Bell Hotel

Bell Hotel 1974, it was demolished in c.1984. "Beer At Home Means Davenports!" was the old television jingle used in the 1960's to promote the brewery's home tinned beers. The Black Horse Pub, just 400 yards up the high Street was also Davenports beer at this time. 

The same view 41 years later in 2015. The furniture store was the new Bell pub for a while, but later lost it's drinks license after drug raids.

Bell Hotel 1899, colourized image, stables on right No tram rails yet

Beer delivery waiting for tram to move (people got in middle of road)

Trams were popular with car workers at Longbridge and trips to Lickey Hills

Bell Inns

There has been four Bell Inns over the years, this one here is No.3 (built b/w 1897-03) It was demolished in early 1980's. 

Bell No.1 was actually called The Bluebell Inn and was at the corner of Bell Holloway & Bell Lane. 

They straightened the Bristol Road in 1790 and by-passed Pub No.1, so pub No.2 was built b/w 1803-4. 

The final Bell (No.4,) is the one that survives today as a second hand shop & originally had a large bell in its tower for effect only.

No 3 demolished in 1983. This photo (video freeze) taken from the roof of the shopping center the day before pub was pulled down. It's now a Mc Donald's, the tiny pub that replaced it is now a second hand shop. It lost it's license some years back due to drug dealing going on.

1960's Impala Club (upstairs on old Bell)

Another day in 1983 when it was slowly taken down, tiles first.