The Real Peaky Blinders, walking in their footsteps | The Garrison Tavern

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  • Опубликовано: 10 дек 2024

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  • @lynnegibbs6735
    @lynnegibbs6735 10 дней назад +14

    Really good walk through history. Enjoyed your fact finding and story telling. Thank you. 😀

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад +1

      Thank you! I was so excited when I found that news article! I had been looking for it for ages! 😂

  • @MargaretUK
    @MargaretUK 10 дней назад +11

    Many congratulations on your 10,000 subscribers Lucy 👏 🙌 😀 I subscribed when you were around the 800 mark and I am chuffed to bits to see how well you are doing 😀 This is one of my favourite channels, and while I may not always comment I do always watch.
    I have ancestry on my mothers side in that area too, so who knows, maybe some of our ancestors knew each other! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of this part of Birmingham's history 😊

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад +2

      Thanks so much, it's taken me long enough hasn't it? I can't wait to do a video about all the other information I have been researching ... they could well of known one another, my Nan knew EVERYONE for streets and streets around, I think she made it her business! Thanks for your congratulations, I am over the moon and honestly really flabbergasted!

    • @MargaretUK
      @MargaretUK 9 дней назад

      @@throughlucyslens I think all the Nans knew everyone for streets around, that's what Nans did! Your milestone is well deserved, and more to come I'm sure 🥰

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад +1

      @@MargaretUK Thank you!!! :)

  • @Dutch_Gonneke
    @Dutch_Gonneke 10 дней назад +9

    You are such a great content creator. I love your videos!

  • @pamelawright1369
    @pamelawright1369 10 дней назад +6

    So interesting, thank you so much for sharing, love all your vlogs 😊

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад

      Thanks Pamela, I've been desperate to do another video about Birmingham and this one fell into my lap (I've never been so happy to see "2 minutes drive" on google maps!)

  • @r2trogly
    @r2trogly 10 дней назад +7

    Keep them coming really enjoy your vlogs.

  • @ingabinga47
    @ingabinga47 10 дней назад +5

    Brilliant, you are wonderfully natural at this, I love it!

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад +1

      That's so kind of you, thank you! This vid was a really last minute thing so glad it was okay :)

  • @GemmaBarlow-k1u
    @GemmaBarlow-k1u 4 дня назад +1

    Loved your video for many reasons, made me cry for others of no fault of yours 🥰 we can only seek, discover or wait to find out about all our true hidden histories. Thank you ❤️

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  3 дня назад

      Thank you for this lovely comment, you are absolutely right! (I get really emotional about history too!)

  • @stanblue9584
    @stanblue9584 7 дней назад +5

    I lived in Great Barr Street, went to the nursery next door to the Garrison pub, Went to Tilton Road school ... Small Heath had a reputation that was known by many ... I remember going to Rhyl and had an argument with some lads from Liverpool... one knew we were from Small Heath and pulled his friend away saying he didn't want trouble from Brummies from small Heath... especially Birmingham City fans.... It was certainly an experience! We had family all over Palace road, Victoria Street, Greenway Street. The community was destroyed with the redevelopment of the area ...

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  6 дней назад +1

      Thanks Stan. This is great - your explanation of your trip to Rhyl. reminds me of the Willy Nelson film "our day out" - I believe it's on here if you have never seen it! My family were also in the streets around the pub for generations but all over the world now. Often think it would be lovely to have some to pop in and annoy just down the road.

    • @stanblue9584
      @stanblue9584 6 дней назад +1

      @throughlucyslens I still go to the Birmingham City games .... Still a big Birmingham City fan ... I re live the memories of walking to school via Watery Lane used to see all the Birmingham City players in the High Stool Cafe eating a full English breakfast, MALCOLM PAGE was at an event recently he played for almost 20 years ... he'd been joking about eating there! Unaware of this when I came to tell of my memories of Trevor Francis, I mentioned this fact ,reinforcements what he said ... don't think they eat a full English now ... had lots of fun times playing in Kingston Hill Park and Garrison Lane Park.... and fishing after the dusk Bell rang in small Heath Park.... and dodging the Parki ( Park warden) ... Also remember the Blues Cafe opposite the Coventry road bus garage ... a real greasy spoon ... lol I'm probably going on a bit now... but if you need any questions answered I'll try to find out ...

