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  1. mrdazzler

    albion street

    That building was Vics cafe,apparently years ago you could get a drink there (not just tea & coffee!). The building was in such a state that it started to fall down before it was demolished
  2. mrdazzler

    The Mill House Turves Green

    Well another one bites the dust,the roofless Old Mill was demolished on friday (3/12/10). We will have to turn an old pub into a museum soon as at this rate there will not be any left so future generations will know what pubs & pub culture was!
  3. mrdazzler

    The Mill House Turves Green

    Hi Dek, unfortunatly its true, having laid empty for quite a long time it appears that the Co-op is turning it into a supermarket, even though they have 2 other stores very close by in Turves Green and West Heath, the local councillor Reg Corns has opposed the drinks license but knowing the big...
  4. mrdazzler

    The Great Stone Inn Northfield.

    I used the Stone regularly in the late 70's/early 80's although it had a reputation as a biker pub back then, we never had so many good times as we had there,Micky Hamilton (?) was the landlord.
  5. mrdazzler

    the mountaineer

    It was off the Brandwood Road in Kings Heath possibly on Dawberry Field Road.
  6. mrdazzler

    Parisian Club Cannon Street

    There was a couple of them who just like the Bee Gees were brothers.I think one of their names was Len(the brummie version not the pop stars:))
  7. mrdazzler

    The Hampton - Great Hampton Row

    Wasn't that the Minerva Vaults?
  8. mrdazzler

    Hostaria Wine Bar

    It did seem to have long enterance and as i remember we seemed to drink outside a lot.
  9. mrdazzler

    Hostaria Wine Bar

    We used to go to the Hosteria in about 1979,there was a load of us just left school so we were 17 & 18 yr olds,drinking cheap german white wines,happy days! (or daze!)
  10. mrdazzler

    Birmingham Municipal Bank

    Are the metal money boxes worth anything as my dad has just found their old one when he was clearing out his loft? Also does anyone know where they can be opened nowdays? Many thanks
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