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Vine Inn Villa Street

Hello Astoness :handshake:

Have just rang Mum and she confirms that it was the Vine in Carver Street (off Icknield Street).

Hope this helps?

:)
 
ahh missbee thanks for that.i didnt think it was the vine in villa street as i lived more or less opposite the pub and there were no factories there...

cheers:)
 
hi all...just been talking to a friend of mine who lived in villa st same time as me.....his mom has told him she is 99% sure his uncle has an outside pic of the vine....i always thought that if one exists it would be in someones private collection..please keep every crossed for me and i mean everything..:D:D:D will keep you informed....

lyn:):)
 
hi all...im trying to stay calm...:D:D our new member vine searcher is an old childhood friend who also lived in villa st just a few door from me..he has just bought round a photo of the inside of the vine and is sure that his uncle has pics of the outside so hopefully my search will be over soon..:):) cant say how chuffed i am so thank you alan you have made my day...
the first pic i have had for some time of last orders before the pub was demolished..the second is what alan has just kindly bought round for me...boy did i go back in time....

lyn:):)
 
So pleased for you Lyn, I hope he finds the photos of the outside for you, that will be the icing on the cake.
 
thanks marie...the lady on the right is alans mom next to her is her friend and the man at the board is alans brother in laws brother...still trying to work out who the man on the left is...will keep you posted....

lyn:):)

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Looks like a nice locals pub,shame to loose it,but it happens,and at least we have those two wonderful pics to commemorate it.

Good luck with the outside pics,we're all waiting with you.:thumbsup:
 
yes it was just a nice little local..nothing fancy and nothing to write home about but it was our local...and when you see a pic of the outside you will prob all wonder what the fuss has been about....:D:D will keep you updated....

lyn:):)
 

vine inn update...:):)

hi folks....my search is almost over:Dancedance04:...:):) vine searcher who is also an old childhood friend and villa st neighbour has just informed me that he will be going to see his uncle on sunday who has more than one pic of the vine...:):)so hopefully by monday at the latest you will be able to see just what all the fuss has been about...:rolleyes::rolleyes: i knew it had to be in someones private collection...thanks to alan for tracking it down and to all of you who have been searching for this pub for me for a long time...

lyn:):)
 
Lyn - the photograph will stop us all thinking that the Vine is a figment of your imagination..................:D:D:D Mabz
 
the vine redo 3.jpg :):):):) OK EVERYONE HERE IT IS.......:):):) THE VERY LONG AWAITED PIC OF THE VINE INN..VILLA STREET HOCKLEY...I SPENT MANY A HAPPY HOUR IN THE GARDENS OF THIS PUB HAVING LIVED ACCROSS THE ROAD FROM IT AND IT WAS IN THE BAR THAT MY DEAR DAD SPENT MANY AN HOUR TEACHING ME TO PLAY DARTS.... ORIGINALLY A BEER HOUSE AND AS FAR AS I CAN TELL IT WAS NOT CALLED THE VINE UNTIL SOMETIME IN THE 30S...I CANT THANK MY FRIEND ALAN (VINE SEARCHER)(WHO ALSO LIVED IN VILLA ST) ENOUGH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GO OVER TO SEE HIS UNCLE TODAY AND GET THIS PIC...I DID SAY THAT WHEN YOU SEE IT YOU WILL PROBABLY WONDER WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT AS ITS NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT BUT ITS MY HAPPY MEMORIES AND MY CHILDHOOD THAT IT SIGNIFIES:) MISSION ACCOMPLISHED...:):):)



LYN:beam::beam::beam:
 
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Hello Lynn
Lovely photo brings back a lot of memories was it the part of Villa street closes to Nursery road or the top end
Went to school with a girl whose last name was Harper who lived in Villa street
Thanks again for the memories
Pam
 
thank you all...to say i am over the moon is an understatement...i shall be getting 2 A4 glossy copies..i for me and one for our kid it will then hang proudly with all my other photos....mike to give in is to accept defeat and unless i have to i try to plod on regardless:rolleyes:..as there are a couple of threads re the vine i will also post it under the pubs thread just in case anyone else is searching for it and may miss it on the kellys thread....pam it was accross nursery rd going towards will st on the left hand side....

