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The Covered Wagon - Moseley
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Arkrite
master brummie
Hello Wessex, I never have reason to visit Mosely but that looks a smart pub. The sign board reminds me of Ember Inns. This pub co. is well known for its good food and a selection of real ale. Begining to sound like an advert. Anyway I think they try to be a good place to visit.Only five hours to opening time.
It looks quite modern. Do you know if it is an original pub site?
It looks quite modern. Do you know if it is an original pub site?
Hello Arkrite,yes it does look ok,and I've heard of Ember Inns,they keep some of the Shirley/Solihull pubs.
The building is similar to the Sharmans Cross in deseign,and the style of building was used by Bass occasionally in the 60s/70s.
Not sure if it as origional,most of the houses in the area are post 60s,so makes you wonder.
Hope someone has a bit of info on this place,be interesting to find out.
The building is similar to the Sharmans Cross in deseign,and the style of building was used by Bass occasionally in the 60s/70s.
Not sure if it as origional,most of the houses in the area are post 60s,so makes you wonder.
Hope someone has a bit of info on this place,be interesting to find out.
motorman-mike
Brum visitor who stayed.
Before Ember took on the Covered Wagon the sign outside was large perfect model of a cowboy covered wagon mounted on a platform on top of a wooden pole. Sadly quite early on somebody managed to steal the horses off it so only the wagon remained.
el-stano
Ex-lurker
Hi all!
I worked there part-time in about 1966. I think it was fairly knew at that time. The landlord was Pat O'Hare and the cellarman was Tom. The front room was known as the lounge, but I don't remember the back room being much different. I once tried to refuse service to a scruff with string for a belt, only to be told that he was JJ Gallagher!
Cheers
I worked there part-time in about 1966. I think it was fairly knew at that time. The landlord was Pat O'Hare and the cellarman was Tom. The front room was known as the lounge, but I don't remember the back room being much different. I once tried to refuse service to a scruff with string for a belt, only to be told that he was JJ Gallagher!
Cheers
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
I remember the Covered Wagon quite well from the early 70's about 71/72 If I remember correctly the gaffers name then was John Davis? He did his training at our local the Talbot in Highgate Rd. He was a nice bloke but it was obvious he was not the right type for the Talbot. No aftertime, no swearing and no boisterous behavior.
When he got the covered wagon my mate Alf and myself were the only two that he invited down to see him at the Covered Wagon. We went quite a few times and it was a very busy pub in those days.
Mike the little horse drawn wagon was still there when this was taken. I remember it well.
Phil
When he got the covered wagon my mate Alf and myself were the only two that he invited down to see him at the Covered Wagon. We went quite a few times and it was a very busy pub in those days.
Mike the little horse drawn wagon was still there when this was taken. I remember it well.
Phil
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motorman-mike
Brum visitor who stayed.
Thanks for that Phil, I had forgotten the figures, they went missing as well.
Hard to believe now but just down from the Covered Wagon on the opposite side was a big road roller depot in the 1960's. Gone without a trace now.
Mike
hi mike- phil
can you confirm to me whether this covered wagon pub that they rebuilt is the one that is close to the wake green rd
i cannot think of the rd that crosses the wake green rd at the major traffic lights, when travelling up from mosely village on the wake geen rd you come to major traffic lights take a right hand turn there
and head towards billsely
so sooner than you take the right hand turn
is that the covered wagon you guys are on about
look forewarded to hearing from you both
best wishes astonian ;;;
can you confirm to me whether this covered wagon pub that they rebuilt is the one that is close to the wake green rd
i cannot think of the rd that crosses the wake green rd at the major traffic lights, when travelling up from mosely village on the wake geen rd you come to major traffic lights take a right hand turn there
and head towards billsely
so sooner than you take the right hand turn
is that the covered wagon you guys are on about
look forewarded to hearing from you both
best wishes astonian ;;;
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Astonian
Coming from town on Stratford Rd if you turn right at Stoney Lane and continue up Stoney Lane until it becomes Yardley Wood Rd and crosses Wake Green Rd (traffic lights) the road changes to a bit of a dual carriageway way for a little way.
Just past St Agnes Rd on your right the road starts to go downhill at the bottom of the hill you will find The Covered Wagon set back off the road on the left.
If you continue on along Yardley Wood Rd you will come to Swanshurst Park at the junction of Coldbath Rd and Swanshurst Lane. This is where the road roller depot was that Mike talks about. Behind which was Coldbath Farm owned by Jack Morris the Butcher from Ladypool Rd it now a golf course.
Phil
Coming from town on Stratford Rd if you turn right at Stoney Lane and continue up Stoney Lane until it becomes Yardley Wood Rd and crosses Wake Green Rd (traffic lights) the road changes to a bit of a dual carriageway way for a little way.
Just past St Agnes Rd on your right the road starts to go downhill at the bottom of the hill you will find The Covered Wagon set back off the road on the left.
If you continue on along Yardley Wood Rd you will come to Swanshurst Park at the junction of Coldbath Rd and Swanshurst Lane. This is where the road roller depot was that Mike talks about. Behind which was Coldbath Farm owned by Jack Morris the Butcher from Ladypool Rd it now a golf course.
