Data from a Building Survey at Eagle and Tun Public House, Birmingham, West Midlands, 2020-2023 (HS2 Phase One)
COPA: Cotswold Oxford Pre-Construct Archaeology, High Speed Two Ltd., Oxford Archaeology Ltd, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5284/1124382. How to cite using this DOI
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1124382
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Introduction
This collection comprises text documents, images, spreadsheets, GIS files and photogrammetric 3D models from a building survey at carried out by COPA at the Eagle and Tun Public House in Digbeth, Birmingham, West Midlands from 2020 to 2023.
Project Summary
COPA were commissioned by Laing O'Rourke and J. Murphy & Sons Ltd. (LM-JV) to carry out historic building and setting recording prior to the construction of HS2 Phase One North which required the demolition of The Eagle and Tun Public House, on the corner of Banbury Street and New Canal Street in Digbeth, Birmingham. This work was undertaken as far as was possible in accordance with the Location Specific Written Scheme of Investigation and the Project Plan. COPA carried out the initial recording on 15th-16th July 2020 and then undertook a further watching brief during the soft-strip and demolition works on 19th-21st August, 21st September and 6th October 2020.
Re-Use Value Statement
The original Eagle and Tun was constructed in c.1830 within a part of Birmingham that had been laid out from the 1790s in direct response to the establishment of the canal network in this area. New industries were attracted to the canals and many of the streets in this new neighbourhood became lined with working class housing. Public houses, including the Eagle and Tun, were then quickly established to serve these communities. Therefore, the establishment of the Eagle and Tun helps reflect urbanisation, the effects of the Industrial Revolution and the working class nature of this part of Birmingham. Understanding this connection in relation to the Eagle and Tun helps contribute to KC51 and in particular how community buildings can reflect social and economic change.
