{"id":325029,"date":"2025-08-07T11:18:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/325029\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:18:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:18:12","slug":"this-historic-pub-in-the-middle-of-a-birmingham-park-to-be-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/325029\/","title":{"rendered":"This Historic Pub In The Middle Of A Birmingham Park To Be Saved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Golden Lion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DP436944-1024x683.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Historic England<\/p>\n<p>The fight to save the<strong> Golden Lion<\/strong> isn\u2019t just years old. It\u2019s been going on for over a century now. The Grade II, timber-framed pub, originally called The Star, was built in the 17th century on Deritend High Street in Digbeth. When threatened by demolition in 1911, it was <strong>dismantled and rebuilt in Cannon Hill Park<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>After that, it was used as a cricket pavilion, but the Golden Lion has stood empty, <strong>left to rot and kept up by scaffolding<\/strong>, for more than 20 years. But many, the Birmingham Conservation Trust included, haven\u2019t given up hope on one of the city\u2019s oldest buildings\u2014with a long-term aim to <strong>bring it back into community us<\/strong>e.<\/p>\n<p>Historic England awarded a grant of \u00a332,000 to <a href=\"https:\/\/secretbirmingham.com\/golden-lion-cannon-hill-park\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretbirmingham.com\/golden-lion-cannon-hill-park\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">look into the condition of the abandoned building<\/a> in 2023. Today (Thursday, August 7), it\u2019s one of 37 historic buildings and sites across England to be saved through \u00a315 million in repair grants. It will <strong>receive \u00a3344,265 to \u201ccomplete the repair of the structure of the building.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18354\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Golden Lion interior\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1652\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DP436931.jpg\"\/>Credit: Historic England <b>Where else in the Midlands has been saved?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Heritage at Risk Capital Fund<\/strong>, led by Historic England and funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, will rescue listed buildings and sites facing dereliction or demolition. Projects range from Victorian market halls to medieval churches, creating new jobs and community spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>timber-framed Bromwich Hall<\/strong>\u2014one of only three Grade I Listed buildings in Sandwell, and one of the oldest buildings in the area\u2014is among those also receiving money (\u00a3200,000). Currently run as a museum, the building will receive<strong> urgent conservation and repair work<\/strong>, including the roof, drainage, timber frame and panels.<\/p>\n<p>Other historic Midlands sites include Burslem Indoor Market (\u00a31,000,000) and Bethesda Methodist Chapel (\u00a3521,737) in Stoke on Trent; Spilsby Sessions House (\u00a31,006,000) in Lincolnshire; Worksop Priory Gatehouse (\u00a3178,147) in Nottinghamshire; St Mary Magdalene (\u00a3151,163) in Newark-on-Trent; and Corporation Bridge (\u00a3495,000) and Unseen Arts (\u00a3437,741) in Grimsby. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Historic England The fight to save the Golden Lion isn\u2019t just years old. 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