OLD WEST BROMWICH PHOTOS

Does anyone know if the Globe Hill Top is still open? also what about the Sow And Pigs Hill top? there was talk of this pub closing, i have great memories of these two places back in the late 50s/60s,

Sow & Pigs closing ? NEVER !

I used to go in there years ago, I think it was one of the oldest pubs in West Brom and there was one opposite, not directley, a big fronted building, what was that one called ?

The Globe, is that the one in reform St, is that still there ?

Uo to the top of Hill Top, turn left at the lights, opposite the school , my father went to that school, which has now gone, then the Globe was on the left as you turned,    my uncle lived 54 Hill top ,i think , it was next to the petrol station, a big old detached house that was still there the last time i visited WB a few years back, and i remember playing outside the sow and pigs with pop and crisps, with my family inside, must have been 1955 ish,  great memories,

My Father lived Hawks Lane, Mash lane areas,

Just looked the house up on Google ,its still there and 54 b was the number, theres a blue plaque on the front, i havent a clue what its for, ?

The Globe is boarded up and has been for about 18 months

The "Sow & Pigs" is still open for business, as is "The Talbot" on the opposite side of the road...

"The Globe" is indeed in New Street, Hill Top... 

Essa.

Blue Plaque is for Phillips V.C can't remember all the in and outs which i should cos it's only yards from me. Globe is being demolished for housing, bungalows next to it have already gone

barbara at December 23, 2010 at 3:08 PM

Blue Plaque is for Phillips V.C can't remember all the in and outs which i should cos it's only yards from me. Globe is being demolished for housing, bungalows next to it have already gone

robert edwin phillips was west bromwich only VC which he was awarded in January 1917 for he saved a wounded man under heavy fire at  Kut in Mesopotamia. He was born in Queen street  and then lived at Holyhead house 54 Hill Top

My uncle lived there from 1951 to quite recently, i remember staying in this old large rambling house as a small child, i remember getting lost , and playing outside the Sow and Pigs Pub, and a few others,

The house next to the garage was where a family called Bullock lived in the 1960's - they had two sons named Ernie and Bill and Bill was in my class at Hill Top school. I am fairly sure there was also a man name Durose who lived in the house and the Bullocks may have worked for him

Yes Ernie and Bill are my cousins, i think the house could have been owned by Durose, i will find out,

 My Father Was William Bullock who died quite young in 1959 aged 46 , born W Brom, his father was Thomas a Holloware Tinner ,

Hi,

The sow and pigs is still open but the Globe has been knocked down!!! If my grandad was still here he'd be gutted as it was his second home along with the hen and chickens x

Hen and Chickens is still going but not a pub i would fancy drinking in anymore.

Yes, it is but to be honest i have not been in there for years. Only used to go with my Nan and Grandad who came from hill top x

Hi Nicky, I might know your nan and grandad. What are their names because my mom and dad kept  the Hen & Chickens for nearly twenty years