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PUBS OF MY CHILDHOOD

roberta

patty, i rember the outdoor, i lived 58 cato st north, my mum married mr hammond, i use to have a friend margret o`hagan lived next door to outdoor, also friend thersa mason, and me and my mum use to work in the sportsmen, i just turned 13yrs i use do some cleaning i rember a huge room with a wooden floor upstairs.
the lady gave me a tin of ajax mop to clean with and i got it everywere.... everywer was white, and the more moped it got worse, not sure off ther names but it would be in 1966. i can rember fruit shop on corner wer my grandad griffin sent me for jug of vinegar, maybe it was ale, the old pics
brill thankyou....
 
Roberta,
Another aunt of mine kept the Sportsman I cant remember the date they had it but you would remember if it was them, their names were Winnie and Eno they were a bit in the big size and a real laugh, they left there and went to a pub on Hodge Hill Common I think called the Heathway.
 
patty

im so pleased.. i moved anglesey 1970 and its brilliant seeing old pic... having lots of pleasure from the b/h/webring, thankyou everyone :)
 
Mossy,

I came across this photo today of Cato Street North in the fifties. Is the pub shown The Monkey House. According to Astonian it was about half way up Cato St North on the right hand side. Well it looks to be about right.

pmc1947
 

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Pinky,

Sorry I have no more of Cato St North, but I have this one of the Sportsman a little more as you would remember it. I have no idea of the date, but the name over the door looks like John Ivor Shelley. I might have one or two snaps of the general area.

pmc1947

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Pubs

Anyone remember or have photo's of the following ?
Great Lister Street - " The Raven " ( corner of Dartmouth Street ) the "New Inns", the "Old Nelson" ( corner of Rupert Street )the "Royal Oak"
the " Shepardess" corner of Henry Street and Heneage Street also the outdoor on the opposite corner. The only pub that has survived in the area is the Britainia or Brit as it was known in Proctor Street.
 
GER22VAN,

I have drunk in the Raven (underage) and The Green Man just further down Dartmouth St, Not sure about the rest. Think I may have had a few in the New Inns,

I can only find a photo of the outdoor on the corner of Henage St and Henry St at the moment, but I will have another look tomorrow.

Phil

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Pubs

PMC1947. Thank you for posting the photo. Was the "Greenman" at the corner of Heneage Street? Another pub I missed out was the "Sun" on the corner of Heneage street and Windsor Street. My underage drink was at the age of about 7 or 8, a glass of Cider in the passage of the "Old Nelson" the enterance being in Rupert Street.
 
Hi GER22VAN,

I was only able to find a snap of the Royal Oak. The Green Man was on Dartmouth St at the Junction of Lord St or it might have been Richard St. I remeber the Sun but I never drank in there.

pmc1947

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Pubs

PMC 1947. Thats a great photo of the Royal Oak, is there anyone know when it was built ? I remember years ago when they used to open those doors at the front to lower the wooden beer barrels down off the lorry into the cellar ( I wonder if this was known as Parbuckling ? ) It just shows how the mind can play tricks on us) I thought the doors to the cellar were in the pavement but now I see they were under the window.
 
Ger22van: I had to look up the word parbuckle to find it's meaning and then realized that probably most of us had witnessed this form of beer casket delivery to pubs in Brum over the years. I certainly remember, if vaguely, the brewery delivery men using a rope contraption to haul the casks into the cellars of the pubs from an opening in the pavement. Some of those casks were very large and it would be a difficult job. If something like these deliveries were taking place outside a pub you either walked in the road or crossed over. Thanks for that Ger22van
 
Jennyann. I looked on my spellcheck and also in an old dictionary for that word ( something that had stuck in my mind for some years ) with no real luck, then afterwards thought I would try the internet and then I got the meaning.
Looking at the photo that was one pub that did not have the cellar doors built into the pavement.
 
Pubs.

The " Outdoor " or off sales in Henry Street I used to go there a lot as I used to run errands for some old people that lived in Coleman Street.
Now I come to think of it these off sales were sometimes known as the " bottle and jug " ( probably from years ago when there were lots of people running these off sales) They may have banned the use of jugs in the 1940's ( I can remember using these to fetch beer) but they started using a paper seal over the tops of bottles after they were filled.
 
pubs of my chilhood

as a child i grew up living in villa st hockley. dad used many of the local pubs in the area. the main one was the vine in villa street which was more or less opposite our house. from about 13 dad used to take me in there to teach me to play darts. he was a very good player. played for the sports argus. does anyone out there remember the vine. i am still trying to find a photo of it. but no luck so far.
 