  • @TheBeeseven
    @TheBeeseven 6 дней назад +2

    Great content Lucy thanks. As you know the Peaky Blinders were more of a street urchin opportunistic type gang and they and they had plenty of rival groups who defended their turf all round the inner city. Growing up i remember hearing stories of the famous (infamous) Summer Lane in Aston and i remember the old boys singing songs about it. I believe this was Billy Kimbers territory as a young man and ive heard stories of pub licencees being "taxed" by Billy's boys in return for protection. Of course these stories are often embelished much like Steven Knight's take on the Peaky Blinders. I think there's a story to be told about old Billy Kimber and Summer Lane and i wondered if you knew anything about it? Maybe a story line for Steven Knight to look into?

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  6 дней назад +1

      Thank you! I'm fascinated by BK, my great(x3) grandad went over to America with him .. and got deported for criminal behaviour .. I'm going round in circles trying to find his deportation papers at the moment, we don't know for sure he was connected with billy kimber but went across to America at the same time and family folk law said he drove for him ... maybe I'll never know for sure but I'll keep looking!

  • @hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo
    @hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo 7 дней назад +2

    The Peaky Blinders pub was the 'Greenway arms' on the corner of Coventry road and Cattell road facing the entrance to Birmingham City's ground it had an horse trough outside, they still put sawdust on the floor when I was a kid, another place frequented was the 'Old Time Boxers Club' a few doors up the Coventry road from the Greenway.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  6 дней назад +1

      It's so odd why they chose the Garrison, when you are going through the newspapers it's barely mentioned - I found references to the greenway and the Rainbow in Digbeth.
      Maybe Garrison just sounded better? Love the fact it still had a trough for the police horses.. or orses as my family would say!

    • @hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo
      @hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo 6 дней назад

      @@throughlucyslens It's probably because the Garrison is still standing when the program was being made, also many of the pubs in Small Heath would have been used, I had an older lady ask me to buy her a drink in the Malt Shovel when I was a 18-19 year old teen, it stands out in my mind because I distinctively remember buying her a pint of mild, happy days.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  6 дней назад +1

      Bet you made her day!

  • @christine0nowell757
    @christine0nowell757 10 дней назад +2

    This was a great watch, and history lesson for me. Thankyou so much xxx

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад

      You are very welcome! Got totally lost in research for this one - an absolute pleasure!

  • @paulgoldsworthy5971
    @paulgoldsworthy5971 10 дней назад +3

    Well done Lucy spot on as usual take care. 🎥👍

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад +1

      Thanks Paul, really appreciate it, loved making this one!

  • @michaeltreadwell777
    @michaeltreadwell777 10 дней назад +5

    Hi Lucy - that was interesting, even though I've never seen Peaky Blinders - not my sort of prog. Anyway, whatever you do is always worth watching and informative - thank you. Take special care 🙂 X X

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад +1

      I watched the first two series as I felt it was my duty as a Brummie but nothing since .. it just got kind of ridiculous but people absolutely love it for the great story telling and drama and long may it continue bringing people to the city I say!

  • @angelsone-five7912
    @angelsone-five7912 8 дней назад +3

    As a coach driver my very first football run was from the Garrison Tavern where I picked up the Blues fans.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  8 дней назад +2

      This is awesome, I did wonder if it used to be packed with Blues fans on match days!

    • @whatayear
      @whatayear 7 дней назад +2

      @@throughlucyslens Before and after games.

  • @wrichard11
    @wrichard11 10 дней назад +1

    Another blinder of a video Lucy! Congratulations on 100K. It's very well deserved.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад +1

      Thank you! Never thought I would get to 100 let alone 10k .. thanks for sticking with me Richard.

  • @MD-xw4fj
    @MD-xw4fj 7 дней назад

    Hi Lucy from New Zealand. I have just found your channel and I'm thrilled with your content. I enjoy history and story telling. You combine small vignettes that are so well researched and well documented. What I particularly enjoy is your lovely voice. It is clear and melodic - a pleasure to listen to. I plan to work my way through your videos from the beginning. I am staggered at your commitment to producing such rich information so frequently. I find them very calming while engrossing. Keep going, we love you!!