Phil
hi phil & elstano
firstly phil, now i have seen the pic of the pub,i am sure its the one i was thinking of
and i have to laugh at elstano thread ,but i will tell you later because i am going to acocks green tonight to see my daughter whom lives along the road from liam occonnors and maggie. occonnors and there one of there pubs maggies,
regarding the cow boy and the wagon that now is in the west of ireland
that i can tell you where the gallahgers are oringated from
this pub the covered wagon was owned by the galleghers,at one time
and ran by seamus and ann gallerger
whom previous ran the monica pub , small heath they took it on years ago
and built the pub to a thriving business for many a year a packed house every night of the week and not just by navies[ beg your pardon i do not wish to insult these hard grafting men] but the guys whom built and repaired our rds today
if you called a road worker to his face a navvie , or a cultshie it is like swearing
bad languge to them so never used those words to an irish road ganger man
but any way getting back to the wagon seamus and annie
eventuly left the monica ,and moved up to the stratford rd the antelope for
the previos gaffer had big trouble with a known trouble maker i will not mention is name but he lost his licence so seamus being a big hard fellow and he was known as the family nutter moved residence with annie to the antlelopefrom the monica
and cleared the place up after a while the gallaghers got there hands on the
covered wagon ; jj gallagher lived up the rd on sarehole rd
just up on the hill from the mill on the oppersite side of the rd
coming down from the colledge on the junction of stratford rd
it was a big bungolow which he built himself many many years ago
so i have to laugh when elstano said this guy said he was j,j, annie is one of the
family and annie her self does not stand any messing from any guy or mobs
seamus is the main man regarding trouble;he smokes is pipe and dots around the place he his a giat of a man and a head banger of the family
as i have previosly mentioned over the years my connection to the family
by my dutchess whomis related to the family and also highly respected through out the licence trade we are both well known because of this through out the licence trade and the establishments we have ran
i have seen seamus pick up a large man and charged through swinging doors of a bar
with the man head first just like a battering ram , not pushing him but lifting him like a plank of wood head first;
the gallie,s never walked around dressed to the nines in the pub they all ran big building and enginnering business 24 hours a day
so it was either seamus or j,j ,himself whom told elstano
that he was j,j , thats the way they are good hard working famiy and highly respectful
but the gallies have gone back to ireland years ago and they had another house built over there on the coast with all there money they made
as there two kids grown up now as well;
seamus got the kids a chicken for a pet down at the monica many years ago
they asked us to look after it for a week or two whilst they went on holiday back home in ireland the second night i took it home there pet the hen died on me
i was abit scared to tell seamus the pet had died
the first night they was back he asked for the hen ,so i made a joke about it and then told him he was quite alright about it he said he would explain it to the girls
and he laughted about it
but i had to smile when elstano said he thought he looked abit rough
but he was only rough in another way
i can just visulize the cowboy and the wagon now looking pretty on the coast of ireland
i will speak later tommorrow to confirm my quest of knowing the the right covered wagon best wishes astonion
firstly phil, now i have seen the pic of the pub,i am sure its the one i was thinking of
and i have to laugh at elstano thread ,but i will tell you later because i am going to acocks green tonight to see my daughter whom lives along the road from liam occonnors and maggie. occonnors and there one of there pubs maggies,
regarding the cow boy and the wagon that now is in the west of ireland
that i can tell you where the gallahgers are oringated from
this pub the covered wagon was owned by the galleghers,at one time
and ran by seamus and ann gallerger
whom previous ran the monica pub , small heath they took it on years ago
and built the pub to a thriving business for many a year a packed house every night of the week and not just by navies[ beg your pardon i do not wish to insult these hard grafting men] but the guys whom built and repaired our rds today
if you called a road worker to his face a navvie , or a cultshie it is like swearing
bad languge to them so never used those words to an irish road ganger man
but any way getting back to the wagon seamus and annie
eventuly left the monica ,and moved up to the stratford rd the antelope for
the previos gaffer had big trouble with a known trouble maker i will not mention is name but he lost his licence so seamus being a big hard fellow and he was known as the family nutter moved residence with annie to the antlelopefrom the monica
and cleared the place up after a while the gallaghers got there hands on the
covered wagon ; jj gallagher lived up the rd on sarehole rd
just up on the hill from the mill on the oppersite side of the rd
coming down from the colledge on the junction of stratford rd
it was a big bungolow which he built himself many many years ago
so i have to laugh when elstano said this guy said he was j,j, annie is one of the
family and annie her self does not stand any messing from any guy or mobs
seamus is the main man regarding trouble;he smokes is pipe and dots around the place he his a giat of a man and a head banger of the family
as i have previosly mentioned over the years my connection to the family
by my dutchess whomis related to the family and also highly respected through out the licence trade we are both well known because of this through out the licence trade and the establishments we have ran
i have seen seamus pick up a large man and charged through swinging doors of a bar
with the man head first just like a battering ram , not pushing him but lifting him like a plank of wood head first;
the gallie,s never walked around dressed to the nines in the pub they all ran big building and enginnering business 24 hours a day
so it was either seamus or j,j ,himself whom told elstano
that he was j,j , thats the way they are good hard working famiy and highly respectful
but the gallies have gone back to ireland years ago and they had another house built over there on the coast with all there money they made
as there two kids grown up now as well;
seamus got the kids a chicken for a pet down at the monica many years ago
they asked us to look after it for a week or two whilst they went on holiday back home in ireland the second night i took it home there pet the hen died on me
i was abit scared to tell seamus the pet had died
the first night they was back he asked for the hen ,so i made a joke about it and then told him he was quite alright about it he said he would explain it to the girls
and he laughted about it
but i had to smile when elstano said he thought he looked abit rough
but he was only rough in another way
i can just visulize the cowboy and the wagon now looking pretty on the coast of ireland
i will speak later tommorrow to confirm my quest of knowing the the right covered wagon best wishes astonion