Landmark pub demolished
Time has been called on a landmark Black Country boozer which has been knocked down to make way for flats.
Time has been called on a landmark Black Country boozer which has been knocked down to make way for flats.
The demolition of the King Edward VII marks the end of an era as there has been an old "beer house" on the site in West Bromwich for nearly 200 years.
Bulldozers moved on to the site yesterday and the pub was dismantled at around 10am. The once popular watering hole has been demolished to make way for flats – a trend which has seen many pubs all over the West Midlands disappear.
Once an important hostelry, the pub has been vacant for around seven years and this winter squatters took up residence there.
Builders AJ Jennings cleared the site in Old Meeting Street which also includes a former car parts centre.
Old tiles from the roof of the building have already been reclaimed and will be reused on other building projects.
Builder Steve Green said: "The place was in a pretty poor state when we came here.
