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Mitchell's & Butler's Ltd.

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Best of luck with that one, I imagine Coors might have them in Burton as they took the brewing arm of Bass, I doubt the M& B
Offices in Brum would know nothing of them as they are just a brand now.
 
Steviepeas said:
Best of luck with that one, I imagine Coors might have them in Burton as they took the brewing arm of Bass, I doubt the M& B
Offices in Brum would know nothing of them as they are just a brand now.
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I understand Birmingham is losing its pubs along with the community's they served, the thing a lot of folks may not understand pubs where the meeting place for all before TV and even radio its where every one came together the real Facebook.
Lets hope that Coors hired some English folks that understand our history, if not we have a Brummie in CO we can get to knock down their headquarters.
 
The comment about beer sales probably suggests why so many pubs have closed, apart of course re-development criteria.

The history behind the Mitchells & Butlers brand

Discover how Mitchells & Butlers became pioneers of the pub and restaurant industry.
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Contact info (in Birmingham) is here:

Contact Mitchells & Butlers

Find out how to get in touch with our Press Office, Guest Care Department, or our Business Incident Helpdesk Team.
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It does say that only M&B questions are accepted, which might be good news.
Step up to it you former M&B drinkers. former Ansells, Atkinsons and Dares drinkers are excused. :D
 
Steviepeas said:
Best of luck with that one, I imagine Coors might have them in Burton as they took the brewing arm of Bass, I doubt the M& B
Offices in Brum would know nothing of them as they are just a brand now.
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I agree with Bob, it would sure be worth a try if you could find someone to follow up with. Coors is now a part of SAB which is a British company. It would be wonderful to find some of the history of Brumm!
 
Pearla-Pink said:
Hi All
You may already have this information.
Henry Mitchell's private company was founded in 1888.
This firm had grown from the business of the brewery from
the Old Crown, Oldbury Road Smethwick, which had started in 1866,
and in 1898 Henry joined forces with William Butler.

Does anyone know, when and where Henry Mitchell was born please,
and also did any of the Butler family marry into the Mitchell family?

P-P
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Sorry to jump onto this post....Only I ve been made aware of a NELLIE BUTLER.....who was married to my great Grandfather JOHN PATRICK TURNER....Im hoping if anybody would be able to shed some light on further family connections of who the parents were of NELLIE........thank you
 
Richarddye said:
I agree with Bob, it would sure be worth a try if you could find someone to follow up with. Coors is now a part of SAB which is a British company. It would be wonderful to find some of the history of Brumm!
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I did follow up today with a friend who was a senior finance person with Miller (US) Miller/Coors now Molson/Coors and no longer part of SAB. He has a good friend who was a master brewer with Coors (retired) he will get in touch and see if they can help locate the M&B archive. Its a bit of a long shot but well see.
 
philip duncan said:
Hi. The photo of your grandfather and his shop brought back memories. We lived at 151 Cape Hill. My father was a dentist. George Duncan. There was also a newsagent called (I think) Highams. Also a small tailors shop. Across the road by the brewery gates I seem to remember a little pub called The Locomotive Engine. Happy days!
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Hi, I was wondering if there were photos of the Locomotive Engine Inn ? My father was a barman there in 1911 ? JohnS
 
1980s I think:
Le Pub was previously The Parisian. Around the mid 1980s it was purchased by Davenport's and renamed 'Cagney's' (Anyone got any photographs of Cagney's?).
Granville was previously Westward Ho!
Kaleidoscope was previously The Grapes.

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Barr_Beacon said:
Apologies for the quality of the photograph, I took it from a Youtube video. Any idea of the date?

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Wandering Minstrel and Matador were in the Bull Ring which was built around 1963/4, looking at the graphics as well I would hazard a guess at sometime late 70's early 80's?????
 
The M&B swimming club in 1931. Viv.256FB70F-B8DB-4DDA-B11F-15F46966A8B7.jpeg
Source: British Newspaper Archive
 
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Flowers was brewed in Stratford upon Avon but had wider influence. Abetted by the adverts on Stratford Blue buses I guess - which covered much of the South Midlands and beyond.
 
Radiorails said:
Flowers was brewed in Stratford upon Avon but had wider influence. Abetted by the adverts on Stratford Blue buses I guess - which covered much of the South Midlands and beyond.
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Yes, I know we used to get it at a pub that was before we got to Henley in Arden. Maybe about 5 miles before.
 
Richard,
Drove thro' Henley on the way to work for 22 years, 5 miles before would probably be Hockley Heath. Nags Head/Wayfarer/Nags head (altho' I think it has changed again!), The Wharf, Royal Oak, Barn. The only Flowers pub I can remember was just down the road in Lapworth, The Boot. edit - but that was late 50's early 60's
John
 
Sajohn said:
Richard,
Drove thro' Henley on the way to work for 22 years, 5 miles before would probably be Hockley Heath. Nags Head/Wayfarer/Nags head (altho' I think it has changed again!), The Wharf, Royal Oak, Barn. The only Flowers pub I can remember was just down the road in Lapworth, The Boot. edit - but that was late 50's early 60's
John
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Thank you Sajohn..........

Your timeline is spot on, 58 to 62 as I left Brum in November 1962.

If you were heading south toward Henley on the Stratford Rd, it was off to the left up a short road. My best friend Ron Cook & I would go there. He worked at Dunlop & I at Brooke Tool, we met at day release studying HNC.
I want to say the Barn or the Boot. We would go on a Friday & Saturday nights and then started to play darts.. We enjoyed it so much that we went to a place by the Bull Ring and purchased our own long flight darts.

Right before I left for the US a group of us went to the Gay Dog just outside of Stratford which also served Flowers, we had too much that night and ended up at the El Sombrero (off topic sorry) on Bristol Rd.

Thanks for rekindling some wonderful memories!
 
Richard,
Yes, left down Old Warwick Road if coming from B'ham along the A34 & probably 4+km. Didnt seem that far 59 years ago!
John
 
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Steviepeas said:
I worked for M&B in the early 80’s in the design office of the Chief Architect, John Bourne, a gentleman of the old school. In my time there I was lucky to have access to the M&B photographic archive of the huge building programme of the 1920’s with some of the most iconic pubs featuring photographed on the day they opened, pristine and ready for customers. It was a fabulous set of albums and I hope they were preserved some where for posterity.
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There was also a wealth of memorabilia kept in Bunty's Parlour, that would have been worth having.
 
Seems so Mike. Very little left. Also the earlier clubhouse seems to have been recently replaced. Viv.

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