Where is The Wellington Hotel?

The Wellington Hotel is at 72 Bristol Street, Birmingham, B5 7AH.

In brief

A classic public house dating to the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In the Regency style, which dates to the 1890s. After a short period of closure from 2019, it was restored and reopened under new management in 2021.

The Wellington Hotel from Bristol Street (February 2022). Photography by Elliott Brown

The Wellington Hotel - history

The left part of the building was a house dating to around 1792.

The Wellington Hotel was named in 1818, probably after the Duke of Wellington, who led the forces against Napoleon to victory at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

The Regency look actually dates to 1890 to 1891 by James & Lister Lea (1890 is the establishment date of the pub).

They also rebuilt a baker's shop to the right (the leaseholder was Richard Avern in 1792, a baker).

The ground floor dates to 1930 by J. P. Osborne & Son.

Only a fireplace from 1930 survives to back then.

There is also a billiards room dating to 1890.

The Wellington Hotel from Bristol Street (June 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown

The people who last ran the pub lasted until 2018 or 2019. After that the pub was boarded up and got vandalised. The pub was fully restored and reopened by Autumn 2021, under new management.

The Wellington Hotel from Bristol Street (June 2021). Photography by Elliott Brown

Contact details

The Wellington Hotel & Pub