Covroad
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A picture of Laurel and Hardy outside the Barton Arms 1954, with some locals.
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Barton's Arms High Street Aston
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Thank you. I consider myself reprimanded ! I have removed the offending posts. Viv
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It was not a reprimand and I certainly was not offended. My comment was tongue-in-cheek.
Mark Tooze
master brummie
In the early 1980s my old school St Georges Comprehensive performed an old style musical hall night in the upstairs function room at the Bartons Arms (I doubt a school could perform a show in a pub these days but.....).
Here are a few photos - I will post some more tonight:-
Here are a few photos - I will post some more tonight:-
Cookie55
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The Barton’s Arms has closed.???
yes reg..it was open on tues..see below thread
lyn
bartons arms closes
something a lot of us has dreaded...one of the finest victorian pubs in the country:( virtually a publess area now...
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Dionysius//88
master brummie
I was shocked when I read this in the morning paper today . I have a lot of fond memories of this pub from when I lived in the area . What I'd like to know is , The Red Pub Co from Tipton are holding the licence for this premises , are a company from the Black Country really that qualified to know the temperamennt of the Brummie's I doubt it .
I passed it a couple of times last night. The pub was in darkness, with no boards up at the windows. I hope the local police are keeping an eye on it, because it presently looks an easy target for the vandals, who appear to like nothing better than to destroy our old pubs and don't seem to care about what they are doing.
pjmburns
master brummie
Brum's most famous pub to reopen as owner says 'we're doing it for the fans'
The famous Bartons Arms, which once hosted Laurel and Hardy, is reopening
www.birminghammail.co.uk
the planned opening today cancelled due to flooding but it will be open next week so that is good news
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Re-opening of famous pub delayed as owners say 'sorry to inform'
Reopening of Birmingham's famous Bartons Arms put on hold as owners announce their 'regret'
They seem very keen to modernise it. Not too much I hope
www.birminghamworld.uk
Saved Victorian Birmingham pub owners spend £19k on new taps, pipes and drinks system
The Victorian pub closed in January but was saved by a local consortium over the summer
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It gets very busy on match days, so I guess the new taps will speed up the service and maximise takings, to help keep the pub going. Not so sure about having too many away fans in though. As has been said, the taps are not the issue. Keeping it open and retaining what makes it so important is.
absolutely john...its played a big part of my life as i was born in paddington st and its always been there standing proud when all around was being demolished
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Done some bar fitting in my time i suggested once when do out a old Vicky pub in Hull that it was possible to keep the old pumps and bases with the new taps working behind and below matched to the beer on the pumps got shot down over that idea
Are the privacy boards still above the bar in there ? They were there in the 1970s. Hopefully they're kept too. You don't see many of those in pubs anymore.
yes i know mike...just cant see the boards being removed but i will pop in next time i am passing unless someone can tell us before that
Mr. Walsh was the teacher with the moustache. I liked him although I heard a few tales about him after I left.
A nice video below showing the Barton's as it was in 2011. I have also had it confirmed by a friend that the privacy boards are still in place, following the modernisation and re-opening.
Villan1971DartmouthHigh
Brummie babby
My dad Malcolm Stevens (he is 81 years old now) used to be a singer & compared what they called the 'Free & Easy' nights back in the day (more commonly known as 'Open Mic' nights these days) probably 35-40 years ago? I vaguely remember one occasion when Sally James (TISWAS) Sue Pollard (Hi-de-Hi) and David Soul (Starsky & Hutch) were there? I'm not sure if they were possibly filming TV show? Can anybody else remember this or even better remember my dad the singer/compare? He sang in pubs/clubs all over Birmingham for probably 30+ years with various bands.