Eagle and Tun - Digbeth

[wessex]

Eagle and Tun - Digbeth

Closed as of this week,don't have any other details.

 

[beamish]

Whilst we're reasonably close by, has anyone got a photo of the Old Lodge that stood on the corner of Bordesley Park Road and the Cov?

 

[wessex]

Found this pic from happier times of this pub.

 

[The Baron]

My Greatgran Dad WILLIAM WRIGHT JENNEY ran that pub in the late 1800s along with his wife Eliza Buttonshaw Jenney (Nee Hobday).
I had hoped to get to see inside & have a drink with the spirits of my ancesters now that seems I will not be able to do, so sad another bit of history gone.

 

[The Baron]

Can any one tell me if & how I could find any documentation re licencees of this pub a round the 1800. I have census details but would the brewery or the city have any more details re when my GGDad may have taken over/left the licencee.
I have him at the NELSON in Loveday St at some time after this time?
Any INFO would be much appreciated

 

[wessex]

UB40 hit from 1983,most of the video was filmed in the Eagle and Tun,so perfect reminder of how it looked in those days.

 

[wessex]

Here it is from a different angle,showing some of the waste ground around it.Wonder if it's closed to make way for a new development? It is indeed so close to town,and a lot of that area is scheduled for redevelopment.