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Wellhead Lane

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3 photos here...one showing aldridge road with wellhead lane to the right 1926....the other showing the wellhead tavern franchise st 1930s the 3rd shows the inside of the pub 1958 which i think is the photo jean first postedwellhead lane aldridge road junction 1926.jpegWellhead Tavern 1930's Perry Bar Birmingham.jpgwellhead tavern franchise st 1958.jpg the pub has been closed for some time now..mainly due i would think to the demo of the university as a lot of students used the pub...as some of you know the uni site will now be developed for use as the commonwealth games athletes village so hopefully the pub may re open...just realised we do have a thread for the wellhead tavern..click on link below

Hare of the Dog Wellhead Tavern

Mark i would think that the area was demolished mainly due to re development although there may have been a bit of bomb damage as well and if it was not for the uni and its students i dare say we would have lost this fine pub...although according to my daughter it is popular with none students...
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Kangaroo Ted said:
Is there a thread for Bill Switchgear
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Astoness said:
ted you need to use the search box at the top right of the page...just put in what you are searching for...we do have a thread for bill switchgear click on link below

Bill Switchgear

does anyone know if this company still exists...it was at aston lane perry barr lyn
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3 photos here...one showing aldridge road with wellhead lane to the right 1926....the other showing the wellhead tavern franchise st 1930s the 3rd shows the inside of the pub 1958 which i think is the photo jean first postedView attachment 138329View attachment 138330View attachment 138331 the pub has been closed for some time now..mainly due i would think to the demo of the university as a lot of students used the pub...as some of you know the uni site will now be developed for use as the commonwealth games athletes village so hopefully the pub may re open...just realised we do have a thread for the wellhead tavern..click on link below

Hare of the Dog Wellhead Tavern

Mark i would think that the area was demolished mainly due to re development although there may have been a bit of bomb damage as well and if it was not for the uni and its students i dare say we would have lost this fine pub...although according to my daughter it is popular with none students...
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lyn
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great photos I was in the pub about 3 years ago when I was over from Australia for my brothers funeral .
 
Kangaroo Ted said:
Thank you Lyn , I have been searching factories for Bill switchgear I think it was in astonlane cant find it.
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Will sort it out Lyn. My aunt Freda Taplin worked at Bill Switchgear for some years. She lived next to my Nan in one of the back to backs in Franchise street.
 

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hi jean....i must have saved that photo you posted and i have reposted it on post 61 on this thread...is the photo you have just posted taken outside the wellhead tavern?? lovely photo

lyn
 
Astoness said:
hi jean and ray if you spot my post would it be possible for you both to repost the photos that we have lost from this thread please..i think i may have saved one of yours jean but i would have to check my files

many thanks

lyn
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Would you have the one Ray Barrett shared of our two Grandmothers Lyn?. Would be nice to put it back on again as it was taken inside the Wellhead pub at an old folks party. Thanks.
 
jean see photo 3 on post 61 on this thread although it looks like a christmas party...is this the one ray posted ??

lyn
 
Astoness said:
3 photos here...one showing aldridge road with wellhead lane to the right 1926....the other showing the wellhead tavern franchise st 1930s the 3rd shows the inside of the pub 1958 which i think is the photo jean first postedView attachment 138329View attachment 138330View attachment 138331 the pub has been closed for some time now..mainly due i would think to the demo of the university as a lot of students used the pub...as some of you know the uni site will now be developed for use as the commonwealth games athletes village so hopefully the pub may re open...just realised we do have a thread for the wellhead tavern..click on link below

Hare of the Dog Wellhead Tavern

Mark i would think that the area was demolished mainly due to re development although there may have been a bit of bomb damage as well and if it was not for the uni and its students i dare say we would have lost this fine pub...although according to my daughter it is popular with none students...
birminghamhistory.co.uk birminghamhistory.co.uk

lyn
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This is the photo with my nan bottom row second left.
 
Astoness said:
hi jean....i must have saved that photo you posted and i have reposted it on post 61 on this thread...is the photo you have just posted taken outside the wellhead tavern?? lovely photo

lyn
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Yes Lyn my granddad is sitting front row on the left of the gent with the bucket.
 
I came across this image on the Birmingham Library website, thought to be Wellhead Lane near to Franchise Street.
Looking at maps and aerial views I think it is Nos. 49-53 and a partial view of No. 55. On the much lightened aerial view you can just see the wall in front of No. 55 which is set back from the road.
No. 47 does not appear on the photograph but instead there is a flat roofed building, I believe this was part of the industry on the corner of Wellhead Lane and Franchise Street, marked as 'RUIN' on the 1950s map, possibly a gatekeeper's office.
 

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i am no expert john but it looks about right to me..odd that we dont seem to have many old photos of wellhead lane so i will do a search ..

lyn
 
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