Comments on: The Grapes – Hill Street/Lower Severn Street http://www.birminghamroundabout.co.uk/2009/the-grapes-hill-streetlower-severn-street/ The history, culture, development & regeneration of Birmingham, UK Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:37:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andy Doherty http://www.birminghamroundabout.co.uk/2009/the-grapes-hill-streetlower-severn-street/comment-page-1/#comment-884 Andy Doherty Sat, 30 May 2009 17:50:32 +0000 http://www.birminghamroundabout.co.uk/?p=565#comment-884 I hope you find the info below of use: • The Grapes: the actual address was Hill Street I also mentioned Lower Severn Street so people would know exactly where it was as it was on the corner of Hill Street and Lower Severn Street. The building shown here was the pub but it has now been converted into a supermarket. • The Sentinels: this was on Suffolk Street Queensway near its junction with Holloway Head (opposite the entrance to the Alexandra Theatre) and closed many years ago (I think it’s a ‘gentleman’s club’ called Medusa now). It was named’ The Sentinels’ after the two 32-storey blocks of flats in whose shadows it lay which were nicknamed ‘the Sentinels’. • The Crown: you already know about • The Parasol: also on Hill Street and long-since closed Anything else you wish to know, I’ll do my best! I hope you find the info below of use:

• The Grapes: the actual address was Hill Street I also mentioned Lower Severn Street so people would know exactly where it was as it was on the corner of Hill Street and Lower Severn Street. The building shown here was the pub but it has now been converted into a supermarket.
• The Sentinels: this was on Suffolk Street Queensway near its junction with Holloway Head (opposite the entrance to the Alexandra Theatre) and closed many years ago (I think it’s a ‘gentleman’s club’ called Medusa now). It was named’ The Sentinels’ after the two 32-storey blocks of flats in whose shadows it lay which were nicknamed ‘the Sentinels’.
• The Crown: you already know about
• The Parasol: also on Hill Street and long-since closed

Anything else you wish to know, I’ll do my best!

]]> By: rob holroyd http://www.birminghamroundabout.co.uk/2009/the-grapes-hill-streetlower-severn-street/comment-page-1/#comment-764 rob holroyd Tue, 26 May 2009 15:54:23 +0000 http://www.birminghamroundabout.co.uk/?p=565#comment-764 I am very sorry to trouble you but I wonder if you could help me with a problem. I have a hobby of going in pubs of england (1800 so far)and I am trying to fill in the gaps i.e addresses etc.In 1978 a group of us from west yorkshire visited the n.e.c motor show and afterwards called at numerous pubs within 1/2 mile of birmingham new street station. The pubs being the parasol, the grapes, sentinels and the crown after a lot of time on the internet I traced the crown to station st.but the others I have drawn a blank presumably because they have closed but I still need an address to tidy the books. I have several addresses for the grapes i.e.belgrave rd.and hillst/lower severn st.are they 2 different pubs I do hope you can help me, thank you, rob I am very sorry to trouble you but I wonder if you could help me with a problem. I have a hobby of going in pubs of england (1800 so far)and I am trying to fill in the gaps i.e addresses etc.In 1978 a group of us from west yorkshire visited the n.e.c motor show and afterwards called at numerous pubs within 1/2 mile of birmingham new street station. The pubs being the parasol, the grapes, sentinels and the crown after a lot of time on the internet I traced the crown to station st.but the others I have drawn a blank presumably because they have closed but I still need an address to tidy the books. I have several addresses for the grapes i.e.belgrave rd.and hillst/lower severn st.are they 2 different pubs I do hope you can help me, thank you, rob

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