Pubs and Inns of Bull Ring and Market areas from 1940s

[Elaine Hemming]

Thanks Phil. I never knew it at all, in either guise. I will draw a veil over the mental image of you taking out "ladies of the lunch hour". I may need a tablet and a lie down otherwise...

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And at no 10 is THE CASTLE AND FALCON (Fancy silk store) and no 12 The infamous ST MARTIN'S HOTEL...




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Hi, i hope you don't mind, i have had a copy of the photo that you have put up on The Talbot, T. W. Gibson was my grandfather, and this is where he lived with his family, my mom was his daughter, my grandfather full name was Thomas William Gibson and his wife name was Nellie, he managed this pub till he passed away in 1949, cant wait to show this to my mom - many thanks Elaine

 

[Oldun]

The Board Vaults,Worcester Street,corner Bell Street.

 

[Oldun]

With above.

 

[Vivienne14]

Another great (sale) document giving us so much detail of the Board Vaults and nearby buildings. The sale seems to have been for the whole corner plot including the Vaults and other property reaching from Worcester Street, along #s 27 & 28 Bell Street and #1 Poultry. There was a passage from the Vaults to Poultry, the premises all had to contribute to the upkeep of the passage. Thanks for posting. Viv

 

[Vivienne14]

The Fortescues were mentioned on this Vaults token sold via the Rare Coins & Tokens website in 2013. P W Hands seems to have taken it over, presumably after the sale in post #62 - so around 1929. Viv.

 

[Jollyjack]

Ok, so this is not a brilliant idea. So, here are the rest of the names for completeness.

9 ROYAL GEORGE, 143 Digbeth / Park Street
10 CASTLE AND FALCON, Meriden Street / Digbeth
11 TALBOT, Moat Lane
12 ST MARTINS HOTEL, St Martins Lane
13 WAGON & HORSES and/or CROWN, Edgbaston Street
14 BOARD VAULTS, 53 Worcester Street / Bell Street
15 GRAND TURK / LEICESTER ARMS / COACH AND HORSES, Bell Street / Lease Lane
16 SYDENHAM HOTEL (CRITERION), Edgbaston Street / Pershore Street
17 DROVERS ARMS, Smithfield Street / Bradford Street
18 BIRMINGHAM ARMS, 1 Moat Row / Sherlock Street East
19 CRITERION (BROOK VAULTS), Jamaica Row
20 HOP POLE, Upper Dean Street / Pershore Street
21 BLACK SWAN INN, Bromsgrove Street / Market Street
22 NEW INN, 191-194 Bromsgrove Street
23 SMITHFIELD ARMS, Jamaica Row
24 CROSS KEYS, 91 Jamaica Row / Sherlock Street

I used to work at TC Brown opposite the Hop Pole, we had the occasional tot in there.

 

[Oldun]

The Woolpack Hotel,Moor Street.

 

[Oldun]

William Henry Ward,Architect of the Woolpack Hotel,and many other buildings in the City,including the Great Western Arcade,The Roundhouse ,and more than three dozen buildings in Corporation Street and the vicinity.

 

[Oldun]

Woolpack Hotel,Moor Street.

 

[Oldun]

The New Inn,Bromsgrove Street.

 

[Vivienne14]

Sad to read all those details of virtually every item listed within the Woolpack (post #67) for sale. Gives a good indicator of what was needed to run an hotel. Total income from contents sale £2200. Doesn’t sound like much today, but would have been sizeable in 1955.

And a wonderful set of photos of the Hotel too. Viv.