00:00Long before Peaky Blinders became a television hit, The Garrison was part of Birmingham's
00:06industrial heartland. The pub stands on Garrison Lane in Small Heath and is said to have inspired
00:11Tommy Shelby's fictional drinking den in the hit BBC drama series. It was reportedly visited by
00:18members of the real-life gang that inspired the programme, but closed as a pub in 2014.
00:23The building has recently reopened as a kitchen and bedroom shop, leaving its future as a drinking
00:30venue still uncertain. Birmingham City Council now wants that possibility protected through its
00:36draft local plan, which guides development over the next 20 years. The document identifies the
00:42garrison as a cultural landmark and places it on a proposed Peaky Loop heritage route through Digbeth.
00:48The plan says proposal that damage the pub's potential to return to its original use will
00:55not be supported. It also argues a revived venue could attract visitors and serve football supporters
01:01travelling towards the planned sports quarter on match days nearby. But reopening is not guaranteed.
01:09The local plan sets a policy direction rather than funding or approving a specific pub scheme.
01:17Its wider vision links the garrison with Digbeth's expanding film industry, including new studios
01:24established by Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight.