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  6 дней назад

      Oh thank you so so much!! I am sat in my car reading this having just gone through a bunch of less complimentary dialog (Aghr got to love the internet) and I'm really touched and flattered by your comment. I love doing this, it's a real passion project and although it's no where near perfect I'm so glad you appreciate my attempts - means an awful lot.. thank you!! ❤️

  • @helenstone9711
    @helenstone9711 10 дней назад +1

    Love love love! Nice surprise video on a Saturday night Lucy 😊 X

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад +1

      I was just so excited about this subject it had to be DONE .. NOW in my head.. glad you enjoyed it :)

  • @Havoc5429
    @Havoc5429 4 дня назад

    Great video, just subscribed. My maternal grandmother was born in the 1st courtyard behind the Garrison. Later in life when married, she lived in Watery Lane. My mom was born here and went to Tilton Road School. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. 😊

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  3 дня назад

      Thank you so much! My Maternal Grandparents lived on a court on Bordesley Park Road - a bit further out but my Grandads grandad frequented to the Garrison (and was not a very nice fella to boot apparently!)

  • @johnthompson6059
    @johnthompson6059 4 дня назад

    Nice work Lucy I really enjoyed the history lesson 👏🏼

  • @peakyblinder777
    @peakyblinder777 7 дней назад

    Great coverage about the gangs back then . I enjoyed this . And you've inspired me to research more history .
    Thank you 🙏

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  7 дней назад +1

      Thank you! Means a lot from someone wit your username :) you will love researching. Newspaper archives are really useful and usually free to access at your local library x

  • @GailBurt-wn8oj
    @GailBurt-wn8oj 9 дней назад

    Loved this Lucy. Never watched the Peaky blinders but this has made me look into what happened. Thank you xxx

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  8 дней назад

      It's a really fascinating piece of local history that has gone global .. hope you enjoy their stories x

  • @anthonyduffy1278
    @anthonyduffy1278 7 дней назад +1

    A lady I know grew up in Cooksey Road in Small Heath. As a child she was told not to go into the Bolton Pub, as, “the Peaky Blinders drink in there” she would have been a young child in the late 20’s/ 1930’s, I’m too polite to ask her exact age😂😂
    The Bolton Pub, is physically still there but today trades, I think, as an Asian banquet venue. The building is on Bolton Road, it’s adjacent to Holy Trinity School (where I attended) and overlooks the railway marshalling yard that runs alongside todays Small Heath by-pass and also the location of the BSA factory that featured prominently in Peaky Blinders Series 1.
    I always thought the Bolton would have been a better inspiration for the Peaky Blinders HQ than the Garrison, as the latter isn’t strictly even in Small Heath. But the Garrison sounds far more thrilling than the Bolton 😂😂😂
    Thanks for posting.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  6 дней назад

      Thanks for your comment! Yes I've always wondered too and I think you are right - it just sounds better .. and as it's on Garrison Lane is easier to give context of place too. Thanks for sharing those memories too - brilliant!

  • @antonyadkins3108
    @antonyadkins3108 3 дня назад

    Hey there. Just found your channel. I’m from small heath too. Great video. It was nice seeing familiar places. 👍

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  2 дня назад

      Hey Antony! Nice to "meet" you - glad I could take you back there :)

  • @aceshigh7722
    @aceshigh7722 4 дня назад

    Enjoyed the video very much. Well done.

  • @StephenRobertd
    @StephenRobertd 10 дней назад +2

    Real hard men of England 🇬🇧 great vlogg lucy 😊❤ great humble kind lady and a happy smiling dog 🐕 wish you both a happy year always 😊😊🎉😂😂😊

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад +1

      They certainly were a terrifying bunch! Thanks so much Stephen, always lovely to hear from you .. and Rupert sends you a woof and a paw shake xx

  • @carolynmalek3202
    @carolynmalek3202 10 дней назад

    Thanks Lucy :) I remember hearing that my grandfather had to avoid the gangs, early mornings while making his way to work in Ardwick, Manchester (mid 1890s). I was interested to hear you mention the Scuttlers in Manchester...

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад

      Imagine having to avoid people like this in broad daylight just to get to work .. honestly, sort of makes my blood boil, but also a sign of those times. The poor stealing from the poor .. I need to find more out about the Scuttlers!

    • @carolynmalek3202
      @carolynmalek3202 9 дней назад

      @@throughlucyslens Thank you! 🌺

  • @alandagmar576
    @alandagmar576 4 дня назад +1

    Billy Kimber was from Summer lane in Aston !

