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The Shakespeares Head was situated on Constitution Hill. John Mousley, my gt.-gt.-grandfather, was publican here in 1851. At one time said to be the tallest and strongest man in Birmingham, he could hold a 56lb weight in each hand, both arms outstretched. He lost an arm when handling alone a hogshead into his cellar (about 6cwt, normally a 4-man operation). He was said to have been very wild in his youth, and on one occasion, for a bet, rolled a night-watchman in his box down Constitution Hill.

Source: Christopher Mitchell

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