There is a 1910 pic in the forum post below
The Swan On Washwood Heath Rd In 1910
Hi Derek,
Yes, like you I worked at the Met, (Leigh Road) in the 70's and early 80's,
and visited the Swan on several occasions with reps for the obligatory 'pie and pint'.
Kind regards
Dave
Hi, to your knowledge was it ever called "The White Swan"???I think that the Swan was no longer a pub when it was demolished around 2006 or so. Anyway included is a picture of it just before it was pulled down. A pity realy as it had been a landmark on the hill for donkey's years. I wonder if any of the lupins survived in the gardens behind.
Actually you can see that much of the bottom half of the inn was retained and a new addition was added up the hill. So the origins of the lower part of the building dated much further back. The Swan sign seems to be missing; also the urinal lower left. This picture was taken by a member and I can't remember who now. Ansells. What you are looking at is the forecourt parking lot from the Washwood Heath Road sidewalk and I seem to remember that just to the left were a half dozen or so small townhouse cottages.
The correct name was the Swan Hotel when first built this was a replacement for an earlier Swan Hotel on the same site from about the early 1800s pictures below.Hi, to your knowledge was it ever called "The White Swan"???
It was called the Swan Hotel when built it was know as the Swan in the 1970s I even done some electrical work there a few times during the 1970s do you remember the Disco nightsI used to work behind the barin the 70s, its name was The White Swan
Yes i remember the disco,s And the band "Ressurection" i remember the ceiling collapsing as the band played.It was called the Swan Hotel when built it was know as the Swan in the 1970s I even done some electrical work there a few times during the 1970s do you remember the Disco nights
I don't remember the Ressurection to be honest we lived in Ward End Park Road from1970 to1980? was it between these years or after.Yes i remember the disco,s And the band "Ressurection" i remember the ceiling collapsing as the band played.
It was the 70s as i recall, we were in the back room a lot playing pool. Jimmy Gately (Taffy) Mick Oconnor, Peter Rolph just to mention a few, But it has been a long time.I don't remember the Ressurection to be honest we lived in Ward End Park Road from1970 to1980? was it between these years or after.