The Bartons Arms
| The Bartons Arms | |
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The Bartons Arms in January 2010, with the Drum behind it and to the right
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| General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Location | High Street, Aston, Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52°29′57″N 1°53′43″W / 52.4992°N 1.8953°WCoordinates: 52°29′57″N 1°53′43″W / 52.4992°N 1.8953°W |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | James and Lister Lea |
| Awards and prizes | Grade II* listed |
| Website | |
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The Bartons Arms (grid reference SP072890) is a public house in the High Street (part of the A34) in the Newtown area of Aston, Birmingham, England.
Built in 1900-1901 by noted pub architects partnership James and Lister Lea for Mitchells & Butlers, it is a grade II* listed building, and is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
The pub is known for its wall-to-wall Minton-Hollins tiles and its snob screens, which allowed middle class drinkers to see working class drinkers in an adjacent bar, but not to be seen by them. The current public bar was originally divided into three. There are function rooms upstairs, originally for billiards and club use.
Laurel and Hardy once stayed there, after appearing at the adjacent Aston Hippodrome (now demolished, replaced by The Drum Arts Centre), and were photographed serving beer from behind the bar.
The pub features in the 1999 Atom Egoyan Birmingham-set film Felicia's Journey. It also features in the 2006 novel by Ron Dawson, The Last Viking: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Heist; as the gang of robbers meet in the pub.
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