I believe that the Cross Guns as seen in Phil's picture, was originally two cottages converted to make one large building. The King's Heath Brewery can be seen behind the pub. You can see the pear tree growing across the front of the building which is said to have been planted circa 1788, and in much the same way as we have familiar names for pubs rather than use their actual name, this inn was probably referred to as "The Pear Tree" in the early days.
The second picture shows the new Cross Guns built in 1897, this shot is from the 1950s. That bus stop was the one we used for the 48 and 50 going into town. It was renamed The Goose and Granite in the 1990s, I don't know the origin of the name. More recently it has been shortened to The Goose. I took this picture of The Goose in September 2005.
Brian