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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Robyn Vinter

Birmingham ‘birthplace of heavy metal’ the Crown secures listed status

The Crown in Station Street, Birmingham.
Listed status will give the Crown greater protection from redevelopment. Photograph: Nick Maslen/Alamy

A “one-of-a-kind” historic pub where Black Sabbath played their first gig has secured listed status, in a small victory for campaigners trying to save a famous Birmingham street from redevelopment.

The Crown, known as “the birthplace of heavy metal”, was one of the buildings at risk on Station Street, also home to the UK’s oldest working cinema, the Electric, which closed last week.

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