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This feature is devoted to a showcase of the wonderful historic clock towers across Birmingham and the West Midlands that are available for people to go and enjoy.
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Here, through features, galleries, maps and tours, we'd like to introduce you to some of the wonderful historic builds and architecture on show in and across Birmingham.
This feature from our community looks at houses and gardens that you can visit in the West Midlands Region that are owned by the National Trust. Take a look, then go and visit.
The British Motor Museum is located in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The worlds largest collection of British cars. Cars on display from Land Rover to Jaguar, Austin, Vauxhall and more.
Located on Witton Lane in Aston, near Villa Park (home of Aston Villa FC) is the former Aston Manor Tramway Depot. Was the home of the Aston Manor Transport Museum until 2011.
This building on Witton Road in Aston, was built as the Pavilion Electric Theatre in 1911. But it closed as a cinema in 1915 never to reopen. But later became a social and snooker club.
Birchfield Gospel Hall is located on the Trinity Road in Aston, Birmingham. Was registered as a place of worship in 1897, and was open in 1957.
Aston Community Fire Station is on Ettington Road, with the rear on Prestbury Road in Aston, Birmingham. Aston Library is now located here. The fire station was built in 1923.
The Aston Hotel was a public house built to the designs of James & Lister Lea from 1909 to 1911, close to Villa Park home of Aston Villa FC. The pub closed down by 2018.
Prince Albert Primary School is on Whitehead Road in Aston. Built from 1880-81 by architect Edward Holmes. Extended in 1885 and 1891. Gothic style. Part of the Prince Albert Community Trust.
Titan St Georges Academy is on Prestbury Road in Aston. Their original building is on Ettington Road and Whitehead Road nearby, and was originally a Board School. A secondary school 11-16.
Deal Medieval Castle
Deal Seaside Pier
Fishers Beach Yard
Post Office Building
The Sons of Rest Mosaic is located outside of the Handsworth Park Community Garden. Made by Claire Cotterill in 2018 on the centenary of the end of WW1.
Steel Pulse Revolution Album Cover Mural was painted in 2018 at the entrance to Handsworth Leisure Centre. It celebrated 50 years of Reggae. On the Handsworth Park Arts Trail.
A street art mural tribute to the late Benjamin Zephaniah (1958 - 2023) on one side of the Sons of Rest building in Handsworth Park, now part of Handsworth Park Arts Trail, unveiled 2024.
Northfield Library is located on Church Road in Northfield, Birmingham. Built in the Neo-Georgian style in 1914, the architects was C. E. Bateman and Alfred Hale.
Northfield Adult Education Centre is on Church Road in Northfield, Birmingham. Originally built in 1891 for George Cadbury as a Coffee House. The architect was William Doubleday.
The Telephone Exchange is on Church Road in Northfield, Birmingham, and probably dates to the 1930s. It's at the entrance to Victoria Common and Quaker Meeting House.
This building is now a mosque called Masjid Assalaam, from 2015-16 onwards. But was the Hamstead Road Baptist Church from when it was built in 1890 until it was sold in 2014-15.
Bosnia House is located in the former Sparkhill Police Station, which closed down in 2022. Bosnia House took up the lease in 2023. Built in 1897 in Jacobean style by architect A. B. Rowe.
Sparkhill Library was originally built as the Yardley Council House from 1900 to 1902 for Yardley Rural District Council. Arthur Harrison was the architect. The library opened in 1987.
St Agatha's Church is a Grade I listed building on the Stratford Road in Sparkbrook, Birmingham. Was built in 1899 to 1901 to the designs of architect W E Bidlake.
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