| The Anchor Inn | |
| Building Type: | Public house |
| Location: | Digbeth, Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates: | 52.4745°N -1.8886°W |
| Architect: | James and Lister Lea |
| Awards: | Grade II listed |
| Website: | https://www.theanchordigbeth.com/ |
The Anchor Inn (now just 'The Anchor') is one of the oldest public houses in Digbeth, Birmingham, England, dating back to 1797. The current building was constructed in 1901 to a design by James and Lister Lea for the Holt Brewery Company. The terracotta on the façade is believed to have come from the Hathern Station Brick and Terracotta Company of Loughborough. On 10 December 1991 the building was designated Grade II listed building status, along with other nearby pubs such as the White Swan. The pub won the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) award of 'Regional Pub of the Year' in 1996/7, 1998/9, 2003/4 and again 2007/8. The pub was taken over by Julian Rose-Gibbs in 2016, after being in the hands of the Keane family who ran it for 43 years.[1]
| Name | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|
| John Bancroft | 1797–1807 | |
| Samuel Oakley | 1807–1807 | |
| Richard Hadden | 1807–1815 | |
| Samuel Tidmas | 1815–1822 | |
| Elizabeth Tidmas | 1822–1823 | |
| Thomas Tidmas | 1823–1828 | |
| Josiah Cox | 1828–1835 | |
| Benjamin Hunt | 1835–1838 | |
| Henry Peake | 1838–1848 | |
| Benjamin Palmer | 1848–1867 | |
| Thomas Burton | 1868–1888 | |
| Thomas Joseph Davies | 1888–1892 | |
| Jane Ainge | 1892–1895 | |
| Edward Charles Spall | 1895–1899 | |
| Albert Jeffs | 1899–1901 | |
| George Edwin Benwell | 1901–1903 | |
| Richard Sutton | 1903–1904 | |
| Frank Steans | 1904–1905 | |
| Joseph Huddleston | 1905–1911 | |
| Albert Simmonds | 1911–1913 | |
| Joseph Finnemore | 1913–1916 | |
| Kate Finnemore | 1916–1919 | |
| Joseph Finnemore | 1919–1932 | |
| Frederick James Shaw | 1932–1942 | |
| Thomas Chell | 1942–1953 | |
| John Henry Wade | 1953–1954 | |
| William Henry Lee | 1954–1958 | |
| Reginald S. Brown | 1958–1960 | |
| Anthony P. Kaine | 1960–1963 | |
| Horace Masters | 1963–1965 | |
| George V. Godwin | 1965–1970 | |
| Finiane Gargan | 1970–1971 | |
| Norman J. Egan | 1971–1972 | |
| William B. McKenna | 1972–1973 | |
| Thomas Gerard Keane | 1973–1983 | |
| Gerard Keane | 1983–2016 | |
| Julian Rose-Gibbs | 2016– |