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Duke of york ..hockley hill
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In 1911 Mr J E Rowbotham was the licensee of the Duke of York. He and his friends were seeking donations for "The Children's Fund" and asked customers "Please donate a penny in the nurses apron" I take this to mean the nurses apron on the doll behind Mr Rowbotham and not one of the regulars. Viv.
Hi There Phil;
Getting back to the old duke hockley; it was one of our nightly haunts my old pals of mine we would run the rounds
starting at the turf spring hill and work our way up the dudley road every pub on its route up to the windmill B A, the duke of wellington
old bricklayers arms the lee bridge taveren and back down to spring hill hitting them all the the coach and horses
down ickneild street the warstone the gate one before the bridge and one after it down to the wat and up the hill to the trees and the
Duke ; and the lord clifton ; and finish at the red lion .warstone lane , bag fish and chips at marys chipie
she had a fil mstar daughter and huge pictures of her glamour daughter all arond the shop and we would natter and stagger back up the monument rd passing the bulpitts ware house as we live next to it in kingedwards rd a stone throwfrom the libary
and we wqould se and hear old john prescott traing he used to train at the colledge arms as well ; where we would see him often
so we know he used to train there ; after boxing he openend a couple of betting shops around aston
and he had a steel stockist holding on victoria rd aston and it was opersite house house at 47 victoria rd so thats why i said he trainen up stairs
as not so many people knew that he would train a couple of nights aweek but not week ends ; Astonian;;
Getting back to the old duke hockley; it was one of our nightly haunts my old pals of mine we would run the rounds
starting at the turf spring hill and work our way up the dudley road every pub on its route up to the windmill B A, the duke of wellington
old bricklayers arms the lee bridge taveren and back down to spring hill hitting them all the the coach and horses
down ickneild street the warstone the gate one before the bridge and one after it down to the wat and up the hill to the trees and the
Duke ; and the lord clifton ; and finish at the red lion .warstone lane , bag fish and chips at marys chipie
she had a fil mstar daughter and huge pictures of her glamour daughter all arond the shop and we would natter and stagger back up the monument rd passing the bulpitts ware house as we live next to it in kingedwards rd a stone throwfrom the libary
and we wqould se and hear old john prescott traing he used to train at the colledge arms as well ; where we would see him often
so we know he used to train there ; after boxing he openend a couple of betting shops around aston
and he had a steel stockist holding on victoria rd aston and it was opersite house house at 47 victoria rd so thats why i said he trainen up stairs
as not so many people knew that he would train a couple of nights aweek but not week ends ; Astonian;;
brianthelion
master brummie
I’m struggling to convince people that there was a bowling green at the back of the pub. If you have any maps showing it that would be great. Also a general appeal for any more old photos of this lovely pub would be great.Here is another picture of it dated 1989
map showing bowling green at the back of the pub dated 1889 would have to double check as i think the old tree pub was demolished and the duke of york built on the same ground..somewhere i have an article saying that there was a bowling green behind the duke of york but i cant find it a the min...
lyn
brianthelion
master brummie
Thank you
brianthelion
master brummie
Thank you
hi lwoods and welcome from memory the last time i was in the duke of york was 1993..below is some info about its sad demise..lyn
Picture source: Steve Peck |
| The Duke Of York was situated on Hockley Hill. This was an M&B pub, and was a listed 19c Georgian building with a Victorian frontage. It had a fine Victorian interior, but the pub closed in the 1990s, and the interior was stolen in 1996. The building collapsed in a storm, November 2006. Delisted in 2007, the above photo shows the site of the pub. |
it means all the lovely original victorian bar sparks...it was a joy to behold...
lyn
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brianthelion
master brummie
Urban myth has it that the interior was stolen to order for an American client.hi lwoods and welcome from memory the last time i was in the duke of york was 1993..below is some info about its sad demise..lyn
The Duke Of York was situated on Hockley Hill. This was an M&B pub, and was a listed 19c Georgian building with a Victorian frontage. It had a fine Victorian interior, but the pub closed in the 1990s, and the interior was stolen in 1996. The building collapsed in a storm, November 2006. Delisted in 2007, the above photo shows the site of the pub.
A Sparks
master brummie
It wouldn't surprise me!
brianthelion
master brummie
The roof leaked badly for several years, as they do when the slates have been stolen and I wouldn’t be surprised if some load bearing walls were tampered with when the fittings were removed.
that seems a reasonable assumption brian..thanks
Godber
master brummie
Lwoods, I drank there very occasionally when I worked in a small jewellery manufacturers on Hylton Street from 85 to around 89. I would have drank there more often but the days were long, the work was tiring (piece work, I got paid for what I made so I worked flat out) and I had a long bus journey home. My lasting memory of the pub was that it had a nice interior with a very attractive bar, ornate wood I think. Unfortunately my memories of the place end there. There was a café further up the road, it was owned by a nice couple and I seem to recall the lady’s name was Diane, she had dark hair.
My late Dad ran this pub in the 80's, I spent first two years of my life living there. Would love to know if anyone frequented it around this time
Love all the photos, had never seen it before. Too young to remember.