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Grosvenor Rd

chocks2

chocks2

master brummie
Some time in the dark distant past my mother worked in a pub in Grosvenor Rd (the pub backed onto Lovers Walk). Anyone tell me the name of the pub and can anyone provide a photo.
 
hichocks2
what kind of decade are we talking about
can you roughly say what years you mean
best wishes astonian ;;;
 
chocks2

I think the pub may have been the Grosvenor Arms PH. I'll have a look for a photo.

Phil
 
I am almost sure it was the Grosvenor Arms. My cousin got me my first illicit 1/2 pint bitter from in there ( I waited outside) when I was about 16. We were on our way to the Villa to watch a 1/4 final match (Villa wasn't playing seem to rememer Sheffield (U or W?) v ? so would have been about 1967.
 
According to Kelly's the Grosvenor Arms was the only public house in Grosvenor Rd in the 1950's . As of yet I am still unable to find a photo.

Phil
 
hi phil
nice one phil was the last one of the dates you could find
there should have been one or two before that date
i was hoping to get back early on this one but i had to take some-one some - some-where tonight but yes as well it was the grosever arms
as i only livrd along the rd and i worked in j,v murcotts
aluminum die casters on grovener rd across the way we would get or two
down our necks before we started the afternoon shift
do your best phil i am sure you will come up trumps
you have always done so with the goodies
best wishes astonian ;;;
 
Hi Astonian.
I've checked with my mom and she tells me she worked there about 1963 to 1965. With your memory,you may well remember her. Her name is Rita and she worked the lunchtime session with an old gay barman that everyone called Cecil.
 
The pub in question WAS the Grosvener Arms, my Dads local in the 1950s run by Jimmy Leach, ex Villa player, if you bought him a drink he would show you his FA cup medal he won in the 1920s, a rather tatty pub I think it had a blue brick covered yard at the back leading to Lovers Walk by Aston Station but popular for all that, we lived in nearby Queens Road at the time Eric
 
hi cookie
oh yes you are quite right it was a very scruffy appearance pub
from the outside but a cosy feel inside with good ale and a lovely
welcoming from a lovely welcoming barmaid of our rita whom made you at
ease and you could talk to her about any think
yes thats right choc your mom was a lovely lady all the guys from
J.V,Murcotts liked her and every body played cecie up
He was a nice friendly guy good for a laugh
best wishes ro you all asronian ;;;;;;;
 
I used to use the grosnenor pub in grosvenor road about 45 years ago. I went out with the gaffers daughter for some time,cannot remember her name now. I remember freddie maycock, georgie a scotch lad ,another called brian whos knickname was land burger because he was chunky.other named i remember was kenny pontain,who lived in pump street.there were a family called bonners who used it also
regards reg morris
 
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