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summerhill tavern.

Astoness

Astoness

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has anyone got a photo of summerhill tavern that was in summerhill road. it was just about opposite spring hill rollar rink. thats where we went to drown our sorrrows after turning up one night and finding the rink boarded up. not sure but i think it may still be there. thanks. wales.
 
HI Wales
Its No longer There Its Been Gone For Years
And The Next One The One That Was Yards From The Free house Is Now A Chinese Resturant , And If You Walk Pass The Old Sand pitts And The Old Msns Nursing Home
And Thats Where Old Archie Hands Got Murdurd , You Would Have Have Come To The King Edward That Went Years Ago ,. ASTONIAN ,;;
 
ah well. thats another one gone. thanks for that astonian. by the way do you happen to know what happened to the rollar rink. all i know is some years ago it was a car showroom. i dont even know if the building is there.
 
Summer Hill Tavern as requested
 

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HI WALES
YEAH , Thats Another Bit The DUST
Regarding The Roller Rink [ Spring Hill ] The Building Is Still Standing There All Derlict
And Boarded Up To The Hilt It Looks A Right Mess
I,M Down In Brum Tomorrow I ,LL Try And Get A FEW pICS Of The Old Place ,
Icluding Spring Hill AS It Stands Today I Know There Is A Whopping Big Island In The Middle Of Spring Hill The Old Libary Is Still There ,And ,I,ll Try And Get The Closed Down Boozers That Are Still StaNDING Up The Dudley Rd ,
I Do Know That The OnlySurviving Pub Still Serving Is The Old Faithful Wind Mill
The Rest Have Been Boarded Up From The Taverern , As iI Have Said The Chinise Have Got The Free House , The Turf Went Years Ago Along With The CoacH And Horses The Queens Went Years Ago The Colledge Went Years Ago The Old B,A As Been Boarded UP The Duke As Finaly Been Boarded UPThe Lee Bridge Taveren Been BoRDED up And The One Next To The Park T Summerfield Boarded Up
The Old Earl Grey Is Still Operating , - I Don,t Know Why And The Old Cape Is A Mc DONALDS And The Seven Stars AT The Cape Is Still Alive Just About ,
I Shall Not Carry On Oh The Old Red Cow Is Still Woreking
Speak To YouAGAIN , Best Wishes ASTONIAN ,
 
1955 to 1956 my Wife & I occupied a bedsit in Summer Hill terrace a couple doors up from the old folks home, a great shopping area.
 
HI LEN ,
YES It Was A Great Litle Shopping Area
Can You Recall Any Of The Shop Keepers Along The Spring Hill
Or May Be The Fish And Chip Shop Just Around By The Traffic Lights By
The Libary And The Tv ,And Radio Shop By The Bus Stops Taking You Up
To Dudley Rd Hospital Did You Ever Go In That Shop On The Parade
A Mr Green Used To Run It What About The Lyric Pic House
 
thanks for all the info astonian. at this rate we will have no old boozers left. i can be doing with these wine bars ect. thats why i love going to the stag on summer lane. my sister works there so its a good excuse to go in for a swift half or 10 ha ha. i wonder if whats left of the rink is the original building. thanks for maybe getting some pics although it will prob break my heart to see it in tatters. when i was going there (late 60s ) the young dj was frankie. at the age of 17 he had no choice but to emigrate to australia with his family. he is still a dj and was hoping to come back over here and do some sort of a reunion gig there for old times sake. ive told him its no longer a rink but i think hes still coming over to try to sort out a venue and advertise it on our local radio. hope he can work something out. i for one would put on me skates again even if it was ice skates. cheers. wales.
 
heres the rink as it used to be. this is just before it changed from ice to roller.
 

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Astonian, I remember a butchers called Lucks, i went to a barbers but can`t remember the name, a big ironmongers and a fruit and veg shop, and The Talbot pub, and Swan brands seconds shop.
 
Lencops the barbers was called Les-Ray just down from there on the opposite side was fish and chip shop,best chips in Ladywood i can't remember the the name,the people who owned the shop had a big picture in the shop of their daughter who was i think some of entertainer she could have been an actress:rolleyes: and the pub Astonian got mixed up with was The Stores all the old gentelmen from the near by home used it:)Mossy
 
Mossy ,
You Are Quite Right About The Stores, I Thought About It At The Time
When I Was Replying But I Went Ahead With It At The Time ,And I Know You And Micky
Used It FromTime To Time Due You Remember The Florin That They Built Along Side The
Libary , At Spring Hill Do You Remember The Traners Family In The Volcano Cafe ,
The Shakespear From Heath St As Long Gone,The Lea Bridge Is Boarded Up As Been For Years
 
We used to go to the Lyric also the cinema in Monument Lane, up towards the city there was a shop were they would sponge & press your D/B Suit the trouser crease would almost cut your finger!, many years before my Sister (RIP) had a cafe circa 1947- 48, her customers came from Birmingham Gas Company and the Scammel Lorry yard the packed into the 1 room like sardines in a tin, she would have 2 frying pans on the small gas stove cooking eggs, bacon & sausage for sandwichs, she worked damned hard, no rest, can`t remember what road it was in, only a small road.
 
Astonian, is this the vulcano snack bar you were on about?

You can see the old sign writing on the right of the Rimini Cafe sign.
 
Hi Astonian
you mentioned a Archie Hands that was murdered have you any more info please.:)
 
Two more photos of the Summerhill. One from 1988 when it was a Banks's house. The second shows it already boarded up in 1998 (the firestarters obviously missed this one - ref. Ring O' Bells thread!)

Bob
 
There was a Gang forging Half Crown coins (2 shillings & 6d) who were living in Summer Hill Terrace i was told, don`t know the year possibly 1900`s?.
 
HI DIBBS
Thanks For The Cracking Pic Of The Volcano , And It Sure Is The One
At The Junction Of Icknield Street And Hingestion Street ,I Had Afew Friends Whom Lived Along In That Batch Of Houses ,An Old Friend Of Mine And A School Mate
Whom Lived In That Lot Was Terry Silvester , Whom Became The Manager Of The Butcher Shop At Spring Hill Next To The Libary [ WALTER SMITHS ]
And At The End Of The Row Of Houses You See In The Pic, The Very Last White Strip
Was The Laurels Pub It Was A Road Junction There , Which Encurled Hingestion St ,
New Spring St And George St West Where The Gather Got Stabbed To Death
Have A Nice Day Dibbs , Best Wishes ASTONIAN ,;;;
 
Astoness said:
has anyone got a photo of summerhill tavern that was in summerhill road. it was just about opposite spring hill rollar rink. thats where we went to drown our sorrrows after turning up one night and finding the rink boarded up. not sure but i think it may still be there. thanks. wales.
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Here it is. Max
 
Hi dibbs
how are you keeping fine i hope
yes that the one indeed it was the volcano its holds memorys for me and i know its holdsalot of memorys for
another member on the forum if i am aloud to say that , but i will not mention his name
as if he sees this thread the person knows whom he is so i will not mention is name
it was a rough place there was a shooting one day there and thats when they changed the name
directly across the rd was the mint pub as you walked pass the cafe on the corner of hingestion street
i see now that ickneild street as all changed i think they have built little bunolows there now
to think what it was like years ago ,and now its a ghost town progress i think they say now dibbs
thanks for your cracking pic dibbs and for the memory
have a nice day best wishes astonion
 
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