20th March 2023. Two ticks in the bag, I sped up on the way back to Oldswinford, stopping only to bring you Stourbridge street art. I think this is a metaphor about the housing market, and this gorgeous painting may well be on the wall of an old pub on the Bridgnorth Road; and here’s… Continue reading ON TOWARDS ROWLEY REGIS, AND THE INEVITABLE ABK-LED MICRO
Tag: Halesowen
BREAKFAST IN HALESOWEN
Following Blackpool Jane’s heroic lead, it’s all food today. This was the Misssisssissipi (sp. ?) burger from outside the Cricketers. Note the state of the diet coke can. “You on a diet, man ?” he asked. Better than it looks now, but I’m not starting a scoring system for Brum burgers. Friday was the day… Continue reading BREAKFAST IN HALESOWEN
HOP TWISTERS IN HALESOWEN
More short posts you can read over your teatime pint. I feel like I’ve done Halesowen to death, so I can’t be bothered to give you another cultural analysis of the “Jewel on the A456“. The big question, of course, is this; “Is Halesowen in the Black Country ?” The pubs certainly have that… Continue reading HOP TWISTERS IN HALESOWEN
THE PROBLEM WITH CHOICE – PART 72
I’d been considering a night in Halesowen, but Stourbridge beckons in a couple of weeks, and you can have too much Black Country fun. The appeal of the former rests on a couple of famed free houses, and a couple of social clubs, one of which (Somers) was always an exhibition of Black Country bitters. Like all… Continue reading THE PROBLEM WITH CHOICE – PART 72
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