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Bell and Malt Shovel Inn Bournbrook Hotel Kerby Pools Bournbrook Grounds
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Viv
It was still the Brournbrook Hotel in the 1960s & 70s, before the disease of name-changing infected pubs
A good aeriel view looking along Dawlish Road in the 1960s. The plaque on the wall on the houses to the left reads "Kerby's Pool Villas, 1888" Who was Kerby ?
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davealebon
New Member
worked here when it was called the Bournbrook, wondered if anyone had photos of the inside when there was a bistro inside to the left
Steviepeas
proper brummie kid
I have to admit I was the designer who with a contractor, converted the Bournbrook to the Old Varsity Tavern, back in the '80's, good times, sadly I didn't own it or I would be living it up on the French Riviera now.
The Bell and Malt Shovel Inn existed from at least 1808. Reference to the Inn over time changed from its full title to simply the Malt Shovel Inn. In 1877 it's name was changed to the Bournbrook Hotel.
In the 1830s, James Kerby owned land that included the Inn and it was developed into a pleasure garden with three pools offering boating and fishing. Hence the name Kerby's (Kirbys) Pools. That, along with Kerbys Tea and Pleasure Gardens, became popular entertainment venues. The Inn was extended and partially rebuilt in 1877, and was renamed the Bournbrook Hotel
Source: British Newspaper Archive
In the 1830s, James Kerby owned land that included the Inn and it was developed into a pleasure garden with three pools offering boating and fishing. Hence the name Kerby's (Kirbys) Pools. That, along with Kerbys Tea and Pleasure Gardens, became popular entertainment venues. The Inn was extended and partially rebuilt in 1877, and was renamed the Bournbrook Hotel
Source: British Newspaper Archive
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This must be the 1877 building at #561 Bristol Road.
Yes, changed yet again, in more recent times. Started as the Bell and Malt Shovel, then the Malt Shovel, then the Bournbrook Hotel, then the Old Varsity Tavern and then the Goose at the OVT (Old Varsity Tavern)
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Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
Revisiting Janice’s 1880s OS Map in post 6, and looking to what may have been industrial use before Kerby’s pleasure grounds were developed. Kerby gets a mention at the Bell and Shovel in 1822.
On the map we can see that Bourn Brook is split in two, from the weirs W and E of the grounds. This may have contributed to what was known as Forge Pool and Bournbrook Mill. Archaeological evidence has suggested that a mill of sorts could have existed in the vicinity from 500 or 600 years ago.
After the disappearance of the Grounds the area reverts back to industrial use with the Ariel Cycle/Motor Co.
On the map we can see that Bourn Brook is split in two, from the weirs W and E of the grounds. This may have contributed to what was known as Forge Pool and Bournbrook Mill. Archaeological evidence has suggested that a mill of sorts could have existed in the vicinity from 500 or 600 years ago.
After the disappearance of the Grounds the area reverts back to industrial use with the Ariel Cycle/Motor Co.
Rabster
proper brummie kid
Why was this pub called the Goose at OVT - what is the Goose connection please?
BrummieGeoff
Sparkhill Lad
British History Online provides this info on Kirby's Pools ....
BOURNBROOK MILLS. Bournbrook Mill and its pool lay on the south of the Bourn Brook above the Bristol Road. It was built as a blade mill by Henry Cambden the elder, a knife cutler, on part of Gower's Farm in 1707. Cambden mortgaged the premises to Alice Lloyd in 1720, and in 1727, after Cambden's death, Alice Lloyd assigned the mortgage to Henry Carver, brassfounder. (fn. 429) The building was called a 'mill or forge' in 1816 when it was occupied by Heeley & Co., gunmakers, (fn. 430) a forge in 1839, when held by James Kirby, (fn. 431) and a rolling mill in 1863 when occupied by Noah Fellows, an ironfounder and metal roller. (fn. 432) Arthur Holden, paint manufacturer, held Bournbrook Mill in 1873; the former mill pool, known as Kirby's Pools, was then used for boating. (fn. 433) The premises were occupied from 1880 to 1900 by Frederick Spurrier and in 1908 by Henry and Frederick Spurrier, metal rollers. The pool had then been filled in and industrial buildings erected on the site. (fn. 434)
BOURNBROOK MILLS. Bournbrook Mill and its pool lay on the south of the Bourn Brook above the Bristol Road. It was built as a blade mill by Henry Cambden the elder, a knife cutler, on part of Gower's Farm in 1707. Cambden mortgaged the premises to Alice Lloyd in 1720, and in 1727, after Cambden's death, Alice Lloyd assigned the mortgage to Henry Carver, brassfounder. (fn. 429) The building was called a 'mill or forge' in 1816 when it was occupied by Heeley & Co., gunmakers, (fn. 430) a forge in 1839, when held by James Kirby, (fn. 431) and a rolling mill in 1863 when occupied by Noah Fellows, an ironfounder and metal roller. (fn. 432) Arthur Holden, paint manufacturer, held Bournbrook Mill in 1873; the former mill pool, known as Kirby's Pools, was then used for boating. (fn. 433) The premises were occupied from 1880 to 1900 by Frederick Spurrier and in 1908 by Henry and Frederick Spurrier, metal rollers. The pool had then been filled in and industrial buildings erected on the site. (fn. 434)