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Aston Tavern, Aston Hall Road

Hi Lyn, I expect it's been put away safely until a decision has been made. They had a really nice book with photos of the restoration in it including a picture of the stone so I'm sure it will be on show soon. Our waitress was only young so they may not have discussed it with her.
(off topic - To Millenium Point now, might try to sneak a look at what they've done with the lighting emporium while we're there.)
 
Pedrocut said:
I am presuming that the Tavern was once known as the Aston Cross Tavern? Here is an entry in the Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham 1885...

Aston Cross Tavern was opened as a licensed house and tea gardens in 1775, the first landlord, Mr Barron, dying in 1792, his widow keeping it until her death in 1817. Of late years it has been a favourite resort of all classes of athletes, though from being so closely built to it has lost much of the attraction which drew our grandfathers to its shady arbours when on country pleasure bent. The park wall extended to the corner of and along the side of Park Lane, opposite the tavern.

If it was not it is still an interesting piece! All the best Peter
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Have you any idea what the name of John Barron's widow was?
 
I have done a few paintings of the Aston Tavern both historic and modern. It as rather sad memories for me, it was one of my late Dad's 'locals' and he died of a heart attack on leaving the pub in the 60's (he liked a drink, he smoked and he was over weight). I remember visiting it myself when I lived in Queens Road round the corner in the 40,s, particularly when Pat Collins Onion Fair was there in the Autumn. Pedrocut it was actually in Aston hall Road adjoining Witton Lane next door to my doctors (a lovely Georgian building) and Aston Church. Eric
 
Hi All, my grandparents Shirley and John Hare were the publicans in 1970/71 and my nan has so many ghost stories from the tavern, I know they do lots of ghost hunts at Aston Hall now, but does anyone have any stories of the ghosts in the pub?
 
Hello Shirley,
My parents Brian and Margaret Hawthorn ran the pub in the 70s & 80s. My then teenage sister reckons she saw a ghost of a woman pick a bottle of beer of the shelves clear as day in an empty upstairs bar, and she still sticks by this tale at 56.
The current owner has posted a list of all ex licencees on the pub web site. You may have seen this.
 
jack1 said:
i used to live just down the road from the aston tavern as a lad the old black and white houses the brewery over the road atkinsons then changed to m & b i remember mr mrs foster were the publicians when i was in aston
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Hi there..i have only just saw your post..and I also lived on Aston hall rd. I lived right next door to Props service station the little grey haired lady run it...what number did you live in..stay stay safe and alert God bless
 
Bushbaby said:
Hi there..i have only just saw your post..and I also lived on Aston hall rd. I lived right next door to Props service station the little grey haired lady run it...what number did you live in..stay stay safe and alert God bless
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Hello from this 79 yr old
My mum and dad had the sweet and tobacco shop opposite the Churchyard and Dr. Freeman's lovely house. Mrs Warman the Vicars wife lived on the worner of Vicarage Road and we used to go to parties on the lawn for all the children. Loved the Onion Fair but had my Scooter pinched from back garden. Could climb over fence from bomb site behind us. Mrs Foster at the Tavern supplied our Christmas Dinner and one day I bought a chick from Lewises Pet shop at the top of the store. of course it grew quite large and went missing,=. My mum told me it had gone to live somewhere else but I rather think we had it for Christmas Dinner!! Two of my uncles used to drive the trams. Good old days even more so now!
 
Aston Tavern
We held our wedding reception here in 1966, although it was only a short walk from the church our driver insisted we went by car. He took us to Aston Cross and back to allow our guests to walk the short distance to the Tavern. Happy memories. We will pop in on our next visit to Brum. I do recall it was the hottest sunniest August day for years and was followed that night by a sever thunderstorm.
 
mike, that white building was my Doctors (Dr Morgan) in the 1950's long since gone, the wall on the right was the boundary wall around the Vicarage also long since gone. Aston church was immediately left of the white building and the church boundary wall is behind the bloke sitting Eric
 
AstonTavernLad said:
Hello Shirley,
My parents Brian and Margaret Hawthorn ran the pub in the 70s & 80s. My then teenage sister reckons she saw a ghost of a woman pick a bottle of beer of the shelves clear as day in an empty upstairs bar, and she still sticks by this tale at 56.
The current owner has posted a list of all ex licencees on the pub web site. You may have seen this.
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would love to see pictures of your parents too see if they look like how i remember they did!
 
The recent episode of BBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" featuring Rose Ayling-Ellis contains a section relating to the Aston Tavern .... one of her ancestors is Agnes Chilton who owned the pub in the early 1900s. It shows a couple of great photos taken in the pub garden .... a group shot showing the wedding party for Agnes Chilton's second marriage (to Mr Harris), and a group shot of the bowls team.

www.bbc.co.uk

Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 21: 4. Rose Ayling-Ellis

Actor, presenter and deaf rights campaigner Rose Ayling-Ellis goes in search of her family history. She encounters a pub landlady and hunts for a rumoured Italian connection.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
 
Walsallie said:
Hello from this 79 yr old
My mum and dad had the sweet and tobacco shop opposite the Churchyard and Dr. Freeman's lovely house. Mrs Warman the Vicars wife lived on the worner of Vicarage Road and we used to go to parties on the lawn for all the children. Loved the Onion Fair but had my Scooter pinched from back garden. Could climb over fence from bomb site behind us. Mrs Foster at the Tavern supplied our Christmas Dinner and one day I bought a chick from Lewises Pet shop at the top of the store. of course it grew quite large and went missing,=. My mum told me it had gone to live somewhere else but I rather think we had it for Christmas Dinner!! Two of my uncles used to drive the trams. Good old days even more so now!
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how lovely that you lived around there where the area was so nice and what lovely memories you have...hang onto them

lyn
 
Astoness said:
View attachment 84587View attachment 84590View attachment 84589View attachment 84588yes el the king edward is being demolished and the landlord is moving to the aston tavern where it will be renovovated and extended out at the side and loads of space out back for gardens.....i was down there today talking to some workmen who allowed me to take photos of the back of the pub..its in quite a state now but it should be great when its finished...unless you get close up you wouldnt notice the laid stone that says that there has been a pub on that site since the 1561..few pics from today..scaffolding goes up today at the front of the pub..

lyn
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Lyn your post 25 back in 2013 is interesting as the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society undertook a survey on behalf of BM City Council at the real of the Tavern in 2013, will give a few details tomorrow.
 
The details of the dig can be found on the Birmingham Collections site highlighted by Mark. Search Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society 2013. Here are a few points from the Abstract…

I A rectangular area within the former beer garden excavated.
2 Two medieval ditches recorded on E side. Pottery dated from 13th and early 14th centuries.
3 Crossing centre a medieval stone wall. Interpreted as boundary wall of properties fronting onto former village street. Pottery dated 15/16C.
4 A probable tree bowl may be evidence of the use of the plot as an orchard during this period.

The survival of remains associated with medieval Aston is significant and contributes to a growing body of evidence relating to settlement in the vicinity of Birmingham. Of the former medieval villages and hamlets within Birmingham, only King's Norton and Minworth Greaves have previously been investigated by archaeological excavation.
 
hi pedro just read your last 2 posts...this is great info from you as i did not know that an archaeological dig was done at the back of the pub..i will now got to the birmingham collections site and see if i can locate the report..thank you..

just as an aside that stone plaque (see my post 26) that used to be on the outside of the pub was promised to be put back..having spoken to someone who has been in the pub they could find no evidence of this either inside or outside ..guess it could be inside and maybe was not spotted..

lyn
 
thanks pedro i had found it..no idea how but i did...just going to read the report..lyn

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