  • @inbetween-days
    @inbetween-days 10 дней назад

    A fantastic presentation. Thank you for sharing Lucy ❤

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад +1

      Thank you! I love a last minute explore on a lunch break .. what did I ever do before You Tube!

  • @frankieb43
    @frankieb43 10 дней назад +2

    I like the tv series but it seems more glamorous than what was going on in reality. Sad to see the real images of these gangs and a lot of young boys, children really, caught up in this behaviour. Thank you for another interesting video. X

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад

      Thank you, it always brings it home how YOUNG some of these lads were, really just boys caught up in a life they had no control over. I enjoyed the parts of the series I watched too, it tells a great story!

  • @OzzieJayne
    @OzzieJayne 10 дней назад

    💜 Congrats on the subs! Thanks for another fab vid filled with beaut history😍

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад

      Thanks Jayne, loved making this one and never have I been so excited to realise I was so close to somewhere of a lunch break!

  • @garthcox4307
    @garthcox4307 10 дней назад

    Really good vlog. As you say people need to remember that these really were not nice people and differentiate fact from fiction. Congratulations on 10,000 subscribers. Your back to backs vlog was the first one I saw and you only had a few hundred then. You fully deserve a wider audience.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад

      Thank you! The Back to Backs video is the one that made me think ... YES this is what I want to do on You Tube - and the universe answered by making the video watched by so many people! Thanks for sticking with me and for your kind words x

  • @pat_an466
    @pat_an466 9 дней назад

    That was very interesting, Lucy, thank you - even for someone like me, who has never watched any Peaky Blinders episodes!

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад +1

      The real history is more interesting to me anyway - although the series is quite good, particularly the first 2 seasons before it starts to get really ridiculous!

  • @viviennewilliams7510
    @viviennewilliams7510 10 дней назад +3

    I presume Lucy , that you are aware of the Phyllis’s Nicklin archive of photographs once held by Birmingham Univerity ,now on line? Perhaps you use some of them to illustrate old Brum? It is an amazing record of the Birmingham I lived and worked in during the 1960’s -1980’s
    It is interesting to see the new housing now in the older areas like Bordersley Green thank you for the trip there .

    • @zirconia25UK
      @zirconia25UK 10 дней назад +1

      Her photographs say so much. Phyllis Nicklin taught geography and took the photographs for her students, I believe.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад +1

      I did not know they were online! I used to go and see them in the archives and at the central library - I'm thrilled they are online and I know what I'll be looking at this evening ...

  • @Aethelu1975
    @Aethelu1975 10 дней назад

    Short or long? Your videos are always a pleasure to watch. 😊 And as you say, the times were harder but the violence and cruelty were out of proportion. But I admit, I also fell for the romanticised version that was brought to us by the series.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад +1

      ... and it's totally understandable why you would .. that's the power of the writing Stephen Knight has done with the series. I just think it's brilliant for Birmingham all round really.

  • @AdrianFay-bd1dp
    @AdrianFay-bd1dp 6 дней назад +2

    The Garrison was my local before walking up to St. Andrews on match day through the 1980s

  • @lindac3395
    @lindac3395 10 дней назад +1

    What a nice surprise from you today Lucy, thanks so much! I too enjoyed Peaky Blinders immensely, and it was always at the back of my head…..it’s fiction, not reality, am certain in real life these gang members were quite brutal! 🫢🫣 ox Linda C.🇺🇸

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад

      I always think they are not the kind of people I would have wanted to be hanging around - I'm too soft! Members of my family were mixed up in it and even though way back they were blood I don't like them much either! x

  • @kennethwort4974
    @kennethwort4974 9 дней назад +1

    Hi Lucy I was born in the old back to back in Henry street it was grans house I'm now 72 now living in Sheldon keep all the good work all best from ken

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  8 дней назад

      Lovely to hear from you Kenneth, my Dads family went from a back to back in Upper Highgate Street to Sheldon but eventually were rehoused in Billelsley.

  • @desgardner7169
    @desgardner7169 8 дней назад +1

    I know the area well, being a Bluenose and a Brummie I should do, I loved the Peaky Blinders series, and in real life the Peaky Blinders were not nice people. I can remember when the Garrison was open and sold beer, its in a sorry state now! My dear old mother (r.i.p.) bless her used the phrase cheeky blinder quite often and shouted it at the children when they were naughty I wonder if there was a connection? although she was not born until 1914 she had a much older brother and sister, and her parents were Brummies too with a Irish name surname of Coleman. Thank you Lucy that was most interesting.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  7 дней назад +1

      Hahahah my Nan called us all cheeky blinders a few times too I can tell you, that's so interesting and I've never thought about that before - real food for thought! Such a shame it is how it is now - I always think it could have attracted a lot of positive tourism for the area but I guess the student flats won!

