The Barton's Arms

[olaftab]

He's turned Rackhams in town into a desolate version of one as well, the fat bellend.

Jesus yeah i popped in before xmas thought i'd pick up some presents. FFS what a shambles that place is now , very sad as i remember that store when i was a kid was top notch

Got to agree with you both. Yesterday I had a little time to kill before my train and decided to walk through the store entering from St Philip's side towards Corporation street. This was the first time ever since the original version of Rackham's was closed down. A horrible experience.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's a discount store now. So it's a real mish mash of stock rather than how it used to be.

[nick harper]

It's a discount store now. So it's a real mish mash of stock rather than how it used to be.

It’s terrible now and must be on borrowed time. The whole of Corporation Street has been on a sad decline for 20 years.

[PeterWithesShin]

If i'm in town I go in to look around Game in there. Picked up some interesting bits there. Other than that it always feels a bit of a mess walking through to the escalators.

[dave shelley]

A slight aside to the Barton's closure.  At the back of the Barton's is/was Potter's Hill or Lane.  In the late seventies there was a newish pub there the name of which escapes me.  Anyway, I have a good friend who's father retired and a party was organised for him in said pub to which me and the wife were invited.

The evening of the party rolled around and we, along with all the other family and friends turned up.  The entertainment for the evening was a trio consisting of pianist, drummer and vocalist.   The function room was located upstairs and most of the crowd were in situ before the trio showed up.

They duly showed up as we could tell by the crashing sounds of drums and cymbals banging off the staircase walls.  They got their stuff in and then one of them started looking about the place, turned out it was the pianist.  He the proceeded to ask where the piano was?  None of the family organisers had thought to check to see if the place had one, they hadn't.  The pianist then said 'do you think I fucking carry one around with me?

Anyway, we had a great night, one bloke caterwauling with no musical accompaniment, another beating white out of a drum kit drowning him out and the third wheel stuck with his hands in his pockets slowly getting pissed muttering words like fucking idiots, what were they thinking?  He had a point and we had a great time, we had no choice.  Still makes me smile to this day.

[London Villan]

It's a discount store now. So it's a real mish mash of stock rather than how it used to be.

It’s terrible now and must be on borrowed time. The whole of Corporation Street has been on a sad decline for 20 years.

Killed by the tram works.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

It's a discount store now. So it's a real mish mash of stock rather than how it used to be.

It’s terrible now and must be on borrowed time. The whole of Corporation Street has been on a sad decline for 20 years.

Killed by the tram works.

By the time they've finished the tram line, we'll all be using hoverboards.

[Nev]

A slight aside to the Barton's closure.  At the back of the Barton's is/was Potter's Hill or Lane.  In the late seventies there was a newish pub there the name of which escapes me.  Anyway, I have a good friend who's father retired and a party was organised for him in said pub to which me and the wife were invited.

The evening of the party rolled around and we, along with all the other family and friends turned up.  The entertainment for the evening was a trio consisting of pianist, drummer and vocalist.   The function room was located upstairs and most of the crowd were in situ before the trio showed up.

They duly showed up as we could tell by the crashing sounds of drums and cymbals banging off the staircase walls.  They got their stuff in and then one of them started looking about the place, turned out it was the pianist.  He the proceeded to ask where the piano was?  None of the family organisers had thought to check to see if the place had one, they hadn't.  The pianist then said 'do you think I fucking carry one around with me?

Anyway, we had a great night, one bloke caterwauling with no musical accompaniment, another beating white out of a drum kit drowning him out and the third wheel stuck with his hands in his pockets slowly getting pissed muttering words like fucking idiots, what were they thinking?  He had a point and we had a great time, we had no choice.  Still makes me smile to this day.

Shareholders Arms?

[Chris Smith]

It's a discount store now. So it's a real mish mash of stock rather than how it used to be.

It’s terrible now and must be on borrowed time. The whole of Corporation Street has been on a sad decline for 20 years.

Killed by the tram works.

Probably the final nail but the Bull Ring and Grand Central sucked the life out of the traditional shopping streets in town.

[olaftab]

Yes, quite right Nev. Original pub was demolished and new housed in this terrible building. It was situated on the left in Park Lane as you came up from Aston Cross. Park lane was relaid and building is now on the right hand side. if it's there at all.


https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/warwickshire/birmingham_b6_shareholdersarms.html

[VillaTim]

It's a discount store now. So it's a real mish mash of stock rather than how it used to be.

It’s terrible now and must be on borrowed time. The whole of Corporation Street has been on a sad decline for 20 years.

Killed by the tram works.

Probably the final nail but the Bull Ring and Grand Central sucked the life out of the traditional shopping streets in town.

partly , mostly down to a shift to Online shopping though in reality

[dave shelley]

Yes, quite right Nev. Original pub was demolished and new housed in this terrible building. It was situated on the left in Park Lane as you came up from Aston Cross. Park lane was relaid and building is now on the right hand side. if it's there at all.


https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/warwickshire/birmingham_b6_shareholdersarms.html

That's the one Aftab/Nev.  I still smile when thinking about that night.

[Chris Smith]

It's a discount store now. So it's a real mish mash of stock rather than how it used to be.

It’s terrible now and must be on borrowed time. The whole of Corporation Street has been on a sad decline for 20 years.

Killed by the tram works.

Probably the final nail but the Bull Ring and Grand Central sucked the life out of the traditional shopping streets in town.

partly , mostly down to a shift to Online shopping though in reality

A lot of the same shops are still open they’re just in new locations, M & S being the latest to move.

[Percy McCarthy]

Yes, quite right Nev. Original pub was demolished and new housed in this terrible building. It was situated on the left in Park Lane as you came up from Aston Cross. Park lane was relaid and building is now on the right hand side. if it's there at all.


https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/warwickshire/birmingham_b6_shareholdersarms.html

That's the one Aftab/Nev.  I still smile when thinking about that night.

I was a non-match day regular in both those pubs in my ID parade years, plus I was going out with a girl who’s mom lived in Camborne Close, just up the hill. Also a regular in the Elbow Room but both the Shareholders and the Barton’s were shut by the time we rolled up there.

[Pat McMahon]

My sister got married at the ripe old age of 18 and the wedding bash was at the Tennis Courts on the Walsall Rd. A couple of people advised at the time that the Shareholders did the best wedding spreads but she stuck to the pub she knew, so I never set foot in there. The Barton’s was always more appealing.