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Old Moseley Arms, Birmingham

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An oasis in an otherwise cask ale desert. Two-roomed traditional pub with a central bar. The left-hand room, as you enter, has an 80 inch screen for sport, with a smaller TV above the bar in the right-hand room. No screens in the rear seating area, popular with diners. Also boasts a large, covered patio for warmer weather. Function room upstairs. A superb tandoori menu is served evenings and all day Sunday. Conveniently located for Edgbaston cricket ground.

Information for this venue is provided by the Birmingham Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Birmingham District (B)
Last updated
04/03/2025
Last surveyed
04/03/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
BIR/2092
Asset of Community Value

Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

Very traditional pub rebuilt in 1927-8 (Architect W. Norman Twist.) The left bar has interwar fielded panelling, the original sloping bar counter and an Art Deco part-mirrored bar back fitting. Both the fixed seating and wood-surround fireplace look original, though the latter has modern tiles. The room at the rear right has fielded panelling to two-thirds height, original brick fireplace, fixed seating and bell pushes all round. Similar panelling adorns the front right room and there is another original fireplace but the bar counter looks to be more recent than that in the left hand bar. The pub was subject to a refurbishment in 1988 and the bar back in this room no doubt dates from that time.

General information about historic pub interiors

Very traditional pub rebuilt in 1927-8 for Samuel Allsopp & Sons Ltd (Architect W. Norman Twist.). One of the three front doors once accessed the off-sales which, though disused, still exists with an old hatch replaced by a small window. The public bar on the left has interwar fielded panelling, its original sloping bar counter and an Art Deco part-mirrored bar back fitting. Both the fixed seating and wood-surround fireplace (also in Art Deco style) look original, though the latter has modern tiles and grate. An opening has been created fairly recently in the left hand wall to access an extension. The room at the rear right has oak fielded panelling to two-thirds height all round the room, interwar brick fireplace, fixed seating and remnants of bell pushes. A wide doorway links this to the smoke room,front right. This has similar panelling and bell-push remants plus another original fireplace but the bar counter looks to be more recent than that in the left hand bar. The pub was subject to a refurbishment in 1988 and the bar back in this room no doubt dates from that time; the absence of fixed seating could be another consequence of that work. The Gents has original Armitage-Shanks urinals with two modesty screens. A pool room upstais has two interwar brick fireplaces.

General information about historic pub interiors
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Monday
Noon - Midnight
Tuesday
Noon - Midnight
Wednesday
Noon - Midnight
Thursday
Noon - Midnight
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
5:00pm - 9:45pm
Tuesday
5:00pm - 9:45pm
Wednesday
5:00pm - 9:45pm
Thursday
5:00pm - 9:45pm
Friday
5:00pm - 10:45pm
Saturday
5:00pm - 10:45pm
Sunday
1:00pm - 9:45pm

Current beers

This Pub serves no changing beers and 5 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Bathams - Best Bitter
Bathams - Best Bitter Session Bitter • 4.3% Spotted 22 times
Bathams - Best Bitter
Bathams - Best Bitter

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.3%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 22 times
Church End - Goat's Milk
Church End - Goat's Milk Session Pale Ale • 3.8% Spotted 15 times
Church End - Goat's Milk
Church End - Goat's Milk

Session Pale Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 3.8%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 15 times
Enville - Ale
Enville - Ale Differently Produced Speciality Beers • 4.5% Spotted 10 times
Enville - Ale
Enville - Ale

Differently Produced Speciality Beers

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 10 times
Wye Valley - Butty Bach
Wye Valley - Butty Bach Premium Bitter • 4.5% Spotted 8 times
Wye Valley - Butty Bach
Wye Valley - Butty Bach

Premium Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 8 times
Wye Valley - HPA
Wye Valley - HPA Session Pale Ale • 4% Spotted 3 times
Wye Valley - HPA
Wye Valley - HPA

Session Pale Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 3 times

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Sky Sports and TNT
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Sundays only
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Children welcome until 6pm
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Garden only
Function Room Function Room
Upstairs
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
At the rear
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Real Heritage Pub Real Heritage Pub
LocAle LocAle
Beer Festival Beer Festival
4 times a year
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (400m)
West Midlands Travel: 50
Closest station (2000m)
Bordesley
Directions
400yds off Moseley Rd

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