  • @tashaimpressions
    @tashaimpressions 9 дней назад

    Very interesting Lucy, thank you.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад

      Loved making this one .. just watched your poem about bananas .. really lovely :)

    • @tashaimpressions
      @tashaimpressions 9 дней назад

      @@throughlucyslens thank you so much Lucy. Have you subscribed? I've been subscribed to your channel for some time now.

  • @judithstonier9872
    @judithstonier9872 8 дней назад

    Very interesting history Lucy , they looked a rough gang and definitely no one looked like Cillian Murphy ! 😂❤

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  8 дней назад

      god no, I doubt they had many teeth between them in real life! haha

  • @annereidy7981
    @annereidy7981 9 дней назад

    Hi Lucy, bit late to the show I'm afraid and I've never seen Peaky Blinders, so this should be interesting!

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад +1

      It's not for everyone, it's quiet violent (too violent in my opinion but I'm a bit soft) I think the real history is more interesting anyway ;)

    • @annereidy7981
      @annereidy7981 9 дней назад

      @@throughlucyslens No, if that's the case, not for me either! Reminds me of Gangs of New York, and it's true what you say about History, crime has it's place there too, thanks Lucy.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад +1

      @@annereidy7981 Yes, I would love to watch that film, but also know it would upset me because of the violence so I just read about it instead! haha

  • @AustinBranson
    @AustinBranson 10 дней назад

    So excited

  • @janerkenbrack3373
    @janerkenbrack3373 День назад

    The last part about the pub not being what folk's see on TV, is just like people in Boston stopping by the Bull and Finch, the pub used for the setting of Cheers, only to find the inside looks nothing like the TV show bar.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  17 часов назад +1

      Oh yes! My Mom visited there and was disappointed - what I do remember her saying though is that the Bull and Finch does do lovely food and beer! haha

  • @gbarbecue2399
    @gbarbecue2399 10 дней назад

    Was just settling down to watch a Brad Pitt and George Clooney film when I saw you'd dropped another video.
    Yes Lucy, I would rather look at one of your videos than at Brad and George....😊

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад +1

      Hahaha thank you for choosing me for a bit of Saturday down time! I'm about to watch a Catherine Cookson film .. the black candle, something nice and cheery eh 😂😂😂

  • @colinsouthall2411
    @colinsouthall2411 4 дня назад

    I was born in birmingham, emigrated to south africa after the war, my grandfather told me stories of the peaky blinders and the other gangs of the day. now live in tasmania (below australia)

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  3 дня назад

      Hello to Tasmania! It blows my mind people watch from so far away! Birmingham sends her love xx

  • @neiljohnson4763
    @neiljohnson4763 4 дня назад

    I remember a pub called Sailors Return, boarded up back in the mid 70s. It was on a corner of Watery Lane. Just round the corner on Watery Lane, my mates mom owned a cafe called High Stool cafe. Anyone remember these!. I'm assuming they are long gone now! Back in the day!

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  3 дня назад

      Hope someone comes back to you remembering them Neil!

  • @stephnewman1357
    @stephnewman1357 10 дней назад

    As much as I enjoyed watching "Peaky Blinders" series you do wonder what the historical facts really are.
    Where there's poverty sadly we will always get gang culture. People will do whatever to survive in an unfair system.
    Really interesting Lucy. 😃👍

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад

      So sad isn't it - but also makes complete sense .. when you feel like you have nothing to lose why not do what you can to make things better?

  • @markroberts7866
    @markroberts7866 4 дня назад

    My grandads family lived on Garrison lane and another street Billy Kimber lived on so I’m told, strangely I worked for a sign company on hockley fly over making pub signs for pubs like the Garrison knowing that my grandad and his family lived and worked in the area.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  4 дня назад

      My great x3 grandad went off to America with Billy Kimber ... it didn't end well for him, he was deported ... I'm desperately trying to get the paperwork to piece it altogether! He wasn't a nice man at all but fascinating nevertheless,'being in that area just makes me think of all the local history before me, amazing (also chuckling as I used to ask my dad to drive us over the hockey fly over like it was some big day out 😂)

  • @niptodstan
    @niptodstan 4 дня назад

    I was born in Aston. Peaky land. The police had to go around in twos. It was too rough to be solo. As a kid, I loved it.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  4 дня назад

      I've always liked Aston too, I have a friend who still lives there and loves it!

