 The building in 2007 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Address | Broad Street |
| Town or city | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°28′42″N 1°54′38″W / 52.4782216°N 1.9106478°W |
| Completed | 1781 |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | 36–37, Broad Street |
| Designated | 7 July 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1220278 |
The Crown Inn is a public house in Broad Street, Birmingham, England. [1] Built in 1781, it was rebuilt in 1883, 1930 and 1991. [1] It is Grade II listed. [2]
It was the brewery tap for William Butler's brewery, a Victorian building that survived at the rear of The Crown until 1987. [1]
It sits alongside a Birmingham Canal Navigations canal and is nestled within the outline of the International Convention Centre.
The sash windows on the first and second floors are from the 1781 building. [1] The architect for the 1883 work was William Jenkins, for the 1930 work, E F Reynolds, and in 1991 Alan Goodwin & Associates, who added a west façade described by the architectural critic Andy Foster as "cheap". [1]
Since the early 2000s, it has operated as part of a chain of 1980s themed nightclubs under the name "Reflex".
References
- ^ a b c d e Foster, Andy (2005). Birmingham: Pevsner Architectural Guides. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300107319.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1220278)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
