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Lord Clifden

Frothblower

Frothblower

Lubrication In Moderation
What they done to my Lord Clifden. They've covered most of outside with plastic corrugated sheet and they dug up the grass and paving it:(
But they've repainted the Postbox from pink to gold:)
 
he was there today maggie....see i will tell on you froth:D:D the post box was gold when us girls were there the other week froth but what do you mean they have covered the outside with corrorgated sheeting....do you mean out the front...pics please...
 
Lyn do ya think he was having a secret meet:(That's terrible cos us ladies would never do such a thing:D:D
 
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he was there today maggie....see i will tell on you froth:D:D the post box was gold when us girls were there the other week froth but what do you mean they have covered the outside with corrorgated sheeting....do you mean out the front...pics please...
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It's that clear type plastic roofing, covers half of the back garden:(

Sorry about that Lyn, just a little mini meet with me son and Cath. Had a drink there then went to the Jewelers Arms for a meal:)
 
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for sure we would never do that maggie:shh::shh: anyhow froth family or not its classed as a secret mini meet so.....:headhit::headhit:
 
john they already had a large smoking area...most suitable it was too but maybe they are extending..no doubt frothy will keep his beady eyes on what going on:D:D

lyn
 
As Lyn said they got a great smoking area already, It's got a proper roof open three sides and a bar. now they've covered the one side with a clear plastic roof which I believe intervenes the no smoking in doors law.
 
right froth....you are obviously on the case with this one so we shall await any further developments...keep us posted...:):)

morning froth...:)
 
Morning Lyn. Wish I'd taken photos of it but they might have thought I was from the council or something. I haven't got the Balls you have:rolleyes:
 
well ive never had any trouble froth..:) be interesting though to see what lies ahead for the clifden...a lot has changed since i worked there 25 years ago...:rolleyes:
 

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That's amazing Lyn, I worked up the entry to the right of the pub at a place called Futura Signs, we always finished up in the pub if we were not out of town, the entry was the loading
bay for Restalls.
 
oh..crikey john..i most likely served you as i worked the dinner time and evening shifts..

lyn
 
"Yeah, I got it Froth" You should have been a Comedian Mate lol!
 
"Having a drink in "The Lord Clifden", one evening, many years ago, We bumped into our old Form Teacher, Jack Pozzi, and we bought him a drink. A great teacher and a Gentleman to boot. Met my old History Teacher in "The Talbot" in Winson Green, a few years back, He was so Buckled, he could hardly speak. To think this is the man who gave me Detention once, cause I could'nt remember who won The War of The Rose's.
 
I was there on sunday for lunch,and looked at the post box and thought,
was it or was,nt it that colour the last time i was there,
and i was,nt even drunk.
We also went in the to the red lion in round the corner,
not a patch on the clifton.
We also had a tour round summer lane where they were born and worked.
Happy days. Derek
 
We had another mini meet today, well one extra me Daughter Lisa came.
Had a another meal in the Jewelers arms, went to the Rose Villa Tavern and went to the Jewelery museum. A good Day:)
 
just heard the word mini meet...:rolleyes: this is becoming a habit now froth...:headhit::headhit: and now you have encouraged derek to go wondering off round the streets:D:D

only joking...hope you all had a good time....:)

lyn
 
Ok lets put all these discussions into proper order..in a world where pubs are closing at a rate of knots the gaffer here has improved and innovated what was a run down boozer into a top and I mean top pub in Birmingham. So much so that it crops up in tourist info blogs around the world indeed some guys booked a cheap flight over from Paris had a weekend mainly in the pub and were so impressed they may come back for another weekend!. Although this is a history site and I love it, one has to be aware of rose tinted specs with history, a lot of the good old days were nothing of the sort and for me you can keep the crappy often dirty pubs of yore. Ok so its not cheap but you do get what you pay for and times move on even if some of us get left behind. Odds are without the changes we would have a boarded up up building or, worse the pink abomination that is the former Gothic or the windblown and now tree shorn Duke of York. It's a no brainer..celebrate the past but enjoy a good meal and pint at the Clifden..onwards and upwards...bloody hell bet that starts a discussion!!!!
 
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Ok lets put all these discussions into proper order..in a world where pubs are closing at a rate of knots the gaffer here has improved and innovated what was a run down boozer into a top and I mean top pub in Birmingham. So much so that it crops up in tourist info blogs around the world indeed some guys booked a cheap flight over from Paris had a weekend mainly in the pub and were so impressed they may come back for another weekend!. Although this is a history site and I love it, one has to be aware of rose tinted specs with history, a lot of the good old days were nothing of the sort and for me you can keep the crappy often dirty pubs of yore. Ok so its not cheap but you do get what you pay for and times move on even if some of us get left behind. Odds are without the changes we would have a boarded up up building or, worse the pink abomination that is the former Gothic or the windblown and now tree shorn Duke of York. It's a no brainer..celebrate the past but enjoy a good meal and pint at the Clifden..onwards and upwards...bloody hell bet that starts a discussion!!!!
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I agree with you mate.
I haven't been knocking the Clifden,far from it in fact I love the place. It just seems ashame that they're losing all the open space at the back and all the knick knacks they had out there.
 
check it out when finished the block paving is top of the range and the knick knacks will return I believe, when it is all finished...happy drinking
 
Hi all we love the place the food is brill and of coarse the pigs ear bang on.
The staff are helpful, you know you,re going to get a good meal,it,s well worth
us travelling from redditch. See you there regards to all derek..
 
hi ive prob gone onto the wrong thread,but im after pics of the norton pub,on the tyburn rd.it was my dads local for years..i think ive managed to send a message to u frothblower,not sure if it was sucessful cos im new to the site..thanx.x
 
heathy you are on the lord clifden pub thread but dont worry about it...we were all beginners once....im sure frothy will get back to you when he gets your message as im sure there are some pics of the norton on the forum:)
 
ive not been on the site for very long and making sure im on the right thread is a bit confusing ha ha..
im sure i will get the hang of it,cos its so interesting the stuff ive looked at so far,and ive alos had some help with questions ive asked already.xx
 
well ive been a member for 3 years and i still dont know what im doing:D just ask if you need any help:)
 
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