Union Hotel Inn Tavern Union Street Cherry Street

[mikejee]

Edited from original Union Street post .......Picture is c 1870. incidently the dorway on the far left of the picture , showing "Fire" is the Lancashire Fire & Life Insurrance Co. the directories of 1868 and 1872 do not list the building this side of the library as the Borough Treasurers Office, but the Birmingham Gas & Coke Co
Mike

 

[Vivienne14]

The building to the right is the Union Hotel (see photo caption). Must have existed since at least 1791. Is this the same Union Hotel as that with the address of Cherry Street ? (An early reference I've found is to the Union Inn and Tavern, Cherry Street in August 1791- see below).

I think it was demolished for the cutting of Corporation Street.

Union Inn Union Street




Union Inn and Tavern Cherry Street


Source: British Newspaper Archive

 

[Vivienne14]

The Henry Birkitt's Union Inn/Tavern fronted onto Union Street, as per this notice of sale in 1804.


Source: British Newspaper Archive

 

[Vivienne14]

Possibly c1798, part of the original Cherry Street was renamed 'Union Street' (the lower end below Crooked Lane) whilst the top end up to Temple Row remained 'Cherry Street'. This puts the Union Tavern in Cherry Street until c1798, after which the Tavern's address changed to Union Street (borne out by newspaper adverts during 1798).

This James Burgoyne image from 1875 shows the rear of the Union Hotel during demolition as part of the Birmingham Improvement Scheme.

 

[Astoness]

Possibly c1798, part of the original Cherry Street was renamed 'Union Street' (the lower end below Crooked Lane) whilst the top end up to Temple Row remained 'Cherry Street'. This puts the Union Tavern in Cherry Street until c1798, after which the Tavern's address changed to Union Street (borne out by newspaper adverts during 1798).

This James Burgoyne image from 1875 shows the rear of the Union Hotel during demolition as part of tge Birmingham Improvement Scheme.

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rare photo viv...would think in those days there was no wrecking swing balls to demolish...as we can see they used ladders and demolished buildings brick by brick...quite a dangerous job

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

Mrs Goodbehere took over the running of the Union Tavern from her late husband Edmund in 1791, by which time the Union had been completely rebuilt. It now had accommodation for travelling gentlemen, stabling and a bowling green. She seems to have sold/let go of her husband's coach business, which had been moved to the Union Inn (from the Castle Inn) before his death earlier that year.

 

[BrummieGeoff]

A James Burgoyne photo of the Union Hotel yard.