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11 Old Church Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0BB (View on Google Map)
  • Historic Interior

Off the beaten track by St. Peter’s church, this is a small, scenic pub. Picturesque, unusual shaped bowling green at back, now in use. Small but changing beer range and popular food including grill nights on Thursday. Quiz nights are held every Sunday.

Information for this venue is provided by the Birmingham Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Birmingham District (B)
Last updated
23/07/2025
Last surveyed
18/02/2013
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Stonegate
Pub ID
BIR/3273
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: II

The age of this building is difficult to judge as it has clearly evolved over many years but it has been a pub since around 1862, when this would still have been a rural location. The spine is a central corridor with red-tiled floor and timber dado plus, on the left, a remarkably small counter to the servery which has been formed at the bottom of the stairs. Rear left is a snug with fixed seating, more red-tiled flooring, glazed hatch to servery and a vast fireplace. The big room on the right probably took its present form in the inter-war period - the fixed seating and abundance of half-timbering is certainly typical of that era. At the back is a well-tended bowling green with an unusual L-shape.

General information about historic pub interiors

A two-bay, white-painted 18th century brick building adjacent to the old parish church of Harborne and really a country pub in what is now a Birmingham suburb. Exactly how old the building is is hard to say but it was probably a timber-framed building originally which has been altered many times over the years. The building is said to have been opened as a pub between 1860 and 1864 by a plumber and glazier, George Reece. The spine is a central corridor with a red-tiled floor and timber dado. Half way up on the left is a remarkably small counter to the servery which has been formed at the bottom of the stairs. At the front is what used to be a public drinking area which could only be accessed through the servery - but this is now a staff area.

Rear-left is a snug with fixed seating, more red-tiled flooring, a glazed hatch to the servery and a vast fireplace. The big room is on the right, running from front to back. When it took its present form with its fixed seating and abundance of mock half-timbering is uncertain but it was probably in the interwar period. The solidity of the half-timbering is in marked contrast to the much flimsier work in the corridor which is probably from the early post-war period. At the rear is a well-tended and very unusual L-shaped bowling green.

General information about historic pub interiors
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - Midnight
Monday
Noon - 9:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 9:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 9:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 9:00pm
Friday
Noon - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 9:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 9:00pm

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Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 0 regular beers.


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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Heritage Pub Real Heritage Pub
Cask Marque Cask Marque
Quiet Quiet
Cask Marque Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating
Cask Marque: Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating 5 out of 5
Transport
Close to bus routes
11C, 29, 29A 29S, 99
Closest station (1700m)
University

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