one of ... Britain's Real Heritage Pubs
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This pub is taken from the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors, CAMRA's pioneering effort to identify and help protect the most important historic pub interiors in the country. | ||||||||
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WEST MIDLANDS - Birmingham, Digbeth, Woodman National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors Part One 106 Albert Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5LG Tel: No phone number Public Transport: Railway Station: Birmingham Moor Street Listed Status: Grade II CURRENTLY CLOSED. A terracotta and tile corner pub standing alone now that the surrounding buildings have gone. Built in 1896-7 with a typical Birmingham arrangement of a public bar in the angle of the streets and smoke room behind. The counter seems to have two generations of heating attached to the front: rails at low level and radiators above! The L-shaped front bar is tiled above a wooden dado; pity about the modern blue painting on the counter front, and a revolting curtain pelmet which is attached to the inside of the large windows. The rear smoke room has remarkable tiling above the fixed seating; some of this is in need of repair, with at least one largish chunk missing as is the original fireplace; this room has bell-pushes and a hatch to the servery. A tiled lobby from the Albert Street entrance leads to an attractive, small drinking area with a hatch to the servery. The third, plain room on the left-hand side has been brought into public use much later and the bar counter has been cut back to allow an entrance to it (see how the bar-back continues on as it did originally). |
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