There was, and a grand old building it was too.BBC said:Apparently there used to be a big hotel on that corner before it was knocked down for the monstrosity of a building that stands there now!
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There was, and a grand old building it was too.BBC said:Apparently there used to be a big hotel on that corner before it was knocked down for the monstrosity of a building that stands there now!
jimbob23 said:There was, and a grand old building it was too.BBC said:Apparently there used to be a big hotel on that corner before it was knocked down for the monstrosity of a building that stands there now!
It was certainly my 'local' from when I first moved to Stafford in 2001, to when it closed. The first landlord I remember was Bob Bell, and he was great. When did you stop going there? If it was after 2001, we've probably met!Andreas Rex said:I used to enjoy going to the Stafford Arms too...they had bar billiards!! Punch Taverns need to sort themselves out and get a decent landlord with plenty of experience and the willingness to stick it out and make it back into the thriving hub of real ale it once was. I remember going there about 15-20 years with my old man for the beer festival, and it was absolutely heaving. People would travel from far and wide to go there, but it quickly turned into somewhere people would go far and wide to avoid!
I'm pretty sure we have....I also live in the People's Republic of Castletown, and if you used to go to the Stafford Arms then i'm guessing you go to the Railway once in a while too. I don't remember Bob Bell as I wasn't a regular...we'd go there if we had an afternoon off and the Railway wasn't open! Last time I went there was a couple of months before it closed for good.Silverfish said:When did you stop going there? If it was after 2001, we've probably met!
Ah, good old Barry - he is indeed a colourful character. I wonder where he drinks now? I was told he's barred from most places, which I find pretty easy to believe.The Hawk said:It was also one of the few places that "Rocky" from Crewe could get into, to mention just one of the more 'colourful' characters who frequented the place.
I can't wait to see an estate agents write up of those:MISS T said:Opposite the prison, behind the hideous, unsellable new apartments.
He was a regular in The Bird, where he monopolised the jukebox, and The Eagle. Used to get the train down from Crewe.The Hawk said:.
It was also one of the few places that "Rocky" from Crewe could get into, to mention just one of the more 'colourful' characters who frequented the place.
TENSHON said:i rarely venture into town at the mo, but the greyhound ticks all my boxes.
if you a real ale man, a trip to the wellington in brum is a wise move. they have 0ver 2,500 guest ales each year with 15 different beers on tap at any one time.
http://www.thewellingtonrealale.co.uk/
Yep, another vote for The Wellington. I've been to several of their 'beer festivals' and have enjoyed quaffing down plenty of guest ales. The beer garden leaves a lot to be desired though. You share a windy alley with copious smokers and four large bins. I've been to The Shakespeare, which is a nice Victorian type pub and another one that escapes my memory at the moment but I remember it doing some very fine real ales, too. I like real ales, me!henryscat said:The Wellington certainly is a fine pub on the beer front - can't argue there. It does lack a little on the character front though. They don't do any food, but provide plates so you can take your own in to eat!
The Anchor next door to Digbeth Coach Station is excellent as well (was my regular watering hole before I moved out of Brum!) - beer is always spot on (up to 10 on), and retains its old interior from 1900ish so has a bit of character about it. Usually a bit less wedged than the Wellington.
TENSHON said:i rarely venture into town at the mo, but the greyhound ticks all my boxes.
if you a real ale man, a trip to the wellington in brum is a wise move. they have 0ver 2,500 guest ales each year with 15 different beers on tap at any one time.
http://www.thewellingtonrealale.co.uk/
Sowsider said:The Old Joint Stock, opposite the cathedral, and handy for New St is good - Fullers pub.
That's the one!Sowsider said:The Old Joint Stock, opposite the cathedral, and handy for New St is good - Fullers pub.
Is Rocky still around? I haven't seen him for months. I used to drive him back to Crewe about once a week. The secret to not having to talk to him was to put an Iron Maiden CD on. He'd just dance away in the passenger seat.The Hawk said:It was also one of the few places that "Rocky" from Crewe could get into, to mention just one of the more 'colourful' characters who frequented the place.
I'm not the only one that doesn't like those apartments then? I walk past them every morning on my way to the station. They've dressed two downstairs bedrooms facing the main road so you can see what it would be like to live there.MISS T said:Opposite the prison, behind the hideous, unsellable new apartments.