Where is the Bournville Carillon?
The Bournville Carillon is at Bournville Village Primary School on Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 1JY.
In brief
The Bournville Carillon is a bell tower that opened in 1906 (at Bournville Junior School) to the designs of W. Alexander Harvey. The initial bells were donated by George Cadbury. Occasionally you will hear the bells ringing in the village and is quite the sound to hear!
Bournville Carillon (April 2009. Photography by Elliott Brown
Bournville Carillon - history of the build
The Bournville Carillon was built between 1902 to 1905 to the designs of W. Alexander Harvey. It is built of red brick with stone dressings.
Bournville Carillon (April 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
The first bells were given to the village by George Cadbury in 1906.
The rest of the bells were given to the village by his wife and son George Jr in 1923 in his memory.
The cupola, in it's present form, was added by 1934 and contains 48 bells.
Bournville Carillon (April 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
At the front there are frescoes dating back to 1914.
Bournville Carillon (April 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
The carvings throughout are designed by Benjamin Creswick.
Bournville Carillon (April 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
The Carillon has been a Grade II listed building since 1970, with revisions added in1982.
Bournville Carillon (April 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
Tour of Bournville Village Primary School
On the free heritage open day, Bournville Village Primary School was open to the public to visit, during Birmingham Heritage Weelk. In past years, the Carillon was open, but not this time. The open day of Saturday 11th September 2021. The school opened in 1906, and celebrated it's Centenary with the unveiling of a stained glass window in 2006 (HRH the Duke of Gloucester was in attendance at the time). The main school hall is a spectacular space, and has Frescos dating 1914 by Mary Sargant Florence. Portraits inside of George and Elizabeth Cadbury, the founders of the village (there is a tablet dating 1913, marking their Silver Wedding Anniversary).
George Cadbury
Elizabeth Cadbury
Tour of Bournville Village Primary School (September 2021). Photography by Elliott Brown
Contact details
Bournville Village Primary School
Linden Road
Bournville
Birmingham
B30 1JY
0121 675 9098