  • @sueengle9282
    @sueengle9282 10 дней назад

    Brill ! A visit around a historical old pub and local culture. You’re onto an endless richness to share with us. Whatever next?!?!! Raising a cuppa to you 🫶🏼

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад

      Thank you! I am just about to have a nice cup of tea myself too ... cheers! x

  • @heatherstephens9295
    @heatherstephens9295 10 дней назад

    Thanks Lucy 🥰 They must have been incredibly intimidating 😰 😰

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад

      I wonder if you might have just been used to living around people like this? But yes .. I would have been scared! I am way too sensitive for the street gangster life!

  • @robinmichel9048
    @robinmichel9048 9 дней назад

    2 Lucy videos in one week! ❤❤❤

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад

      I know, don't get too used to it .. haha, I don't know what came over me!

  • @Jay-Leigh
    @Jay-Leigh 10 дней назад

    Thank you Lucy

  • @thefrog7803
    @thefrog7803 5 дней назад

    Drank in there in 84 to 86 whilst working for carrs paints happy days ❤❤

  • @AvivaHadas
    @AvivaHadas 10 дней назад

    Ok, since you showed the Jacket Potatoes sign long enough for me to think, oh I haven't had one of those in awhile. Assuming you eat them, how? Are they served in various ways in the UK? Any Regional differences? (I like them with salt & pepper and butter.)

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад

      Hmmm never really thought much about them! Over here in the UK we have all kinds of fillings in them and they are usually a lunchtime meal (or dinner time) rather than a side, we have jacket potato vans that sell them with all the different toppings. Cheese and baked beans is popular .. as is tuna mayo .. chilli con carne with cheese ... coleslaw ... I like cheese, beans and coleslaw on mine which probably sounds revolting but I love it 😂

    • @AvivaHadas
      @AvivaHadas 10 дней назад

      @@throughlucyslens I was going to say that I would not go full on revolting, but coleslaw put that over for me. tuna mayo is shocking!

    • @oswaldthree
      @oswaldthree 10 дней назад +1

      Sour Cream is also a very popular addition Down Under :) RjB

  • @ericstevens2554
    @ericstevens2554 4 дня назад

    Listen to professor Carl chin about peaky blinders and well done lucy loved it

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  3 дня назад

      I love Carl Chinn, he is my history hero, thank you x

  • @windym709
    @windym709 4 дня назад

    I remember having a pint in the Hen & Chickens which was the other end of Witton Street in 1978, a bit of a Barney started and all of a sudden one of the benches elevated on its own, underneath it was a German Shepherd the size of a Grizzly Bear, needless to say the Barney soon stopped 😂😂

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  4 дня назад

      Hahaha, I would have loved to see that! I bet there were some wet patches from not spilt pints 😂

    • @windym709
      @windym709 4 дня назад

      @@throughlucyslens the Landlord never even moved, just said the dog will sort it, classic.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  4 дня назад +1

      Loads of pubs had big German shepherds didn't they? There was a pub in Quinton where the big fella used to parade the fire escape barking at everyone in the beer garden 😂

  • @clarebear5559
    @clarebear5559 6 дней назад

    Geordie racer on your top. We watched that a few times in school.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  6 дней назад +1

      I loved it!!!! I got that tshirt a few years ago for Christmas and I was absolutely thrilled!!!

  • @zirconia25UK
    @zirconia25UK 10 дней назад

    I'm wondering when the razor blade in the cap peak story started? My grandmother certainly believed it when she was young in the years before the first world war, and passed in on to me in the 1960s.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад

      I'm honestly not sure to be honest, I imagine there probably were men that did it - maybe connected with other gangs? I'll have a look if I can find anything!

