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Park Regis Birmingham - a Modern Architecture Gem!

Park Regis Hotel is located at Five Ways Island , at the west end of Broad Street. It was originally called Auchlineck House built 1961-62 and was extensively refurbished and re-clad in 2015.

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Broadway Residences - a Classic 1970s Architecture Gem!

Broadway Residences is located at Five Ways Island , at the west end of Broad Street. Tesco was located here from 1977 to 2015. Built 1973-76. Renovated 2016.

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Heritage buildings (developed and with potential) - Great Hampton Street

Great Hampton Street has a fascinating history.  Here we take a look at the many classic builds, some regenerated with care, others with great potential in the right hands. 

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Old Union Mill on Grosvenor Street West

Old Union Mill was a former flour mill, built in 1810. Located on Grosvenor Street West, Ladywood (Westside BID), Grade II listed. Closed for many years, but opened as a car park from 2024.

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Old Turn Junction - Canal Feature in the City Centre

Old Turn Junction is where the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal starts off the Birmingham Mainline Canal. It is by the Utilita Arena Birmingham, The Malt House and Brindleyplace.

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Passions: History & heritage, Rivers, lakes & canals, Classic Architecture
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Cambrian Wharf

Cambrian Wharf is where the original Brindley Canal spurred off the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, it originally ran down to behind Great Charles Street, now all gone.

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St Paul's Tram Stop

St Paul's is a small tram stop within view of Birmingham Snow Hill Station and near the Jewellery Quarter. One of the original stops on the Birmingham to Wolverhampton line, in Zone 1.

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St Chads Tram Stop

St Chads Tram Stop opened in 2016 on the first Midland Metro extension. Was named Snow Hill after the closed tram stop (1999 - 2015), renamed in 2017. It is in West Midlands Metro Zone 1.

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Bull Street Tram Stop

Bull Street in Birmingham was the first new tram stop to open on the Midland Metro extension in December 2015. It is now part of West Midlands Metro Zone 1. And has been a temporary terminus.

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Corporation Street Tram Stop

The tram stop on Corporation Street in Birmingham was opened in May 2016 on the first Midland Metro extension from St Chads to Grand Central. It is in West Midlands Metro Zone 1.

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Town Hall Tram Stop

The tram stop near Birmingham Town Hall opened on Paradise Street in December 2019. It is close to Victoria Square and is in West Midlands Metro Zone 1. Was part of the Westside extension.

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Library Tram Stop

The tram stop for Centenary Square and the Library of Birmingham opened on the Westside Metro extension in December 2019. It was the terminus until the line was extended to Edgbaston in 2022.

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Brindleyplace Tram Stop

Brindleyplace was the first tram stop on Broad Street to open on the Westside Extension to Edgbaston Village in July 2022. Now part of West Midlands Metro Zone 1.

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Five Ways Tram Stop

The tram stop on Broad Street at the Five Ways end, near Cineworld and the Five Ways Entertainment Complex. It opened in July 2022, and is now in West Midlands Metro Zone 1.

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Edgbaston Village Tram Stop

Edgbaston Village is the current Birmingham terminus of the Birmingham to Wolverhampton line 1, opened July 2022 on the Hagley Road near Morrisons. Part of West Midlands Metro Zone 1.

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Handsworth Booth Street Tram Stop

Handsworth Booth Street is a tram stop in Handsworth, Birmingham. Opened in 1999, one of the original stops on the Birmingham to Wolverhampton line 1. Now in West Midlands Metro Zone 2.

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Winson Green Outer Circle Tram Stop

The tram stop for Winson Green. Close to James Watt Primary School. It was opened in 1999 on the original Birmingham to Wolverhampton line 1, now within West Midlands Metro Zone 2.

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James Watt's Mad Machine by Tim Tolkien

Sculptural railings and gates at the entrance to Winson Green Outer Circle Tram Stop by Tim Tolkien. It's called James Watt's Mad Machine and was made in 1998 with the help of pupils.

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Grand Central Tram Stop

Grand Central was the terminus of the first Midland Metro extension from 2016 until it was extended to Centenary Square in 2019. Located outside of Birmingham New Street Station.

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Bishop Latimer United Church

The Bishop Latimer United Church is a joint venture between the Church of England and the United Reformed Church and serves the people of Winson Green.

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James Watt Primary School

James Watt Primary School is an amalgamation of James Watt Infant and Junior Schools and opened in January 2004. 

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust

The Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust exists to protect, restore and create accessible spaces for people and wildlife.

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Church of God of Prophecy (Aberdeen Street)

The Church has a long and interesting history which began in the 1950s with the arrival of migrants from the Caribbean following the Second World War.

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Soho Benson Road Tram stop

Soho Benson Road Tram Stop is on the tram line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It is within West Midlands Metro Zone 2.

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The Beulah Hills Apostolic Church

The Beulah Hills Apostolic Church is a Christian Church that runs regular services as well as hosting weddings and other events. 

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