Where is The Distillery?

The Distillery is at 4 Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, B16 8AE. Located at the Roundhouse.

 

In brief

Was a public house called the Fiddle & Bone at the Roundhouse. It closed in 2004, but was reopened in 2015. Later renamed to The Distillery in 2017.

The Distillery at the Roundhouse, from the Birmingham Canal Navigations Mainline (October 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

The Distillery - history

Originally a public house called The Fiddle & Bone.

It was located at the end of Sheepcote Street at the Roundhouse.

The pub closed down in 2004, probably due to noise issues, as by then there was a lot of new city centre apartments in the area.

In the following decade, the building got quite derelict.

The Fiddle & Bone on Sheepcote Street (February 2013). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

By 2013, the rear of The Fiddle & Bone was in a sorry state from the canalside.

Windows were boarded up, and there was weeds growing that needed cutting down.

The Fiddle & Bone from the canal towpath (May 2013). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Two years later in 2015, The Fiddle & Bone was under new ownership, the pub was fully restored and reopened to customers.

There was even colourful picnic tables in the courtyard outside the pub.

The Fiddle & Bone from the canal towpath (December 2015). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Two years later, The Fiddle & Bone was renamed to The Distillery and it was opened in 2017.

The Distillery at the Roundhouse, from the Birmingham Canal Navigations Mainline (October 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Pub signs

The Fiddle & Bone had a couple of pub signs on Sheepcote Street.

In 2013, it had a cartoon of a cat playing a violin with a dog holding a trumpet in it's jaw.

The brewery until the early 2000s was Theakston Traditional Brewers.

The Fiddle & Bone on Sheepcote Street (February 2013). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Early in 2015, there was a sign on the Fiddle & Bone announcing that the pub was reopening soon (at the time).

It was associated with Sherborne Wharf.

The Fiddle & Bone on Sheepcote Street (January 2015). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

All change by the summer of 2017, as the pub was now called The Distillery.

And they now serve Roundhouse Gin here.

The Distillery on Sheepcote Street (August 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Contact details

The Distillery

4 Sheepcote Street

Birmingham

B16 8AE

0121 200 2223

hello@thedistillerybirmingham.co.uk