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Icknield Street
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Banjo
master brummie
Hi Phil, that has made my day!! Thank you so much.
Never mind the apple charlottes, what about Wimbush's individual trifles?
Whom told you it was Aston, must been on there tablets on another tree , that is Ickneild street take it from a local native grew up therejust up from springhill in kinedwards road by the old dance hall the palli i went to ickneild street school as well and had a punch up out side that cafe one night my friend and myself over my best mates girl friend there was a mob of them the cafe was called the volcano
A right old dump of a place the gather shot up with one of the local member of the local yobs they thought they was gangsters
Little toss pots and our old friend mossy will also agree ,its the volano when it opened it up could name names here but i will not as it would not be correct of me to do so yes the laudry was there the mint pub on the corner of hingestion street and the public toilets across the road from carver street and warstone lane just around the corner of the cafe a couple of doors there was an old garage belong to the end of the cafe and kathy kirby or ann kirby opened it up as a rag yard was not there that long they moved up to there brothers yard the kirby brothers yard a big yard an ex builders yard from wakelins the one time builers of ladywood and thats where they stayed and operated from albert timmy and stan and the girls all stayed and ran that yard and we lived across the road facing there yard and my mother used to make them tea and run acros with pots of tea they was a great bunch of lads and even the family was a great family decent people but there was one brother whom lived in kinedwards road at that time and he was in kingedwards road before the brothers moved there but they had a grudge agaist him for reasons i will not publicise i think it was stan the boxer out of them years ago
so yes that is ickneild street hockley best wishes Alan,,,
A right old dump of a place the gather shot up with one of the local member of the local yobs they thought they was gangsters
Little toss pots and our old friend mossy will also agree ,its the volano when it opened it up could name names here but i will not as it would not be correct of me to do so yes the laudry was there the mint pub on the corner of hingestion street and the public toilets across the road from carver street and warstone lane just around the corner of the cafe a couple of doors there was an old garage belong to the end of the cafe and kathy kirby or ann kirby opened it up as a rag yard was not there that long they moved up to there brothers yard the kirby brothers yard a big yard an ex builders yard from wakelins the one time builers of ladywood and thats where they stayed and operated from albert timmy and stan and the girls all stayed and ran that yard and we lived across the road facing there yard and my mother used to make them tea and run acros with pots of tea they was a great bunch of lads and even the family was a great family decent people but there was one brother whom lived in kinedwards road at that time and he was in kingedwards road before the brothers moved there but they had a grudge agaist him for reasons i will not publicise i think it was stan the boxer out of them years ago
so yes that is ickneild street hockley best wishes Alan,,,
Radiorails
master brummie
I believe it is the same photograph: that in post 361, by Phil, has been cropped.
Brookfields Lad
master brummie
I've zoomed in and split Banjo's original pic.
New Spring st, the line drawn is in front of my old house.
I think Allans shop later became Gay's Toyshop.
Great pic looking down Icknield st.
Many memories.
New Spring st, the line drawn is in front of my old house.
I think Allans shop later became Gay's Toyshop.
Great pic looking down Icknield st.
Many memories.
www.midlandspubs.co.uk
Pub Historian
Did you know that this was a pub?
do you mean the rimini cafe kieron??if so then no i didnt know it used to be a pub...cant say as any of our members know this either least i cant recall anyone mentioning it..what was it called and when did it cease trading...very interesting...trust me to go in a pub after it had closed lol
lyn
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www.midlandspubs.co.uk
Pub Historian
Hi Lyn, trust me, I am still plodding on with the Villa Tavern and a former publican has led me to Icknield Street. Not this pub mind you. The cafe was once the Ivy Tavern, one of the street's lesser-known boozers. Many years later when it was a lingerie and corset shop, it still had Ivy House on a sign between the first and second-floor windows.
www.midlandspubs.co.uk
Pub Historian
No, not as a pub. Most of my pics seem to be the same as stuff on this thread, though I do have plates of some which afford good detail as you know. So, yes, you now have to go on another mission!!
Hi Gingerjohn did they take away the horse trough that as its historic as those houses was i remember them as a kid
I Lived in kingedwards road just up from springhill and the dance all the dance palli
I was wondering why they are gonna build a high expence hotel but bearing mind the high street they are kinging those jewelers and puttin big shop front along there but in the pipe line i know cos the jewerelers are up arms over it was annonce so long back what they are trying to make a hatton garden complex the diamond of birmingham
I Lived in kingedwards road just up from springhill and the dance all the dance palli
I was wondering why they are gonna build a high expence hotel but bearing mind the high street they are kinging those jewelers and puttin big shop front along there but in the pipe line i know cos the jewerelers are up arms over it was annonce so long back what they are trying to make a hatton garden complex the diamond of birmingham
www.midlandspubs.co.uk
Pub Historian
That should have the pub in Atkinson's livery as it was theirs. Always interested in a nice pub pic!!
thanks jan so where this building stands now then
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.485...4!1s4vHwMacCd0a9OpkxrZgvkA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.485...4!1s4vHwMacCd0a9OpkxrZgvkA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
www.midlandspubs.co.uk
Pub Historian
This totally floats my boat - thank Lyn. It is nice to have photographs of the buildings but I particularly like images such as this where there is a story in many aspects of the photograph, the smiles, the clothes, the not-so well dressed still trying to get into the image behind the bus, the urchin determined to get in the shot, the type of transport, uniform of the staff ... it's great. I am bouncing it back to you with a little bit of tidying so you can save it. Thanks again for posting this.
Cheers, Kieron
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