The Big Bulls Head - A Birmingham Gem!

The Big Bulls Head is a public house in Digbeth. It was built in 1900 on the corner of Milk Street, and is now next to South & City College Birmingham: Digbeth Campus.


Where is The Big Bulls Head?

The Big Bulls Head is at 75 Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DY

 

In brief

Public house in Digbeth at the corner of Milk Street called The Big Bulls Head. It was built in the year 1900. Although it might have a history going back to the 1870s.

Big Bulls HeadBig Bulls Head, Digbeth (October 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

The Big Bulls Head - history

The Big Bulls Head has a history going back to the 1870s.

It was once called The Stag and Pheasant.

The pubs name later changed to the Bull's Head Inn and the New Bull's Head (as there was another nearby pub caled the Old Bull's Head, now The Kerryman).

The pub is on the corner of Digbeth with Milk Street.

The pub was probably rebuilt in 1900, and gained the 'Big' prefix sometime after that.

The building was restored in the 2000s and 2010s, after South & City College Birmingham opened up their Digbeth Campus next door.

Big Bulls HeadBig Bulls Head, Digbeth (October 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Usually every March, like other pubs in Digbeth, Irish flags get put outside of the Big Bulls Head ahead of the annual St Patrick's Day Parade and Festival.

Big Bulls HeadSt Patricks's Day Irish flags at the Big Bulls Head, Digbeth (March 2014). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

The last major refurbishment was in 2016, when the old brown paint job, was replaced externally with a new blue paint job. 

This was completed by 2017.

Big Bulls HeadSt Patricks's Day Irish flags at the Big Bulls Head, Digbeth (March 2018). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Midland Metro Alliance have been doing roadworks outside of the Big Bulls Head from July 2021 to July 2022. They have installed new curb stones and started to tarmac the road in late May 2022.

Big Bulls HeadEastside Metro extension roadworks and the Big Bulls Head, Digbeth (May 2022). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

The Big Bulls Head has been repainted on the ground floor level during October 2023, in yellow and black.

Big Bulls HeadBig Bulls Head, Digbeth (October 2023). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Contact details

The Big Bulls Head

75 Digbeth

Birmingham

B5 6DY

Tel: 0121 643 7890

Email: info@thebigbullshead.co.uk

 

Project dates

28 May 2022 - On-going

Passions

History & heritage, Food & drink, Classic Architecture

Contact

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Jonathan Bostock

0121 410 5520
jonathan.bostock@ yourplaceyourspace.com