Tavern in the Town and The Mulberry Bush Pub Bombings

[Vivienne14]

We also forget how communications were limited to land lines at that time, no mobile phones. I remember trying to phone my mum on the night from London and the telephone lines into Birmingham seemed to be jammed. All adding to the fear.

 

[chrissweep]

We also forget how communications were limited to land lines at that time, no mobile phones. I remember trying to phone my mum on the night from London and the telephone lines into Birmingham seem to be jammed. All adding to the fear.

It was also the days after, the suspicion and hatred that followed.

 

[JohnCCD]

I'd gone to New street station that night to meet my girlfriend off a train. I must have got there about the time the bombs went off but didn't hear anything. When we tried to leave the station the police stopped us and escorted us down the ramp at New street. They made us go quick because they said they'd found another bomb there but that must have been a false alarm. I can't remember how we got home, there were no busses and apparently the Irish taxi drivers had, not surprisingly, gone home. I think we walked. Our parents were very relieved to see us.
I remember going to school on the 64 bus from Erdington to Aston next morning. The bus was full as usual but it was absolutely silent all the way. No one spoke.
Several school friends were in the Tavern. It was well known that they didn't bother too much about your age there. The bombers must have realised that.

 

[Caggwag]

My Sister had a good friend called Linda Cox.She frequented the tavern .had her own stool by the bar ,The night of the bomb she moved away to speak to someone when the bomb exploded .Had she been sat at the bar in her usual place she would have been killed.She escaped with shrapnel wounds...but the shock was severe .however she got over it and moved to spain .If youre out there lyn .HI........xx Many were killed and badly injured and as previously stated noone has been made to pay for these hyenous crimes against innocent people ......Brummies certainly pulled together that night .!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi
Linda is My Mum‘s cousin? . Still to this day, she does have pieces of Shrapnell embedded in her body . She didn’t move to Spain, though

 

[RichSmith]

I was only 5 at the time and living in Great Colmore Street. I vividly remember I was still up when suddenly we heard a huge bang followed by our windows rattling. We had a lovely Irish family living opposite us Patrick and Margaret, although we called them Paddy & Margy, they had two boys and I was best friends with their youngest David.

I personally don’t remember it at the time but my mum used to always to say about paddy and margy both coming round after the bang, knocking on our door to see if we were ok and to assure us it was nothing to do with them. Which she always thought was strange because we didn’t know it was a bomb until next day.

 

[lmr3103]

Mom had a very good friend at the time who was an Irish lady. She was going to take a collection box round in our local pub for the victims families. My Dad dissuaded her and said he’d do it instead….
There was a lot of anti Irish feeling at that time because of the bombings.

 

[Astoness]

Mom had a very good friend at the time who was an Irish lady. She was going to take a collection box round in our local pub for the victims families. My Dad dissuaded her and said he’d do instead….
There was a lot of anti Irish feeling at that time because of the bombings.

the day after the tragedy i was on the bus going to work and a lady got on and asked for her fare and the driver tipped her off the bus because she was irish..felt so sorry for her...all very sad

lyn

 

[Lloyd]

the day after the tragedy i was on the bus going to work and a lady got on and asked for her fare and the driver tipped her off the bus because she was irish..felt so sorry for her...all very sad

lyn

I was driving for Midland Red at the time – I was in Digbeth when the bomb (I only heard one) went off, and although I didn't know what it was, I suspected it would cause problems later. We had a few Irish conductresses at the time, and I felt sorry for them and a bit protective, them having to deal with the public, after all. They were great girls, and could look after themselves.

 

[Donbogen]

I was only 5 at the time and living in Great Colmore Street. I vividly remember I was still up when suddenly we heard a huge bang followed by our windows rattling. We had a lovely Irish family living opposite us Patrick and Margaret, although we called them Paddy & Margy, they had two boys and I was best friends with their youngest David.

I personally don’t remember it at the time but my mum used to always to say about paddy and margy both coming round after the bang, knocking on our door to see if we were ok and to assure us it was nothing to do with them. Which she always thought was strange because we didn’t know it was a bomb until next day.

i recall it being on BRMB Radio shortly after it had happened
i was with my Irish born Dad
who shock his head and said
looks like PIRA have started a
Bombing campaign in the UK