Journey's End - Clay Lane Yardley

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Well, although Journey's End was a popular play penned by R. C. Sherriff and premiered at London's Apollo Theatre in 1928, with Laurence Olivier in the lead role, one cannot help think that the name is a slightly tongue-in-cheek reference to the cemetery across the road. Indeed, at one time the pub had a pictorial sign showing a patch of grass pushing up a bunch of daisies.

 

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This photograph was taken not long after the Journey's End opened in 1939. Never mind the war effort, let's get the garden looking nice :

 

[oldbrit]

Lived on Moat Lane and this whole area was my home town for 23 years rode my bike all over . Saturday Mat at the Tivoli a must. snoggin with my bird in back!!!

 

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Not a title the brewery would be able to use in the 21st century, but this was called the Gent's Smoke Room at the Journey's End. Did women really not venture into such a room and if they did would there be a sudden deadly silence?

 

[oldbrit]

Think the Bilton Grange had one also

 

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And here is the Assembly Room of the Journey's End not long after the pub had opened to the public :

 

[Astoness]

some nice photos there kieron thanks for sharing them

lyn

 

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And finally, a little bit of history on this building. Only a bit mind you. If anybody can help with any of the licensees then please share a story or info. Ta very much.

History of the Journey's End on Clay Lane at Yardley Birmingham

History and Information on the Journey's End on Clay Lane at Yardley in Birmingham with Photographs, Licensees, Local Folklore, Census Data, Newspaper Articles and Genealogy Connections

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[Bob Davis]

One or two pubs had a gents only smoke room not only in the midlands, but in the north and some parts of London, and here is one for the historians amongst you wasnt there a fuss about them some time in the sixties, I think ladies used the snug in those days of sexual discrimination
Bob

 

[mikejee]

I think you may be right Kieron about the naming of the pub. It has made me think of Reading. The entrance drive to the large cemetery and crematorium here is just beside a pub (mock Tudor of about the same age as the cemetery) which has a similar name - "Travellers's Rest"