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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.
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Smithfield Lofts is to reinvigorate a rundown site with a dynamic new 687-home neighbourhood, along with vital green infrastructure.
Chamberlain Gardens is situated in Ladywood, Birmingham, near Monument Road and Ladywood Road. New railings and gates were installed in 2020. Laid out in the 1960s near housing estates.
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.
A Liberal Jewish synagogue now on Bishopsgate Street in Westside, Birmingham, at Roseland Way. Formerly on Sheepcote Street where The Bank is now until 2006.
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.
Kings Norton Village Green is on The Green, Kings Norton. Near Saint Nicolas Place and St Nicolas' Church. The Bulls Head is the main pub here. The Green is sometimes used for markets.
The Burj is an upcoming residential community set to introduce 160 one- and two-bedroom apartments (48/52%) to the street.
Rowheath Park is located in Bournville, Birmingham. Between Selly Oak Road and Heath Road. The park has lake for fishing. Rowheath Pavilion was built in 1924 and is Grade II listed.
Lifford Reservoir is situated on Tunnel Lane near Lifford Hall in Lifford near Kings Norton, Birmingham. Built in 1815 near the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. Fishing is permitted here.
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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.
260 Bradford Street is to be re-developed with an exciting residential scheme of 131 new homes, two commercial units, and a landscaped pedestrian link.
Breathing new life into a neglected site, 'The Five' will deliver 130 new apartments over 16 storeys, as well as providing rooftop amenity gardens.
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.
Bumble Hole and Warrens Hall Nature Reserves are to be found in a stunning location in the Black Country where you can go back in time while enjoying bustling wildlife.
Oasis Southside will reanimate a tired site with 456 professionally managed rental homes, commercial & a new £1.1M public thoroughfare.
Norton Court is a residential-led infill scheme of 38 one- and two-bedroom apartments & an office suite over six storeys.
Paradise View introduces 159 one- to three-bedroom apartments alongside a Budgens grocery store, a gym, and amenities aplenty.
The Valley Parkway is situated in Bournville near Bournville Lane and Woodbrooke Road. Home of the Bournville Model Yacht & Powerboat Club.
43 Cliveland Street is a confident residential project of 20 apartments, with a vibrant ground floor commercial unit, and spacious terraces overlooking the canal.
Enclave: Birmingham is a modern 628 build-to-rent community coming soon to Southside.
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