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Located on the corner of Burbury Street and Bridge Street West, the Queen's Head is one of those pubs that could serve the needs of customers from Lozells, Newtown and Hockley. However, the pub was a popular watering hole with those who worked at the Lucas Factory across the road. Burbury Street is to the right of the picture whilst the box van is parked in Bridge Street West. The pub can be seen here in the livery of Atkinson's Brewery. As part of the redevelopment of the area, the pub closed on June 4th 1969 and was later demolished. There was an odd incident in Burbury Street in 1871. John Mocock, a gunmaker from Buckingham Street, was charged with carrying a gun without a licence. Mocock pleaded before Aston magistrates that he was carrying the gun as an ordinary course of his business as a gunmaker, and was, therefore exempted from paying a licence. However, evidence brought before the bench showed that Mocock had pulled out a revolver and threatened to shoot a man and his performing bear in Burbury Street. The weapon had six chambers, all of which were loaded. There was all the more danger on account of Mocock not being sober! He was fined £2.10s. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 06-09-1960 Source: Real Photo Postcard Maximum Size: 6763x4397 Pixels Maximum File Size: 1.06 Mb Format: JPEG
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