    • @oswaldthree
      @oswaldthree 10 дней назад +1

      My late husband was born a Scouser and I recall him describing some of the sharply-dressed gang members around Liverpool who included razor blades in their suitcoat lapels!! In Oz history, we had the infamous Razor Gangs and Razor Wars, c.1920s (the 2 most famous in Sydney were female-led!!!!) Mind you, Sydney from its early beginnings, had a serious connection with crime and corruption - but I'm not talking of the Convicts - soldiers, police, politicians, judiciary, landed gentry were reputedly to the forefront - and some would say that not much has changed to this day!!!! 🤫🤐🤭😟 RjB

    • @anitaevans2432
      @anitaevans2432 День назад

      Watch Carl Chinn's video about the Peaky Blinders. The razor myth is explained there.

  • @kennethcartwright8561
    @kennethcartwright8561 День назад

    Where my Dad came from Garrison Lane! Born very early 1900s

  • @MacheteMB1775
    @MacheteMB1775 10 дней назад

    this vid was blinding 😊

  • @lorrainerichardson3280
    @lorrainerichardson3280 10 дней назад

    Gangs and hard people in society usually have a really money poor upbringing living hand to mouth. No wonder they get together and make a living from crime. When people are downtrodden they will fight back, whether it be a small 'gang' to countries who are pitted against for their beliefs. We will never have a peaceful existence as a species, imagine what could be if 'wealth' was equal and 'class and greed' didn't exist. Lol John Lennon is now singing.... Take care Lucy, loved this small extra. =-)

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад

      Absolutely! When you feel like you have nothing else why not try crime? I understand why it happens and I feel so so many young, vulnerable men (and women) got dragged in and continue to do so. My favourite John Lennon line is the one about Sir Walter Riley .. I used to think "yes he is a stupid g1t" when I was addicted to the ciggies!

  • @Tom.Jackson.
    @Tom.Jackson. 10 дней назад

    Yea as I loved the Peaky tv series I just had to buy Carl Chinns book to find out where they came from , good read tbh
    Shame pub not there for the tourists, you'd think Birmingham council would do something but on saying that, the council are broke 😂

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  9 дней назад

      I love Carl Chinns books, I used to get his magazine Brummagem for my Nan but would sneaky read it on the way to deliver it! I do feel frustrated for him though because he has put so much work and passion into researching the real stories yet the "hollywood" version is still what a lot of people glamourise and believe .. don't start me on the council .. our bin hasn't been emptied for WEEKS!

  • @roybradley9169
    @roybradley9169 2 дня назад

    Summer Lane was the hardest part of Brum

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  2 дня назад

      Where my Dads Mom's family were from .. Dad said he can't remember much but will always remember the poverty.

  • @davidcampbell64
    @davidcampbell64 5 дней назад

    That was great. Thank You.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  4 дня назад +1

      Thanks for coming along :)

    • @davidcampbell64
      @davidcampbell64 3 дня назад

      @@throughlucyslens There are so many interesting facts about Birmingham, love some content on the Cadbury family if you get a chance :)

  • @johnbowkett80
    @johnbowkett80 7 дней назад

    Deritend and Digbeth were their area ......... Not Bordesley Green . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  6 дней назад +1

      Do you have any sources for that info I could check out as I've found loads of articles and reports stating slogger gang activity in BG & Small Heath too? Love to read whatever I can get whatever my hands on.

  • @peakyblinder777
    @peakyblinder777 7 дней назад

    Aston Sloggers !

  • @FreyaRae1510
    @FreyaRae1510 10 дней назад

    Have you been to the hovel house.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  10 дней назад

      Please tell me more as I have actually never heard of that!

  • @nadiabarrett5195
    @nadiabarrett5195 10 дней назад

    Yes, strong and milky! That's how I like mine, too

  • @williamwootton9458
    @williamwootton9458 6 дней назад

    Wootton family was peaky blinders romanys travllers from Birmingham im old man now my grandfather told me all about it as child now thears drama and films about it half fictional half true but iwas told all about it as a young child

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  6 дней назад

      Thanks William, that's really fascinating - interesting about the Romany connection as they do show a bit of that in the series don't they? X

  • @dodgem6521
    @dodgem6521 6 дней назад +1

    It's pronounced Killian

  • @anitaevans2432
    @anitaevans2432 День назад

    Cillian is pronounced Killian. The C is hard, not soft.

    • @throughlucyslens
      @throughlucyslens  День назад

      Thanks Anita, I am not one to know much about actors and film stars so I had no idea - appreciated.

    • @anitaevans2432
      @anitaevans2432 День назад

      @@throughlucyslens I lived in Ireland for a while 😊