The "leopard" on Hagley Road

[sarunte43]

Does anyone know of this pub? Found that Elijah Lane was a publican there about 1871-bat 1878.

If anyone has photos and history of the leopard would appreciate seeing them

Thank you
SR

 

[mikejee]

The 1872 PO directory lists Elijah Lane at a beer retailer at 3 Hagley road. As it is not named, it is probably a beerhouse. I will look out anything else I can find later this evening
mike

 

[horsencart]

In the 1888 directory there is a
5 Hagley Rd Lane Mrs Elizabeth Beer retailer

 

[mikejee]

Shirley
Looks like his wife took over the place .
Up to the mid 1850s this part of Hagley road was called Hagley Row. Up to the 1880s no 3 (or 3A in some years ) was a beer retailer (described as a beerhouse in 1873), with the following landlords:

1839-41 William Richards (no not given in 39 and given as 2 Hagley Row in 41, but sure it must be same place)
1845-58 Mrs Ann Richards (not listed as living there 1851 census)
1861-68 James Roberts (listed in 1861 census)
1871-78 Elijah Lane (listed in 1871 census)
1879-83 Mrs Elizabeth Lane (listed on census 1881)
Between 1883 and 1884 numbering of Hagley road changes from consecutive numbering (1,2,3…) to odd one side , even the other (1,3,5,7…) No 3 Hagley road becomes no 5 Hagley Road
1884-90 Mrs Elizabeth Lane
1891-85 Edwin Caldwell (listed census 1891)
1896-97 Mrs Louisa Caldwell
1899 Pub ( and nos 1-7 Hagley Road, not listed)

None of the censuses or Kellys list the name of the pub, so cannot confirm name, ,
The pub must have been the building in red on the c1889 map. All photographs I have seem to be post 1900.
On the map five ways is at the right edge and the road going accross from left to right is Hagley Road
mike

 

[sarunte43]

Thank you so much! Elizabeth and Elijah were only related to me by a distant marriage but it helps to fill in gaps...
Shirley

 

[horsencart]

In the "Public House Checks of Birmingham and Smethwick by R N P Hawkins" the pub was called Reindeer