View attachment 113925 View attachment 113923 View attachment 113924 well it had to happen...still standing a few days ago..today its gone pic 2 with what used to be dennisons watch co to the left and to the right what used to be rusty lees restaurant..pic 3 close up of rusty lees restaurant..for years i was hoping to get the beehive that was affixed to the front of the pub quite high up but it was not to be...still never mind i did come away with a brick..im happy with that
That cream coloured house next door was the home from around the 1840s of William Dowler, whose family business was mostly held on Great Charles Street. They were bell hangers, brassfounders, Military ornament makers, button, and whistle makers (my interest) from as early as the 18th century.View attachment 113925View attachment 113923View attachment 113924 well it had to happen...still standing a few days ago..today its gone pic 2 with what used to be dennisons watch co to the left and to the right what used to be rusty lees restaurant..pic 3 close up of rusty lees restaurant..for years i was hoping to get the beehive that was affixed to the front of the pub quite high up but it was not to be...still never mind i did come away with a brick..im happy with that
Thanks Lyn. This pic has been posted previously, showing the Beehive and next door, probably 1930s.View attachment 130141
View attachment 90546Saw these pics .View attachment 90547
My Dad’s local back in the 40s/50s and the Outdoor is where we kids used to take the pop bottles back to get our pennies. Mr and Mrs Pope were the licensees back in those days.
Have you got a pic of them for use on my website please? Did they run any other pubs? Cheers, KieronOh that's sad! It was home to me and my sister Diane in the early 60's when Mum and Dad (Ted and Dorn Lloyd) ran it. Mum made a fortune selling 'curried kid' sarnies. The place needed redecorating when we moved in and I was allowed to choose my own wallpaper. I'll have to go and see if I can see any trace of it and pick up a brick!! Moving out from central Brum, this was the only pub we had which had a garden. It was once a lovely place to be!
Hi
sorry I wish I did have a photo of them at the Beehive.
The list of pubs is as follows:
The White Horse, Macdonald Street
The Ivy Green, Edward Street
The Navigation, Summer Row
The Beehive, Soho Hill
The Summerhill Tavern (aka the Free House), Summerhill Road. (STILL standing - a Chinese Restaurant)
then CIU clubs (another story ....).
Dawn
ps. I challenge you to find photos of the White Swan and also the Navigation ( I cant!). Both long since gone!
Slight amendment - I'm fairly sure it was on the corner of MacDonald Street and Bishop StreetOops (got interrupted!) . Yes the White Horse stood on the corner of MacDonald Street and Rea Street. I have one picture but its not a good one.
Dawn
Hi Dawn
Many thanks for the list - the White Horse was a Dare's house and I always wonder what their beers were like? Any old photo of your parents together would be smashing, doesn't have to be in the Beehive. Maybe a short biog of them - I might then tackle each pub's history - though I now have a backlog of pubs linked with Lyn's Villa Tavern!
Cheers, Kieron