in many streets...

I thought I would ask the question as the forum often comes up trumps .... "Does anybody know who the little girl is in this photograph?"

I am looking into this pub today so if anybody has any stories or memories that would be great.