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https://www.birminghammail.net/news.../cannabis-farm-found-over-pub-97319-23500414/
Seems there was a big drugs bust,they were growing cannabis in the flat above.
Not it seems actually connected to the people who run the pub,but not exactly good for publicity either.
Seems there was a big drugs bust,they were growing cannabis in the flat above.
Not it seems actually connected to the people who run the pub,but not exactly good for publicity either.
You are dead right,both are at no 17 Great Hampton Row.
Did wonder why it didn't sound so familiar.Old Atkinson's house,before Mitchels and Butlers.
There was a bomb there during the war,few people got killed.
Hi Lyn,and judging by the outside privvy situation for ladies I can see why it went out of fashion.
People will only put up with things for so long,and a lady I know judges a pub by the ladies facilities.If they're below par she'll walk out immediately.
The Minerva Vaults was a famous pub in the area,but perhaps it didn't move with the times?
Can anyone remember if it has a beer garden?
People will only put up with things for so long,and a lady I know judges a pub by the ladies facilities.If they're below par she'll walk out immediately.
The Minerva Vaults was a famous pub in the area,but perhaps it didn't move with the times?
Can anyone remember if it has a beer garden?
tim..i know that area very well..we moved from villa st to uxbridge st in 1971..mom and dad are still there...within a 10 min walk from our moms house here are the pubs that are now closed...this is from memory...
minerva
little brown jug
the pelican
the woodman
the gothic
the duke of york
the barrel
the royal george
the lamplighter
the king of the road
the white horse
the griffin
the paddock
the trees
minerva
little brown jug
the pelican
the woodman
the gothic
the duke of york
the barrel
the royal george
the lamplighter
the king of the road
the white horse
the griffin
the paddock
the trees
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That's a sad list Lyn,some of those I knew,others knew of.
It's an area the council never much cared for after the initial redevelopment,but it refuses to lie down and die,and to my mind some green shoots have been showing for years now.
JUst a small note,do you mean the hen and chickens on Constitution hill? Only it's still open,well just about.
It's an area the council never much cared for after the initial redevelopment,but it refuses to lie down and die,and to my mind some green shoots have been showing for years now.
JUst a small note,do you mean the hen and chickens on Constitution hill? Only it's still open,well just about.
Yes Lyn,and no doubt you'll be adding even more to that list soon.
Hope you can take the Hen and chickens out for now...if you mean this one?
Was open a week or so back when I snapped it.
Anyway off out for a bit of flirtacious fun,hope we can chat later.
Tim
Hope you can take the Hen and chickens out for now...if you mean this one?
Was open a week or so back when I snapped it.
Anyway off out for a bit of flirtacious fun,hope we can chat later.
Tim
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thats the one tim..ive taken it off the list but as you say for how long....
lyn
Can't be certain,but from bits picked up on round the net this probally has opened/closed a few times.
Sure it's an interesting link Len,but alas it doesn't work.:cry:
lencops
gone but not forgotten
200yrs of brewing Guinness by Sharon van Geuns 9/08/2009
To a thirsty drinker, the 119.5 seconds it takes to pour a perfect pint of Guinness are sheer agony. And this year fans of the brew have been enjoying their favourite tipple for 250 years.
Founder Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease on his small Dublin brewery back in 1759. Ten years later he exported his ale for the first time, when six-and-a-half barrels were shipped to England.
Back then horse-drawn carts were the main source of transport to deliver the beer to pubs and move loads around the brewery. It’s said the horses received a ration of beer in their oats.
Arthur went on to become one of Ireland’s most successful businessmen and the founder of what became a worldwide phenomenon.
But what may surprise fans of “the black stuff” is that officially it isn’t black at all, but a dark shade of ruby red.
The colour comes from the way the barley is flaked and roasted. Its creamy white head is made up of nitrogen bubbles .
Every day, 10 million glasses of the brew are drunk and devotees include some unexpectedly famous names. Daniel Craig revealed he got into shape to play James Bond by drinking Guinness.
Ex-US President Bill Clinton and movie beauties Penelope Cruz and Gwyneth Paltrow are all partial to a drop.
Guinness is also famed for its publicity campaigns. The very first advert appeared in 1929, accompanied by the slogan which became advertising folklore: “Guinness is Good for You”.
