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A city centre pub will reopen its doors, led by an artist who worked with Ozzy Osbourne and Kiss.

After closing in the summer, The Gunmakers Arms will be brought back to life as a 'rock and roll pub' with live music and artwork core to the identity.

Work has started on the 19th century pub and Mason Newman has painted a picture of what patrons can expect.

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Speaking to BirminghamLive, he said: "Like my pieces of art, the pub's going to be a mixture.

"When I put on exhibitions, it's an experience, and I want people to leave and have a story to tell. It's going to be diverse and mixed in age range, something you don't see very often.

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