Kings Head Clock brass plaque
Overview
Kings Head Clock brass plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Sandwell. This brass commemorative plaque records: Kings Head Clock The Kings Head was originally a coaching inn on the Birmingham Halesowen turnpike, dating from around 1790. The inn was rebuilt as now in 1905 by Holt brewery and the clock was commissioned and erected alongside at that time.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This brass commemorative plaque records: Kings Head Clock The Kings Head was originally a coaching inn on the Birmingham Halesowen turnpike, dating from around 1790.
People and events
The saved account records: It was removed from the Kings Head in 1971, to enable the road to be widened.
How it worked
The saved account records: The clock was fitted with an electric mechanism, restored and re-erected in 1979 in High Street, Birmingham, where it stood until June 2015.
What remains
The saved account records: The inn was rebuilt as now in 1905 by Holt brewery and the clock was commissioned and erected alongside at that time.
Why it mattered
Kings Head Clock brass plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Kings Head Clock The Kings Head was originally a coaching inn on the Birmingham Halesowen turnpike, dating from around 1790. The inn was rebuilt as now in 1905 by Holt brewery and the clock was commissioned and erected alongside at that time. It is a typical 'Chamberlain' pillar clock, several of which survive around Birmingham. Fabricated in cast iron by Glasgow firm J & A Law, it was originally gas-lit and hand-wound. Around the base of the colum were a horse trough and dog bowl, which survive to this day. It was removed from the… The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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