What was this ‘Iconic’ pub?

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Not quite a Canalside pub 😂

But I thought I’d have a look around to see what’s changed. 
 

Clue:

Birmingham

And I’m sure Virgin Records was a few doors down. 

Edited July 26, 2022 by Goliath
Understand: I mean it was an Iconic pub before becoming the Peaky Blinders. It may have had some other name changes too 🤷‍♀️

[ditchcrawler]

41 minutes ago, Goliath said:

Not quite a Canalside pub 😂

But I thought I’d have a look around to see what’s changed. 
 

Clue:

Birmingham

And I’m sure Virgin Records was a few doors down. 

Five city pubs that won't be serving Commonwealth Games visitors - Birmingham Live (birminghammail.co.uk)

[MtB]

42 minutes ago, Goliath said:

Understand: I mean it was an Iconic pub before becoming the Peaky Blinders.

 

 

I always mis-read that as the "Peaky Bolinders", lol.

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

6 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

Five city pubs that won't be serving Commonwealth Games visitors - Birmingham Live (birminghammail.co.uk)

Shit, 
Eventually we will only get a pint in the Black Country Living Museum. 
Why they (BCLM) haven’t already bought  up all the boozers…?

 

Ok.. so when I say Iconic..perhaps I should have said….infamous? 

[Heartland]

There are quite a few drinking establishments still open and also the Metro is now running to Edgbaston Village

 

Still, rail strikes permitting, there is also the train to get away from the hot spots of the Games !

[Tim Lewis]

12 hours ago, Goliath said:

Shit, 
Eventually we will only get a pint in the Black Country Living Museum. 
Why they (BCLM) haven’t already bought  up all the boozers…?

 

Ok.. so when I say Iconic..perhaps I should have said….infamous? 

BCML are currently building a second pub 😀

[Sea Dog]

4 hours ago, Tim Lewis said:

BCML are currently building a second pub 😀

Elephant and Castle 

[Tim Lewis]

On 27/07/2022 at 10:09, Tim Lewis said:

BCML are currently building a second pub 😀

Opens tomorrow 😀

 

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/dudley/2022/08/15/new-pub-hails-emotional-return-of-city-icon/

[MtB]

 

 

Fantastic ceramic work on the outside façade

 

 

 

 

 

[Athy]

Yes. Is it a new creation or has it been dismantled, transported to its new site and re-erected, like for example the buildings at the Weald & Downland Museum?

[Tim Lewis]

I believe that it is a recreation, it is part of a massive extension of the BCLM to create a 1940’s to 1960’s quarter

[IanM]

2 minutes ago, Athy said:

Yes. Is it a new creation or has it been dismantled, transported to its new site and re-erected, like for example the buildings at the Weald & Downland Museum?

 

The original was demolished in 2001 so this one is a recreation.

 

https://bclm.com/the-elephant-castle/#:~:text=The Elephant %26 Castle was the,and retail brewer%2C was licensee.

[Dav and Pen]

The new Pub looks great will have to try and get up there.

Whilst on the subject of Wolverhampton pubs what was the name of the pub at the top of the Wolverhampton flight? I think it was connected with the Springfield brewery which was about half way down the flight, I remember having an excellent pint of bitter in there.

[David Mack]

7 hours ago, IanM said:

 

The original was demolished in 2001 so this one is a recreation.

 

https://bclm.com/the-elephant-castle/#:~:text=The Elephant %26 Castle was the,and retail brewer%2C was licensee.

They are very coy about the origins of the new building. Was at least the faience ground floor facade of the original building saved during the demolition and stored for 20 years? Or has it been entirely recreated?  I would have thought either would be worth publicising, particularly the latter as an illustration of a revival of largely lost craft skills.

Edited August 19, 2022 by David Mack