Where is The Figure of Eight?
The Figure of Eight is at 236–239 Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2HG
In brief
A JD Wetherspoon Free House called The Figure of Eight on Broad Street. Art Deco building built in 1932 originally as a car show room.
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The Figure of Eight on Broad Street (December 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown
The Figure of Eight - history
A car showroom built in 1932 in the Art Deco style by Bernard G Warr.
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The Figure of Eight on Broad Street (December 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown
In the 21st century, it has been a JD Wetherspoon Free House called The Figure of Eight.
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The Figure of Eight on Broad Street (December 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown
This pub stands close to the well-known Gas Street canal basin, part of the city’s extensive system of canals.
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The Figure of Eight on Broad Street (December 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown
Built in the 18th and early 19th century, the canals later became part of a national network which crossed the country in a figure of eight, centred on Birmingham.
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The Figure of Eight on Broad Street (December 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown
During major sporting events, the exterior of the pub is decorated, such as a giant rugby ball during the Rugby World Cup in 2015
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Giant Rugby ball outside of The Figure of Eight on Broad Street (September 2015). Photography by Elliott Brown
The Westside Metro extension was built along Broad Street from 2019 to 2022. It is expected that trams will run down here from Summer 2022.
Buses will return in early June 2022.
The Figure of Eight on Broad Street (May 2022). Photography by Elliott Brown
Contact details
The Figure of Eight
236–239 Broad Street
Birmingham
B1 2HG
0121 633 0917