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A pub dubbed the birthplace of heavy metal where Black Sabbath played their first gig has been given Grade II listed status.

Campaigners had worried The Crown, on Station Street in Birmingham, was under threat.

Concerns followed news that nearby The Electric - believed to be England鈥檚 oldest working cinema - would close; a move placing a question mark over the future of that part of the city.

Historic England said, however, that on its advice the pub had been listed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.