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College Arms

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dennis

master brummie
Does anyone remember the time that the chap serving in the outdoor got fatally shot? This guy wanted one of the Beer label's off the Pump,
When he was refused he went home,got his gun,came back to the pub and killed the poor man.
It is now a Mc Donald's
 
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When did this happen?
I lived not far from there & my sister now lives in the flats behind Mcdonalds.
 
Hi Dennis I remember that the story was that the Barman was having an affair with his wife.

It was said that he shot him through the door while he was closing up and for years people would point out where the hole had been filled in.
It was that door on the Left

At the moment I can't find anything on the Web only this which could be of interest:)

https://www.expressandstar.co.uk/millennium/1900/1950-1975/main.html
Hang on Vikki you will know soon, knowing the good folk on the best Forum in the UK:D
 
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I remember being asked about the man running past our house on College Rd in the mid 50s and someone being shot. I had seen a man running past but did not know him
 
I used to have friends not far from the College Arms - the Green family. They had a daughter called Chrissie. I never heard of the shooting but have got to say I'm sorry that the old College Arms has gone now.:(
 
My Aunty and Uncle lived in Finchley Road and so we walked by the College Arms many many times on the way to her house. At least it's still standing.
Never went inside it when it was a pub.
 
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