Fighting Cocks Moseley

[Mike Fisher]

Can you give me a date for the old black and white photo that I believe to be of Moseley Village but it don't look like that today as the Fighting Cocks is there now.

 

[Phil]

Hi Mike

I have the same photo dated 1920, I'm not about to swear that is the right date as I have learnt to accept that not all information with old photos is always right. I think it is a little older than that.

 

[Phil]

Mike

The date has to be earlier than stated on my photo because the replacement Fighting Cocks shown in your second photo was built c1900.

 

[Mike Fisher]

could be can't find a date for the replacement online !!!!

 

[mhemery]

Here,s a view from a different angle, but same era. maybe someone can date it from the police man's uniform.

 

[Phil]

could be can't find a date for the replacement online !!!!

Mike

I think you will find that the date of the 2nd Fighting Cocks that was built to replace the original one was in fact 1889. Here is a photo of the original public house and a drawing of the one that replaced it, which was also moved a little I would imagine to allow the old one to continue trading whilst the replacement was built. This makes your photo prior to 1889.

 

[Mike Fisher]

Thanks for that, so that dates any photo showing the tower is post 1889. Very useful

 

[ellbrown]

Victorian Buildings of Birmingham says it was built in 1899. While the Grade II listing says 1903.



The pub in post #5 is The Bulls Head - seen here with the now closed Barclay's Bank

 

[mhemery]

The pub in post #5 is The Bulls Head - seen here with the now closed Barclay's Bank (Quote)

I did mean the view of moseley from a different angle. does anyone know what the wood and glass structure is at the side of the road, all the best Michael.

 

[Mike Fisher]

They appear to be some sort of waiting room ? for Hansom Cabs, they are all over the place.

 

[mhemery]

They appear to be some sort of waiting room ? for Hansom Cabs, they are all over the place.

Thanks for that Mike, don't think i've seen photo of one before.

 

[mikejee]

The little hut was a shelter for cabmen. This has come up on the forum before, but some time ago before the hacking. Below is an etching of the inside of a shelter of this type, though in this case I think in London

 

[mhemery]

Thanks for that.