Gosta Green
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| Coordinates: 52°29′17″N 1°53′17″W / 52.48806°N 1.88803°WCoordinates: 52°29′17″N 1°53′17″W / 52.48806°N 1.88803°W | |
| Country | England |
| City | Birmingham |
Gosta Green is an area in the city of Birmingham, England. It lies at the edge of the city centre, about three-quarters of a mile (or roughly 10–15 minutes' walk) to the north-east of Birmingham New Street station via Corporation St or the High St.
Gosta Green is the home of the Aston University campus. The campus is also adjacent to the Aston Science Park.
There are two pubs - the "Gosta Green" on Great Lister Street, and "The Sacks of Potatoes" near Aston Street. The "Gosta Green" pub was originally called the "Pot of Beer". During the 1980s and early 1990s, it was a venue for indie music. Bands who performed at the pub include Pop Will Eat Itself and Blur. It later became a Scream pub; part of the Firkin chain, known as the "Faculty and Firkin" in the late 1990s. The Pub has recently been changed from being a Scream pub to a Common Room chain owned by Stonegate. It is called 'Gosta Green' with a more student orientated set-up and has established itself to being one of the most popular pubs on the campus.
Historically Gosta Green ('Gosty Green') was part of the parish of Aston.
Probably named from its holding by William de Gorsty in the early 14th century. It was known as Gostie Green by the mid 18th century, the name being a corruption of Gorsty to gorse (i.e. gorse bushes, locally called 'goss', which were common nearby).
The Green was actually two greens by the mid 18th century; Lower Gorsty Green being the larger, encircled by a road.
It was the location of Bishop Ryder Memorial Church from 1838 to 1960.
Methodist preacher John Wesley was roughly handled while preaching on Gosta Green. In 1849, the Chartists Lovett and Collins, directly on their release from prison, gave speeches to 30,000 people on Gosta Green.
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