Wales I haven't had any luck either. Perhaps the library may have one in their photo collection.
 
:)thanks for looking moma p. everytime i go to the library i have a look but to no avail. i will not give up though. wales.
 
Pubs of my youth

I've first stated drinking when I first started work at the Lucas apprentice School at GHSt in Hockley. We had a good choice the Lord Cliften just across GHst, the Church a little further down the road., The Pelican which was a new pub not one of my favorites.
Also of course there was the Jewllers Arms just at the back of the factory. But my favorite though further away was the Woodman the beer was good but there food was great, especialy the chip butties.
 
photos wanted

Hi everyone. just come accross this thread. wondered if anyone can help me. as i lived in villa street hockley most of my childhood i wondered if anyone had any photos of the two pubs in that street. they were the villa tavern. demolished in the late 50s i think. and the vine. demolished in the 70s. been trying for months to obain pics of these two but had no luck. the vine pub holds particular happy memories for me as it was where dad taught me to play darts. he was a fine player. played for many a pub in his time and also the spors argus. many thanks. wales
 
photos

OOPS sorry just realised ive already put a request on this thread. must be me age ha ha wales
 
Pubs.

:) The first pub I went into to consume alcohol was the Golden Cross Aston Cross. My parents din't go to pubs only if there was a wedding or party in the function room. My dad would have a little at home when he felt like it. There used to be a dance upstairs a bit rough though and Johny Carol sang in the regular group. Witnessed a few brawl there. TTFN. Jean.:redface:
 
silhouette53 said:
I seem to remember having spent many hours in total as a child, waiting outside various public houses !

Born and raised in William Street, Lozells, here are some I recall :

The Gough Arms This was actually in my street, just a couple of doors away

The Royal Oak, Lozells Road

The Weymouth Arms, corner of Gerrard Street & Guildford Street

The Scotch House, Whitehead Rd? opposite a coach garage

The Manor Tavern - Clifford Street

The Lozells Inn - Lozells Rd

The Village Maid - by the Baines Bakery in Finch Road

There were many others of course, and I have recollections and little tales to tell regarding each of them.

The Church Tavern - Church Rd Perry Barr - nice gardens in the rear ( not now though - its a sad parody of what it once was)

Bottle of pop and a packet of crisps - "Don't eat the blue one, its too salty" :2funny:
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:(Must agree it's not the same anymore. But then again what is?. Used to love to go to the Church Tavern years ago but don't bother now. Just drive past it. Farmer Johns was good when it first opened but we went there the other day and the food was awful. There's a pub called the Golden Hind which has been refurbished. Very reasonably priced and the food is excellent. If you don't want chips you can have mash or new potatoes. The only thing is the regulars do tend to use some choice language. TTFN. Jean. :blush:
 
The Golden Hind

Hello Jean,:) i seem to recall the Golden Hind (where is it )...Cat:)
 
The Golden Hind.

:) Catkin. This pub is on the Kingstanding road. If you come from Perry Barr and go up the hill it's on the left going towards Hawthorn road. TTFN. Jean. :(
 
The Golden Cross

I Everybody I Am Looking For Information On The Golden Cross Pub
At Aston Cross B,ham
I Beleive There Was A Family By The Name Of Dodds.
Whom Was The Licence Holders There In The Fifties
Can Any-body Give Me Any Info; And This Family
As To How Long They Was There And Where They Came From
As They Was Friends Of My Father,s
Happy Easter To Every One And Best Wishes Astonian ,
 
Golden Cross.

:) Astonian. Used the pub but neither my husband or myself can remember the landlords name. Sorry. Maybe Patty will only I think she's in Istanbul at the mement?. TTFN. Jean. :)
 
I have records of six Brum pubs in the directories called the Golden Cross, only one in Aston, this was at 1 Lichfield Road, Aston Cross. The Licensees were:
1943 - Samuel Alfred Abbott
1956 - Hector G Dodd
1963, 1969, 1973 - licensee not named
Nogt much help, I'm afraid. You could find copies of the directories for years in between in the Central library, top floor.
Peter
 
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