The most iconic series of adverts was created in the 1930s and 1940s. Mainly drawn by acclaimed artist John Gilroy, they kept up the health angle with phrases like “Guinness for Strength”, “Guinness Makes You Strong” and “My Goodness My Guinness”.
The posters featured Gilroy’s distinctive artwork and more often than not featured animals such as a kangaroos, ostriches, seals, lions and, most famously, a toucan.
The bird did, in fact, begin life as a pelican, but was changed by copywriter – and future thriller writer Dorothy L. Sayers – who realised “toucan” rhymed with more words.
The makers were told to stop hinting that the drink was a health tonic and the firm now makes no such claims. But many pregnant women like to sup the odd half-pint for its supposed iron-giving virtues.
In 1951, the company launched the famous Guinness Book of Records when Sir Hugh Beaver, the brewery manager, got into a disagreement about the fastest game bird in Europe while out hunting.
He couldn’t find the answer anywhere, so the idea for a book filled with the fastest, tallest and biggest things on Earth was conceived.
But when it comes to record-breaking drinks, the iconic brand of Guinness stands alone.
That’s why next month the company is holding a global day of celebration to mark the anniversary with live music and entertainment from big names like the Black Eyed Peas, Estelle and Kasabian.
After all, 250 years is worth raising a glass to Guinness!. Good Morning to Wessex, put your lips to a glass of Guinness!!. Len.
To a thirsty drinker, the 119.5 seconds it takes to pour a perfect pint of Guinness are sheer agony. And this year fans of the brew have been enjoying their favourite tipple for 250 years.
Founder Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease on his small Dublin brewery back in 1759. Ten years later he exported his ale for the first time, when six-and-a-half barrels were shipped to England.
Back then horse-drawn carts were the main source of transport to deliver the beer to pubs and move loads around the brewery. It’s said the horses received a ration of beer in their oats.
Arthur went on to become one of Ireland’s most successful businessmen and the founder of what became a worldwide phenomenon.
But what may surprise fans of “the black stuff” is that officially it isn’t black at all, but a dark shade of ruby red.
The colour comes from the way the barley is flaked and roasted. Its creamy white head is made up of nitrogen bubbles .
Every day, 10 million glasses of the brew are drunk and devotees include some unexpectedly famous names. Daniel Craig revealed he got into shape to play James Bond by drinking Guinness.
Ex-US President Bill Clinton and movie beauties Penelope Cruz and Gwyneth Paltrow are all partial to a drop.
Guinness is also famed for its publicity campaigns. The very first advert appeared in 1929, accompanied by the slogan which became advertising folklore: “Guinness is Good for You”.
The most iconic series of adverts was created in the 1930s and 1940s. Mainly drawn by acclaimed artist John Gilroy, they kept up the health angle with phrases like “Guinness for Strength”, “Guinness Makes You Strong” and “My Goodness My Guinness”.
The posters featured Gilroy’s distinctive artwork and more often than not featured animals such as a kangaroos, ostriches, seals, lions and, most famously, a toucan.
The bird did, in fact, begin life as a pelican, but was changed by copywriter – and future thriller writer Dorothy L. Sayers – who realised “toucan” rhymed with more words.
The makers were told to stop hinting that the drink was a health tonic and the firm now makes no such claims. But many pregnant women like to sup the odd half-pint for its supposed iron-giving virtues.
In 1951, the company launched the famous Guinness Book of Records when Sir Hugh Beaver, the brewery manager, got into a disagreement about the fastest game bird in Europe while out hunting.
He couldn’t find the answer anywhere, so the idea for a book filled with the fastest, tallest and biggest things on Earth was conceived.
But when it comes to record-breaking drinks, the iconic brand of Guinness stands alone.
That’s why next month the company is holding a global day of celebration to mark the anniversary with live music and entertainment from big names like the Black Eyed Peas, Estelle and Kasabian.
After all, 250 years is worth raising a glass to Guinness!. Good Morning to Wessex, put your lips to a glass of Guinness!!. Len.
sylviasayers
master brummie
One of my sisters-in-law was prescribed two pints of Guinness a day by her doctor in the mid 1950s as she was anaemic after the birth of her baby.