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just found this site dont know if there is anything on it with regards to hadley but there a lot of it if you wish to go through it great site though for history of brewries and pubs

http://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/

also putting it in link dont know if there any trade directoy links in there for 1890s oldbury but that might help if you can find one

I looked on there but couldnt see ought re this pub but someone else may spot it

we have a directory link in our A to Z

here the link

http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/index.asp

staffordsire 1896

found this one Blackheath

hadley, Thos. beer ret birmingham rd

oldbury 1892 worcestershire

william Nickless. British Lion P.H Talbot street

1896 directory

harry hadley, british lion P.H 45 Talbot st

there was a thomas hadley who was head master of round green school in 1892 and 1896 dont think this will be him but thought id mention it

Not sure if this helps or not - on the 1891 - District 7 Oldbury page 6 there's a family James Nicklin (blacksmith) living at #36 Talbot Street in brackets states British Lion, next entry # 37 Talbot Hotel -

William H Perrett 25 - Licensed Victualler - b gloucestershire
Annie Perrett 25 - b Middlesex
Samuel Jones 21
Frances J Chila 20
Margaret Wharton 31
Amy Barnsley 21
others Servants

I see # 44 then 46 Talbot Street, after this it moves into Halesowen Street

peterd wrote:1896 directory

harry hadley, british lion P.H 45 Talbot st

Who is this guy!

this must be where the name came from or his father can we find him?

this look good

1881 census

3 Rounds Green (Bird In Hand) Oldbury, Worcester


Thomas HADLEY 61 Oldbury, Worcester, Licensed Victualler
Mary Ann HADLEY 60 Oldbury, Worcester,
Thomas HADLEY 24 Oldbury, Worcester, Schoolmaster
Harry HADLEY 13 Oldbury, Worcester, Scholar


Harry HADLEY - 1881 Grandson <1868> Oldbury, Worcester, England


is this thomas i mentioned in early post

there was a thomas hadley who was head master of round green school in 1892 and 1896 dont think this will be him but thought id mention it

FarSide wrote:Pubs in the family!
1881
3 Rounds Green, Oldbury (Bird In Hand)
Thomas Hadley 61 - Licensed Victuallier
Mary Ann Hadley 60
Thomas Hadley 24 - Schoolmaster
Harry Hadley 13 - grandson
all b Oldbury

ha ha ha nice one FS snap Pete

sorry fs had a few brandy did notice yours but i think the school master in you post is the master of round green school in 1892 and 1896 directories

The Bird in Hand was just round the corner from Shidas Lane and was still there when i was a nipper.My cousin Gloria lived at the bottom of Shidas Lane and over the road was Rounds Green School!!

Think we are done with this topic now

So this will be archived within 24 hrs
We will run with another name in the near future.....watch this space!

footnote more info from the great people on Roots web re British Pubs and this one......

BRITISH LION

45, (25), Talbot Street, OLDBURY

OWNERS

Ansells Ltd.

LICENSEES

Thomas Nickless [1864] - [1873]

Edward Jones [1880]

William Nickless [1892]

Harry Hadley [1896]

William Henry Hadley [1916] - [1921]

NOTES
25, Talbot Street [1873]

45, Talbot Street [1896], [1916], [1921]

Known locally as “Pop Hadley's”

Thomas Nickless issued tokens from here.

William Henry Hadley issued tokens from here.

[1978]

Closed

Demolished to make way for the Savacentre.