I remember going to this pub for food. The basement grill bar was an absolute gem and anyone who never knew it will not be able to appreciate that statement. The tiling was from wall to ceiling, and the grill was coke fired with the steaks on display, raw, in a chiller cabinet, for the customer to choose. The exterior is all red brick and terracotta. It was the brewery tap for M.&B. Although in Cape Hill, Smethwick, not exactly Edgebaston, it was the lunchtime favourite for many a Birmingham and Black Country company for business lunches. It is still on the Victorian Society's top ten endangered list. I understand that it is now going to auction. If this place is not preserved and opened again as a pub and restaurant it will be a travesty. There should be a pride in our heritage. I have an idea that if this were in Manchester or Leeds, it would be up and running and not have buddleia growing out of the gutters.