The Gentleman and Scholar Pub and Terrace

With its rich atmosphere, original artwork and crackling fireplaces, the Gentleman & Scholar pub is a charming place to visit with friends and family. Relax in the comfy sofa areas, prop yourself at the bar and enjoy your favourite tipple or gather around one of our high bar tables to sip cocktails with colleagues after work. Whatever the British weather may bring, the large terrace area can be enjoyed all year round. It is heated and undercover throughout the winter and provides a place to make the most of warm evenings throughout the summer months. “In the late eighteenth century, the meetings of a few fertile minds changed an age.” - The Lunar society The Gentleman & Scholar is inspired by the story of the Lunarmen society. The group who also became known as the "Lunarticks" began meeting together in 1765 in Birmingham for lively conversations over delicious food. Led by the larger-than-life physician Erasmus Darwin, the group debated on philosophy, arts, science and commerce. The Lunarmen were also the masterminds behind the building of Birmingham's canals and many of its factories and world-class businesses that changed the face of Birmingham. Other group members included the flamboyant entrepreneur Matthew Boulton, the brilliantly perceptive engineer James Watt whose inventions harnessed the power of steam, the radical polymath Joseph Priestley who, among his wide-ranging achievements discovered oxygen, and the innovative potter and social reformer Josiah Wedgwood.