john knight
signman
Right next door to the News theatre Lyn.
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Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Five more old monsters in or near to the city that have all gone now, but not forgotten.
Phil
The Sydenham Hotel, Edgbaston St, The Argyle, Suffolk St, The Bell Inn Phillips St, The Bell Inn Bristol St, The Royal George, Park St.
Phil
The Sydenham Hotel, Edgbaston St, The Argyle, Suffolk St, The Bell Inn Phillips St, The Bell Inn Bristol St, The Royal George, Park St.
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Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Lyn
Here is The Kingstanding in all of it's three lives, I'm afraid that I never used any of them. It was a bit too far off the beaten track for me and I would have never have made it home from way out there.
Phil
Here is The Kingstanding in all of it's three lives, I'm afraid that I never used any of them. It was a bit too far off the beaten track for me and I would have never have made it home from way out there.
Phil
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oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
I had a look on streetview and can see the left hand image appears to be today's pub. I suppose it is better than the monstrosity in the right hand image. However in the middle image - just look at that archway, almost good enough for a palace. I look at the chimneys and wonder if there were nice open fires in the winter.
S
Stitcher
Guest
The Bell Hotel, No. 60 Lozells Road about 1900. Because of it's unusually large size, The Bell was able to have a billiards room, stage smoking concerts, (whatever they were) and accomodate The Lozells Debating Society meetings every Sunday evening.
Ray Barrett
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN R.I.P.
What a treat, a proper pub.They also advertise pool,I thought that was an American game,something else they must have pinched.
S
Stitcher
Guest
Hello Ray, by all accounts they played pool and another game called pyramids, and both of these games were the forunners to snooker.
S
Stitcher
Guest
This is/was The Kings Head in Allison Street Digbeth in 1906. It was at one time a Home Brewed Beer pub.
Apparently pool is a general term covering a number of variants (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_(cue_sports) ). According to this the original american game was played without pockets. i note that the proper term for pool is "pocket billiards" , though I had always thought of that as meaning something a little different!
S
Stitcher
Guest
Thanks again Mike.
paul stacey
master brummie
Like the Bell photo stitcher, the guy on the right looks like a 19th Century spiv.
paul
paul
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Stitcher
Guest
Hello Paul, yes I agree with that. I often wonder what they talked about in those days, but whatever the subject I bet it was better than listening to the rubbish we hear today with no Ts. and TH sounding like F. Innit.
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Stitcher
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Regarding post 156, I came across this in the newspaper this morning
i have always thought that it was a great pity that this pub was ever moved in the first place..tucking it away in a park was not a good move in my opinion..maybe if it hadnt have been it would have followed in the success of the old crown digbeth...
lyn
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Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Stitcher
We have heard all this before, this is what was said when the scaffolding was put up, which in my opinion is more to do with safety of the public than stopping the building from collapsing.
Besides going on Birmingham Councils record of hiring scaffolding they have probably paid more than the £50,000 that is needed to repair the building in scaffolding hire since the problem was first discovered.
Phil
We have heard all this before, this is what was said when the scaffolding was put up, which in my opinion is more to do with safety of the public than stopping the building from collapsing.
Besides going on Birmingham Councils record of hiring scaffolding they have probably paid more than the £50,000 that is needed to repair the building in scaffolding hire since the problem was first discovered.
Phil
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Stitcher
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I agree totally with you Phil but I did not say that initially because people brand you as argumentative or something similar. I would never put any faith in promises from politicians these days.
TOPSYTURVEY
brum
I Think the pub opp The Bell was The Lozells Inn.
