The Old Crown Inn Deritend

[Richard Dye]

There has been many changes in the Old crown , including removal of walls etc, and indeed at one time part of it was an inn and part a shop. not sure how much of the plan of the old building is the same. Below is a photo which is said to be of the inside bar of the Old Crown, probably around 1900 . If you have not seen it, an early history is at https://archive.org/details/memorialsoldbir00smitgoog , and can be downloaded as a pdf

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Started to look through the early history, I will find some quite time but at first glance there is a lot of interesting information!
Thanks Mike!

 

[Dionysius//88]

Evening all. I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find some older pics from inside the old crown. I've trawled through the site but couldnt find much. I am stopping at the crown at the end of the month and would love to see some for a comparison. I'm sure it has changed quite drastically over the years but I'll look anyway I've attached pics of what I believe is the room I'm stopping in. Any help would be great. Regards.
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I'm not too sure if Pat Brennan still wns this pub but if he does he might have some original pics and I'm sure he'd help you out

 

[mw0njm.]

THE OLD CROWN, DIGBETH (1938

 

[Colroy07]

The tunnel, which dates back to 1368 and leads to Birmingham’s oldest pub the crown, We’re found when work began in 2022 .

 

[Astoness]

The tunnel, which dates back to 1368 and leads to Birmingham’s oldest pub the crown, We’re found when work began in 2022 .

fascinating...so does anyone know where this tunnel started and ended...i would love to find out a bit more about it and what it was used for and do we have any old maps marking it out

lyn

 

[Colroy07]

Workmen digging up Digbeth to make way for the new West Midlands Metro line have uncovered a secret passage leading to a historic Birmingham pub. Workers uncovered the circular hole when digging up the pavement outside The Old Crown, Birmingham's oldest secular building.
Comment made by the archeological society when MMA informed them. Typical reply.

The team has been in touch with archaeologists who said that there is no particular historical interest in the tunnel. The contractor reports that, despite its age, it is in good condition.

 

[Colroy07]

The team that found them.

 

[Astoness]

reading this report i think i may have seen it but until i saw the photo of the actual tunnel posted by colroy i did not really take much notice...

Hidden tunnel leading to city's oldest pub unearthed by workmen

Brummies have been speculating about the hole which leads to The Old Crown, established in 1368

www.birminghammail.co.uk

 

[Colroy07]

Next to the tunnel you can see the trickle of the river ray . Accessed from one of the old paths now locked .

 

[Astoness]

does anyone know where the tunnel starts and ends...i would have thought some sort of investigations would have been carried out....thanks col i did wonder if that trickle was the river rea

lyn

 

[Mickymoo]

does anyone know where the tunnel starts and ends...i would have thought some sort of investigations would have been carried out....thanks col i did wonder if that trickle was the river ray

lyn

There are several photos on Alamy,with the heading "

Digbeth, Birmingham, England, August 10th 2022. - These Victorian tunnels have been revealed as water levels dropped vastly in Birmingham city centre. The underground culvert was constructed in 1890 to divert the River Rea through Birmingham's industrial centre. Today the culvert acts as a storm drain, during wet weather it rises as high as the ceiling. Despite the searing hot temperatures outside it is very cool underground. Pic by Credit: Stop Press Media/Alamy Live News "​

 

[Astoness]

i would love to get a close look at it..just goes to show we never know what history is lurking beneath our feet..what a fantastic find

lyn

 

[Colroy07]

I believe when Substorm flow went down there in 2016 the water was higher . But the areas that date back to 1368 were not accessible then.

If you search Substormflow and choose his Birmingham river rea walk you can see how it looked in 2016.

 

[Harry Gower]

I believe when Substorm flow went down there in 2016 the water was higher . But the areas that date back to 1368 were not accessible then.

If you search Substormflow and choose his Birmingham river rea walk you can see how it looked in 2016.

So are the 1368 areas available to see, photograph, now ?

 

[Colroy07]

The only one at the moment was the picture on message 93. I don’t think it will be to long before some more appear.

 

[oldbrit]

I played with my band there in the 1950s have photos somewhere

 

[Harry Gower]

I played with my band there in the 1950s have photos somewhere

Come on Oldbrit, get em on here, we would love to see them.

 

[Dionysius//88]

The tunnel, which dates back to 1368 and leads to Birmingham’s oldest pub the crown, We’re found when work began in 2022 .

I wonder how many more tunnels there are in Birmingham City centre , wasn't there another one from the Post Office in Victoria Square to New Strret Station

 

[mikejee]

Yes, there were tours of it in 2021

Huge demand for Birmingham New Street forgotten tunnel tour | RailBusinessDaily

Thirty lucky members of the public are being given tours of a forgotten underground tunnel at Birmingham New Street station as part of Birmingham Heritage Thirty lucky members of the public are being given tours of a forgotten underground tunnel at Birmingham New Street station as part of...

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