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St Paul’s Church, in the centre of the Square, is a Grade I listed building and was built at the same time as the square, completed in 1779. Tower / spire added by 1823.
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The church, known as St Martin in the Bullring, is a Grade II* listed building in what is now called St Martin’s Square. A Victorian church with 13th century origins.
The Weekin Works is on Park Hill Road next to the Harborne Walkway in Harborne. Formerly the site of the Chad Vally toy car factory, in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Roundhouse was built for the London and North Western Railway as a mineral and coal wharf in 1874, on the Birmingham Canal Navigations Mainline near Sheepcote Street.
The Alexandra is a theatre on Suffolk Street Queensway in Birmingham. Originally built in 1900-01. Original entrance on John Bright Street. Extended to Suffolk St in the 1960s.
Cities can often throw up some magical historical gems and Birmingham is a great example. Here we look at follies and shell grottos that have survived the city's amazing growth.
Stratford House is a Grade II* listed building on Stratford Place, between Moseley Road and New Moseley Road, and near Highgate Middleway. Built in 1601 for Ambrose and Bridget Rotton.
Hidden away around the corner from the tip in Tyseley is Hay Hall on Redfern Road. A Grade II listed building and a former sub-manor house of the Este family of Yardley.
Cobb's Engine House and Chimney in the Black Country is also known as the Windmill End Pumping Station and dates back to 1831.
The Netherton Tunnel is 2,776 metres long and it dates back to 1856. It is located in the Netherton area of the Black Country.
John Cadbury House offers an eco-friendly hybrid mix of office, retail, and social uses.
St Edburgha's Church is situated in Old Yardley Village. A Grade I listed building of 13th Century origin, but mostly of the 14th and 15th Centuries. Including monument to Henry Greswolde.
St Laurence's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in Northfield that dates to the 12th Century. Located in a conservation area near the Great Stone Inn and Village Pound.
St Nicolas' Church is the parish church of Kings Norton. A church has been on this site since the 11th Century, although this one dates from the 13th to 19th Centuries.
The old Curzon Street Station was the first mainline station to open in Birmingham in 1838. It closed to passengers in 1893 and to freight in 1966. It is now part of HS2.
Birmingham Central Synagogue has been on Speedwell Road in Edgbaston since the redevelopment of the Malcolm Locker Hall in 2013. Previously their old building was metres away on Pershore Road.
Birmingham Central Mosque is situated on Belgrave Middleway in Highgate, Birmingham. Building started in 1968 and was completed by 1982. Dome and minaret, by William Copeland.
The Brewmaster's House is next to The ICC and opposite Brindleyplace. It was built in 1816 and was the first Birmingham Conservation Trust restoration project to be completed in 1984.
The Anchor is situated at the corner of Bradford Street and Rea Street in Digbeth. Grade II listed, built in 1901, designed by James and Lister Lea for the Holt Brewery Company.
Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha (GNNSJ), a Sikh organisation with a head office based on Soho Road, Birmingham, is founded on the principles of selfless service to humanity.
The White Swan is a classic pub in Digbeth. Grade II listed, built 1899 - 1900. Designed by James and Lister Lea for Ansells Brewery. Closed in 2019. Due to reopen in September 2021.
Birmingham Singers Hill Synagogue is situated on Blucher Street in Birmingham. Built in 1856 and designed by Yeoville Thomason. Home of the Birmingham Hebrew Congregation. Grade II* listed.
The Queens Arms is situated on Newhall Street at the corner with Charlotte Street. This Grade II listed pub was built in 1870 and remodelled in 1901. Now part of Newhall Square.
There has been a church or chapel on this site since the late 13th century, even though most of the Grade II listed Edgbaston Church we see today dates to the 18th & 19th centuries.
The Aston Tavern is situated on Aston Hall Road near Villa Park. Dates to 1904. After being derelict for 20 years it was restored in 2014.
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