thanks again to all of you who been looking out for me i really do appreciate it....:):)

mike..my next mission..well it dont get much better than this but maybe a full pic of my house would be good:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

cheers from a very happy astoness....:):)
 
taken a long time to find this pic folks so at long last here it is..:)

the vine inn...villa st...hockley dated 1954

lyn:)
 

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thanks rob...its also under the kelly section but thought i best post it where it actually should be...:D i look at that pic and can just see us kids walking into the outdoor on the far right to take back the empties...thats the one that we took from the back yard of the pub of course...:D:D:D
 
Was just wondering Lyn,when about was this pic taken?
My guess would be mid 50s to mid 60s...but that is only a guess.
 
I propose to do a watercolour of the Vine Inn for Lyn, being a black and White pic it presents one or two colour problems, Would I be right in thinking the word ANSELLS is usually orange with a dark green background???
Also the first floor appears to have new lighter coloured brick work and modern window frames. Eric
 
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hi wessex..i did date it i think...1954...21st of may to be presise...so it was taken 4 years before i moved to villa street...still cant get over it...

thanks for the help with colouring froth....:):)

lyn:):)
 
Eric,
As a signwriter I used to do lots of pubs for M&B's and Ansells.
You are right, orange lettering and squirrel on a dark green background,
the window frames would in all probability have been a mid oak grained finish and the side wall usually cream or buff coloured.
Good luck with your painting, I look forward to seeing it.
Regards John.
 
ASTONESS
been readingall these replys about the vine inn my gran keeped the place through the 40s and 50s happy days
ynot
 
hi ynot...this is wonderful...i take it you have seen the pic of the vine i have posted..it was taken in 1954 when i would imagine your gran ran it....it took me the best part of 3 years to track this pic down and now someone turns up whose relative ran it...:) i wonder do you have anymore pics of the pub...and did you live close by..i would love to hear any memories you have of it..i also have a pic of the regulars inside the bar on the last day before it closed down in 1978 and also another of the inside of the pub..

oh and welcome to the forum..hope you enjoy it and if you need any help just give us a shout....

lyn:)
 
Hiastoness
mygrans name was minnie jones and i lived there with her as well as my mom marg and brother terry we were there from1941 to1954 iusedto knock about with tommy and the rest of the woodward clan they had factory up there yard do army badges sorry no photos only good memories bye for now ynot
 
:)hi ynot..so the pic i have posted of the vine was most likely taken when you were all living at the vine then...at least you have this pic and it must bring back so many memories to you...you are quite welcome to take a copy of it if you would like to...

lyn....
 
hi ynot..i forgot to ask you do you remember the other pub just a few doors up from the vine called the villa tavern...think it was demolished in the early 60s..ive also been searching for a pic of that one...anyhow here are the other two photos i have..the first one is taken in 1978 ...the day the last pint was pulled and the other is playing darts prob taken in the late 60s...
 
ooppsss...got that wrong..it was his nan...moorhouse...lived in one of the backhouses??
 
hi hanna..the name morrall does not ring any bells with me but i will ask my brother...i see you are researching the name moorhouse..probably just a coinsidence but there were moorhouses in villa st...

lyn:)
 
hi hanna..just read your last post...there were moorhouses at no 106.... it wasnt a back house though.... i was good friends with all of the family...:)
 
oh how lovely...hope it's thwe same family!!!!...I'll have to check properly ...but...it was my mother in law Olive Moorhouse before she got married in the 40's and her mom, brother John and some others??!!!
 
ok hanna...i shall look forward to seeing the photos if you can manage it...took me months to master it..:D and yes please any info on the moorhouse family...ie names and what years they were in villa st..like i said the one i know lived at number 106 and i lived at 118...

hope you hear from you soon....

lyn:)
 
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