IN A world dominated by identikit pubs, each with a theme realised in plastic and cheap, mass-made artefacts, how pleasant to find a truly traditional watering hole.
Our old-fashioned boozers provide a haven of peace for customers and please the eyes of passers-by as they stroll through a city largely constructed of concrete, steel and glass.
Too many, though, have already fallen victim to redevelopment and many of those still standing proud are under threat.
The Victorian Society is right to urge Birmingham City Council to do more to protect our traditional pubs.
In past decades rapacious developers and blinkered planners were responsible for the destruction of some of Brum's architectural gems.
We must learn the lessons of the past and preserve Birmingham great Victorian and Edwardian pubs for future generations.
Call time on short-sighted redevelopment schemes - not on our beautiful boozers!