GARDENERS ARMS, 58 BROWNING STREET, LADYWOOD

[Welshnwobbly]

MY paternal great great grandfather William Gibbs was a publican at 58 Browning Street, Ladywood, Birmingham, in 1911 Census and his son Herbert was a barman. The pub was the Gardeners Arms. I am wondering if number 58 actually was a pub and my ancestors lived above it? I'd be interested in any photos or memories of Browning Street.

Birmingham 1911 pub history census summary - Ladywood

Birmingham 1911 pub history census summary - Ladywood

pubhistory.co.uk

 

[Phil]

In the 1911 Trade Directory no 58 was listed as William Cook beer retailer.

 

[Welshnwobbly]

Thanks Phil,
In the Census, it is the residence of my ancestors.
Was William Cook the brewery?

 

[mikejee]

Then 1912 Kellys, which would probably refer to 1911 lists William Henry Gibbs as the landlord of the Board Vaults, Bell St & 56 Worcester St. the pub in red on the c1889 map looks quite large, and would have expected the landlord to have lived above it

 

[Welshnwobbly]

Dear Mike,
Thanks very much for this. That helps a lot.
I didn't know his middle name was Henry. Oddly, none of his prodigy was given either William or Henry as a name.
What is 1912 Kellys?
So he was the landlord of the Board Vaults?
I have him as landlord of the Gardeners Arms at 58 Browning St, Ladywood.
Bell St and Worcester Street - does that mean he had two pubs and was landlord of both?

 

[mikejee]

Kellys is the name of a series of directories that covered Birmingham (and other parts of the country) up till the 1970s