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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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A great photograph of the Royal Exchange in Park Road around 1930. This shot captures not only the fine-looking pub but the whole row including the newsagent's shop on the end. Walter Harris was the publican when this photograph was captured. He kept the old beerhouse for Mitchell's and Butler's. The pub served beer for the final time on March 1st 1970. The building, along with the adjoining houses and shops were later demolished. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: c.1930 Source: Real Photo Postcard Maximum Size: 6600x4124 Pixels Maximum File Size: 1.02 Mb Format: JPEG
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A lovely image of the King's Arms that stood on the corner of Sherlock Street and Benacre Street. George Meeks was the publican at the time of this photograph taken on Valentine's Day 1951. Next door the pub was Seville House, occupied by the wine and spirit merchants E.J.Swift & Co. Around the corner in Benacre Street, the outbuildings have the appearance of a small brewery - suggesting that the King's Arms once produced its own house beers. Following a compulsory purchase order being slapped on M&B, the King's Arms closed on the last day of October in 1967. The licence was retained, held in suspense, and finally transferred to The Grapevine on Paradise Circus, an establishment that opened on March 15th 1973. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 14-02-1951 Source: Real Photo Postcard Maximum Size: 6845x4479 Pixels Format: JPEG
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A lovely photograph of the Royal Oak which stood on Icknield Street. The name of John Edward Adkins can be seen above the door. He was the publican between 1935-1940 when the licence passed to his wife Ivy. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: c.1936 Source: Real Photo Postcard Max Size: 4118x6446 Pixels Maximum File Size: 1.16 Mb Format: JPEG
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Home to the likes of the Lion's Den Jazz Club, The Red Lion on Warstone Lane has survived into the 21st century when most neighbouring pubs have been lost. The frontage is essentially the same though the historic image looks much better with the etched and stained-glass windows plus massive lanterns. Shropshire-born Joseph Lea was the owner-publican of the Red Lion Hotel in the late 19th century. Indeed, he and his wife Elizabeth ran the hotel for around forty years. After selling the pub to M&B the couple retired to Ivydene, a large house at Gravelly Hill. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: c.1930 Source: Real Photo Postcard Max Size: 4254x6582 Pixels Maximum File Size: 1.08 Mb Format: JPEG
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