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Mitchell's & Butler's Ltd.

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This might be the structure that’s in the background of the photo in post #196. Not 100% sure, but possibly. Viv.

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Keith's Lad said:
Mitchell's & Butler's

Does anyone have a photo of the M&B Recreation Ground pavillion at Portland Road, please? My grandfather, Wilf Moseley, played cricket there up until about 1960 and it is where I first tasted beer (aged about four years). I believe it has all gone now, but if you know differently, please let me know.
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Hello, I think that I knew your grandfather Wilf. Do you know if he was a friend of Phil Langley. I would have been around 7 at the time, but remember Wilf I am sure. Picture attached of the ground around 1960, I think. Cheers, Peter
 

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The building in the last picture is the groundsman's hut. That was Ray Weston in the 1960s and 1970s. He did the 3 bowling greens, cricket pitch and tennis courts........
 
Hello! I'm doing research on the M&B railway that spurred off the Harborne branch near Rotton Park, ran down the side of the sports pitches, under city road and past another sports areas and into the brewery. Love to speak with anyone who has memories of the railway, worked on the railway or has any photos of the railway. I've got a bit a of mystery that I'm hoping you might be able to solve.
 
You might find this thread of interest.

Halesowen Railway

Hi All - I've just joined this fabulous web ring and am having a great time learning more about our City; I wonder if anyone has any memories, recollections or photographs of the old Halesowen Railway, which started at Longbridge, went through the Austin Car Works and on to Halesowen and then...
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“Manns is the Original Brown Ale, first brewed at the Mann's Whitechapel brewery in 1902. The historic recipe produces a dark, rich, full bodied ale with a luscious flavour and hints of roasted creamy toffee. Brewed & bottled by: Marston's PLC, Park Brewery, Wolverhampton.

Mackeson Stout was originally brewed in Hythe, Kent, by Mackeson's Brewery in 1907 and released to the public a couple of years later. Whitbread acquired the brand in the 1920s and gave it a national distribution, eventually turning it into the market leader for a lower alcohol sweet dark beer.
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Does anyone here remember the lovely old dears in the snug, in yesteryear?? They sat together near the fire, curlers in headscarves on, drinking " barley wine and stout together, which they called "Black and Tans ", all night?? I now marvel at their constitutions (That generation were strong), I tried barley wine once , awful stuff, but, I was inebriated for about 5 hours!!!! heallish strong drink!!
 
paul stacey said:
Does anyone here remember the lovely old dears in the snug, in yesteryear?? They sat together near the fire, curlers in headscarves on, drinking " barley wine and stout together, which they called "Black and Tans ", all night?? I now marvel at their constitutions (That generation were strong), I tried barley wine once , awful stuff, but, I was inebriated for about 5 hours!!!! heallish strong drink!!
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I do rememebr Barly Wine, hellishly strong beer in small botttles, Gold Label I think?
 
A black and tan is prepared by filling a glass halfway with pale ale, then adding stout to fill the glass completely. An upside-down tablespoon may be placed over the glass to avoid splashing and mixing the layers.

A black velvet can also be made by filling a champagne flute halfway with sparkling wine and floating the chilled stout beer on top of the wine.
i had no problem drinking Barley wine it was other people that had the problem with me drinking it:grinning:
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Slightly off thread! I haven't spoken of this for a very long time, ( thought people would think I was making it up ), but has any one a memory from the late 50's early 60's, of this!!! I was drinking, (Illegally), under 17, in the California pub in Weoley Castle, sitting by the door, incase of a swift departure, when a thin elderly ( to me ), bloke walked in. he stood looking around for a minute, then calmly walked over to an empty table, and picked up an empty pint glass, and turned it upside down and left. ??? About 3/4 minutes later , 2 or 4 blokes walked out of the pub too, an older bloke said come with me youngster, and see a dying art! I went in the car park, and standing there was the thin man stripped yo the waist, and a couple larger blokes taking off their shirts. Anyway the thin bloke knocked seven bells out of about 3 blokes, and went back in the pub where he was brought beer all night, I suspect. I decamped as I thought the plod would be summoned.!!
 
paul stacey said:
Does anyone here remember the lovely old dears in the snug, in yesteryear?? They sat together near the fire, curlers in headscarves on, drinking " barley wine and stout together, which they called "Black and Tans ", all night?? I now marvel at their constitutions (That generation were strong), I tried barley wine once , awful stuff, but, I was inebriated for about 5 hours!!!! heallish strong drink!!
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Mom would buy Barley Wine or Old Ale to go into the Christmas Puddings. As I got to be a teenager, I'd sample the bottles. She had an old neighbour from Ladywood who now lived in Winson Green. At Christmas we would buy four bottles of Mackeson to take. The old dear would take the top off, drink some and warm them by the fire, then heat the poker and plunge it into the bottle. I'd not seen this done before and it's not easy to do without an open fire! 1960s.
 
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A hot poker, heated in the fire and plunged into a glass of stout or cider is still done in a few places in Devon pubs where there is an open fire. It is also easily achieved for those with open fires at home - which I have.
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I was thinking of installing a wood burning stove, but developed senile asthma as it is delightfully called! So this project is shelved, indeed the neighbours woodburners make me cough and I use an inhaler regularly now. I shall try the poker trick using a camping stove in the garden. Open fires are a holiday treat for me.
 
Stokkie said:
I was thinking of installing a wood burning stove, but developed senile asthma as it is delightfully called! So this project is shelved, indeed the neighbours woodburners make me cough and I use an inhaler regularly now. I shall try the poker trick using a camping stove in the garden. Open fires are a holiday treat for me.
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Derek, sorry about your ailment! Wood burners are very romantic and stoves are great if you have a supply of wood (hard) at a great price. We installed a stove in one of our houses, we lived on 1 1/2 wooded acres and lots of free fuel. The stove worked great heating the house which was about 3,000 sq ft. The key is the availability of free or almost free fuel, failing that gas logs should do the trick!
 
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Derek, sorry about your ailment! Wood burners are very romantic and stoves are great if you have a supply of wood (hard) at a great price. We installed a stove in one of our houses, we lived on 1 1/2 wooded acres and lots of free fuel. The stove worked great heating the house which was about 3,000 sq ft. The key is the availability of free or almost free fuel, failing that gas logs should do the trick!
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Thanks Richard, I was lucky to avoid asthma as a child. So I count my blessings. Derek
 
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