▁The ▁Black ▁Hor se ▁is ▁a ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁listed ▁public ▁house ▁in ▁North field , ▁B irmingham , ▁England . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁had ▁its ▁Gra de - II ▁her itage ▁status ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁II * ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁Lic ens ing ▁Act ▁gave ▁magistr ates ▁powers ▁to ▁close ▁public ▁houses ▁that ▁were ▁considered ▁soci ally ▁harm ful . ▁ ▁The ▁Black ▁Hor se ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁sub ur bs . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁many ▁public ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁and ▁designed ▁to ▁encou rage ▁respect able ▁client ele ▁since ▁the ▁lic ence ▁could ▁otherwise ▁be ▁with dra wn . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁gra vel led ▁drive ▁for ▁coach ▁parties , ▁motor ▁vehicles , ▁char aban cs ▁and ▁other ▁horse - dra wn ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁The ▁Black ▁Hor se ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁Public ▁houses ▁ever ▁built ▁in ▁Bre wer ' s ▁T ud or ▁style . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁bars , ▁d ining ▁areas , ▁and ▁a ▁rep lica ▁great ▁hall . ▁ ▁The ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Hor se ▁is ▁in ▁C ots w old ▁stone ▁facing ▁a ▁terra ce ▁garden . ▁ ▁The ▁earlier ▁public ▁house ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁this ▁building ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 - 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁the ▁designs ▁of ▁the ▁architect ▁Francis ▁G olds br ough ▁of ▁Bat eman ▁& ▁Bat eman .