Second City’s Finest: An Evening with Carl Chinn

In our next instalment of ‘Second City’s Finest’, Birmingham legend Carl Chinn will return to Hockley Social Club this May with an illustrated talk on the REAL Peaky Blinders.

Professor Carl Chinn MBE is a social historian, author, TV presenter and public speaker whose working life has been dedicated to unlocking Birmingham’s past. His studies span studies of working-class housing, urban working-class life, manufacturing, illegal bookmaking and ethnic minorities.

The author of the Sunday Times bestseller, ‘Peaky Blinders: The Real Story (2019)’, Carl has been researching Birmingham gangsters for more than 40 years, uncovering the true stories of the individuals that inspired the BBC hit show, ‘Peaky Blinders’.

Carl will be bringing this history to life on Thursday 15th May at 7.30pm, with the tell-all hosted by journalist Llewela Bailey.

Doors will open at 5.30pm with street food and drinks available. Tickets cost £10 (18+ only).

Event Details

Thursday 15th May 2025
60 Hampton St, Birmingham B19 3LU, UK See Location Details;
Doors open at 7:30 pm Show starts at 7:30 pm
£10

Hockley Social Club 60 Hampton St, Birmingham B19 3LU, UK Get Directions

Hockley Social Club is Birmingham’s biggest destination for the UK’s best street food.

Digbeth Dining Club’s city centre home, Hockley Social Club is one of the most vibrant and busiest bars in the city. Open every Thursday to Sunday all year round: think a rotating offering of the UK’s best in street food that changes every week, live music every Friday and Saturday night, monthly comedy nights, after parties at their in-house record store, a huge outdoor terrace that flourishes in the Summer, plus Sunday morning markets, art exhibitions, spoken word nights and a whole programme of events 5 days a week.

Drinks at Hockley Social Club

We have three great bars across Hockley Social Club, including: The Warehouse bar, Cafe Artum & our cocktail bar Tax Reasons.
All of our bars will be serving beers, cocktails, two great wine lists and amazing coffees from Cafe Artum!

Please Note: Menus valid from July 2023, menus may change

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