paul stacey
master brummie
my earlier quote should read "Wacaden Milk", spell cheque must have altered it!!
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Birmingham's Working Horses
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paul stacey
master brummie
# 210, " just pop into the yard and saddle up your new nag". Wow, what a size!!
This is an AI image thats been doing the rounds for a while now.
I generated this one a few weeks ago so we do need to take care of what we are posting
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Richard Dye
master brummie
We sure do! While I can appreciate the technology, I am fearful of what irresponsible people will do.
Bob Davis
Bob Davis
The bus is an old friend of ours, now apparently at Harborne garage. This time we know where it is. Did we ever solve the previous problem
Bob
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
Little and large.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the current record holder for the tallest horse is Priefert’s Radar, a Belgian gelding standing 19.3-1/2 hands (that’s 6′7-1/2″ or just over 2.01m) and weighing 2400 pounds. Radar was born in 1998 in Iowa, and now resides on the Priefert Ranch in Mount Pleasant
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the current record holder for the tallest horse is Priefert’s Radar, a Belgian gelding standing 19.3-1/2 hands (that’s 6′7-1/2″ or just over 2.01m) and weighing 2400 pounds. Radar was born in 1998 in Iowa, and now resides on the Priefert Ranch in Mount Pleasant
Radiorails
master brummie
This is New Street, see Birmingham buses thread for full details - Post 1550.
Richard Dye
master brummie
Pedro, about what year might that photo be from?
paul stacey
master brummie
I wonder what years, the original building was a Court House ???
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
This may help from the The story of Ty-phoo and the Birmingham tea industry
“A decision was made on the 21 July 1784 at a Towns Meeting held in the Public Office, Dale End, that the Old Cross, which was in a ruinous state, was to be pulled down. All the furniture belonging to the Commissioners of the Courd of Requests was sold by auction on 13 August 1784, and the Court moved into new premises - an old tea warehouse at 28 High Street. They evidently only occupied part of the building, for Pye's 1797 Birmingham Directory shows Mansell still operating his tea warehouse at that address. A century later the premises were known as The Old Court Tea Warehouses.”
“A decision was made on the 21 July 1784 at a Towns Meeting held in the Public Office, Dale End, that the Old Cross, which was in a ruinous state, was to be pulled down. All the furniture belonging to the Commissioners of the Courd of Requests was sold by auction on 13 August 1784, and the Court moved into new premises - an old tea warehouse at 28 High Street. They evidently only occupied part of the building, for Pye's 1797 Birmingham Directory shows Mansell still operating his tea warehouse at that address. A century later the premises were known as The Old Court Tea Warehouses.”
The Wharf was on Yardley road, It is now called Richardson FC & son LTD, Aggregate supplier.
Well done Jolly!
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Richard Dye
master brummie
Well done Jolly! The comment about “the little grey haired woman” I thought was a little insensitive. I guess that was the writing style in those days.
And she was only 62 Ruchard !!
Richard Dye
master brummie
Exactly, that was the insensitive part I thought! They grey haired part just added character
paul stacey
master brummie
Folk didn't live so long in those days, and so the idea of age was totally different to today, also people looked much older than today's, of a similar age. Back on topic, when a boy, horses were so much more prevalent, and most households had bread , milk delivered by them, also some commercial deliveries were also using horses well into the mid fifties in Birmingham. Mr Shaughnessy, would give us young kids 2d, to go collect the droppings in a bucket for him, early 50's!!!
Richard Dye
master brummie
I also remember milk being delivered by Co-op horse drawn wagon, must be late ‘50s.
paul stacey
master brummie
Yes Richard, mine was "Wacoden", and Skibbens Bread, they were real characters, with a summer hats and winter hats, we kids loved them !!
Richard Dye
master brummie
And all of those great names/brands from our past! Who knew that all to soon they would be gone.
NOTSHARP
master brummie
Having Horse Traders going back many generations in Birmingham, I had to buy this book.
Inside the first page is this photograph and caption.
I would be most surprised if my Grandfather, and Great Grandfather, were not there, on that day.
1878, George Ellis, Horse Dealer.
Many thanks to Bryan Holden for producing this fine piece of Brum's history.
Steve.
Inside the first page is this photograph and caption.
I would be most surprised if my Grandfather, and Great Grandfather, were not there, on that day.
1878, George Ellis, Horse Dealer.
Many thanks to Bryan Holden for producing this fine piece of Brum's history.
Steve.
A Sparks
master brummie
Same here - our milk man's horse was called Plum.
The old Brum Corporation used to sell the horse droppings from their horses,back in the day and it brought a fair bit of money in .
I 'm looking for info/pics about any horses based at the council's old Sheepcote st Depot now known as Roundhouse., in Ladywood . If any one has any ., i would love to see them .
Really loving the postings on this site and the great old pics .
A group of Birmingham Fire Brigade horses. Was this Lingard Street ?
