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Hooray! Here's a pub that is still going. However, I am guilty of not visiting for a pint myself for some time. By the time I have been in the street's Anchor and White Swan I have generally had enough to drink.
Adam and Eve - Bradford Street Bordesley [pic attached]
Though rebuilt early in the 20th century, there has been an Adam and Eve public house on the corner of Bradford Street and Warner Street for more than 200 years. The Adam and Eve was built in Over Meadow, a pocket of land on the Ravenhurst Estate owned by John Lowe. The earliest recorded licensee of The Adam and Eve is John Robbinson who was the landlord in 1797. He chose the sign of Adam and Eve. Today, this is a fairly rare pub name though it does have a relationship with drinking houses because the original sinners were incorporated into the coat-of-arms of the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers. Receiving its first Charter in 1605, the Company inspected all fruit and assessed any duty to be paid. Former clerk and machinist Edwin Arnett took over the licence of the Adam and Eve in 1871. He and his wife Caroline were the longest serving hosts. The Langley-based Showell's brewery acquired the lease in the late 19th century. They were taken over by Samuel Allsopp and Sons Ltd. who opted to modify and extend the Adam and Eve in 1921. Further alterations were carried out in 1928 and the image above captures the building shortly after completion. The pub was badly damaged during the war but was renovated. In 1990 Michael O'Neill of O'Neill's Alehouse in Curzon Street bought the freehold of the Adam and Eve and, along with his brother Peter, the fortunes of the pub soared and it developed a reputation as a live music venue.
Cheers
Kieron www.midlandspubs.co.uk
Adam and Eve - Bradford Street Bordesley [pic attached]
Though rebuilt early in the 20th century, there has been an Adam and Eve public house on the corner of Bradford Street and Warner Street for more than 200 years. The Adam and Eve was built in Over Meadow, a pocket of land on the Ravenhurst Estate owned by John Lowe. The earliest recorded licensee of The Adam and Eve is John Robbinson who was the landlord in 1797. He chose the sign of Adam and Eve. Today, this is a fairly rare pub name though it does have a relationship with drinking houses because the original sinners were incorporated into the coat-of-arms of the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers. Receiving its first Charter in 1605, the Company inspected all fruit and assessed any duty to be paid. Former clerk and machinist Edwin Arnett took over the licence of the Adam and Eve in 1871. He and his wife Caroline were the longest serving hosts. The Langley-based Showell's brewery acquired the lease in the late 19th century. They were taken over by Samuel Allsopp and Sons Ltd. who opted to modify and extend the Adam and Eve in 1921. Further alterations were carried out in 1928 and the image above captures the building shortly after completion. The pub was badly damaged during the war but was renovated. In 1990 Michael O'Neill of O'Neill's Alehouse in Curzon Street bought the freehold of the Adam and Eve and, along with his brother Peter, the fortunes of the pub soared and it developed a reputation as a live music venue.
Cheers
Kieron www.midlandspubs.co.uk
