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The Canal House - A Birmingham Gem!

The Canal House is at Gas Street Basin near Bridge Street in Westside, Birmingham. It was formerly a pub called The James Brindley. Renovated and opened in 2017.

Where is The Canal House?

The Canal House is located at 12 Bridge Street, Birmingham, B1 2JR. It is at Gas Street Basin.

In brief

Formerly a pub called the James Brindley, but it was closed for years, before it was converted into The Canal House in 2017.

The Canal House at Gas Street Basin (February 2022). Photography by Elliott Brown

The Canal House - details

The James Brindley pub was built at the Bridge Street site in the 1980s, replacing a former canalside warehouse.

It was a very popular venue during the 1990s.

But it closed down for good in 2008.

The James Brindley at Gas Street Basin (April 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown

It was then boarded up and derelict until 2017.

The James Brindley still boarded up at Gas Street Basin (August 2016). Photography by Elliott Brown

After being closed for about 8 or 9 years, work began to transform The James Brindley into The Canal House around Spring 2017.

Work begins to transform The James Brindley into The Canal House from Gas Street Basin (April 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

By the early summer of 2017, the main structure of The Canal House was now visible from Gas Street Basin.

The building of The Canal House from Gas Street Basin (June 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

By the end of the summer of 2017, The Canal House was complete, and ready to open to the public.

The Canal House from Gas Street Basin (August 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

By the autumn of 2017, The Canal House was looking good from Gas Street Basin, with Arena Central behind.

The Canal House from Gas Street Basin (November 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

Winter 2017, Gas Street Basin after dark, and The Canal House looks pretty with it's fairy lights turned on.

The Canal House from Gas Street Basin (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

Two years on, and The Canal House in autumn and winter 2019 still looked good with it's fairy lights around Christmas time, with the Arena Central developments behind it.

The Canal House from Gas Street Basin (November 2019). Photography by Elliott Brown

Near the end of 2021, you could now see the BT Tower, with it's new logo with The Canal House from Gas Street Basin, and the seasonal Big Wheel at Ice Skate Birmingham.

The Canal House from Gas Street Basin (December 2021). Photography by Elliott Brown