Australian Arms

The Australian Arms was situated on the Birmingham Road, near the Walsall lodge for Great Barr Hall.


It is now a private residence, the only property along this part of the Birmingham Road.

Landlords:

1896 Charles Rowley Horton (Kellys directory)

1901 Samuel Williams

1904 Joseph Whilte (Kelly directory)

1912 Mrs L Pout (Kellys direcory)

Conservative Club

Located behined the Scott Arms public house at 6A Newton Road it is accessed from  Bromford Walk.

Website: http://www.greatbarrcons.co.uk/home.html

The Club was opened officially in September 1958 by Lady Goldsmid and opened as a businessmen's club, evenings only.

Hamstead Social Club

Old Walsall Rd, Birmingham, B42 1HY

The club first opened it's doors in 1938 as a social club for the miners and their families of the nearby pit - the Hamstead colliery.

It then featured a bowling green, pavilion, tennis courts and a football pitch. The club also boasted a very successful football team, called the Hamstead Miners. They played in the Sunday Festival League and their successes include winning the Festival League, the Senior cup and the Ernie Baxter club.

The mine closed in 1965 but the social club continued.

Sadly the tennis courts and football pitch were sold off in 1995 and houses built.

See  more at http://hamsteadsocialclub.co.uk/welcome

Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn Birmingham

M6 Junction 7, Chapel Lane Great Barr, Birmingham West Midlands, B43 7BG
192 Bedrooms, Full Spirit Health & Leisure, 20 Conference Rooms.

Opened July 1972 - Birmingham Post House