garretts sparkbrook
hi berdifish
i can recall when old man garratts started his bussiness
and seeing him grow shop to shop
i surpose you could say he made abit of an empire
rags to riches in awayfor his self
i think the sons took it over eventualy
he was tight as they come in giveing you value for your goods
but he was an honest as they come
if you was trying to dispose of any knock goods ,
he would phone the old bill on you ,whilst he went out
the back to get your knock down price cash
he would offer you below the value for your goods
but times was hard in the early days so you had to take it
but i do know quite afew guys did get nicked
and sent to the gaol house on the strengh of him
phoning the police
by the way that chippie was always packed out
was,nt it , but then again you could,nt get many
in the shop , still the chips was worth waiting for
oh well the good old days i think,
i wouldnt want to live down there now mate,
i see old mcveie,s still running the pub along there
by the bridge along from garratts old shop
his the old rose tavern still there ,
used to have alot of good all night stay backsthere
when tommy and breeda, doyle used to run it
made alot of money out off it,
tom,and breeda bought anther pub in stourbridge
and moved there ,they was agreat coulpe
most of the pubs around the area was owned by
the irish demomolishers and builders
Mcvie,s ,the rose tavern , the molliet arms the adam
and eve in brad ford st , the old coach and horses in
bordesley green even around digbeth
The Mcviee,s the doyle s the courtneys , occonnors
the finn,s they are all building contractors
one more major owners are mr and pat owens
they have rented more pubs out than the brewers
saying that liam occonnor as well ,and i know
liam occonnor as got them all over the country
he has got a chain of them around the sparkbrook area
have a nice day even thou its a wet one
i,m off to to a nice country pub today for a meal
and a couple of nice brandy,s at the fleece pub
in eversham ,
best wishes astonian ,;;
