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St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston - Culture, history and faith

St Augustine's Church is an Anglican parish church built in 1868 by Julius Alfred Chatwin at Lyttleton Road in Edgbaston, Birmingham. A Grade II* listed building.

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St John's and St Peter's Church, Ladywood - Culture, history and faith

St John's and St Peter's Church is a Grade II listed Anglican church in Ladywood at Monument Road and Darnley Road.It was built from 1852 to 1854 by S. S. Teulon.

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British Oak, Stirchley - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

The British Oak is a public house on the Pershore Road near Hazelwell Street in Stirchley, Birmingham. A Grade II listed building, built from 1923 to 1924 by James & Lister Lea.

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The former Dudley Hippodrome (1938 - 2023)

The Dudley Hippodrome was a theatre opened in Dudley in 1938. It closed down in 2009, by this point was used as a Bingo Hall. Demolished in 2023, site to become Educational Facility.

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Bulls Head, Hall Green - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

The Bulls Head is a classic public house in Hall Green, Birmingham at the corner of Fox Hollies Road and Stratford Road. It dates to the early 19th century. Now part of the Ember Inns chain.

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The Great Western pub - A Wolverhampton & West Midlands Gem!

The Great Western is a public house in Wolverhampton dating to the 1850s. It is located close to the former Wolverhampton Low Level and is below the current Wolverhampton Station.

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The Prince Albert pub - A Wolverhampton & West Midlands Gem!

The Prince Albert is a public house on Railway Street in Wolverhampton. It now faces the i9 building, and is close to the Wolverhampton Station Metro extension. Built in 1900. Grade II listed.

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Solihull Synagogue - Culture, history and faith

Solihull Synagogue is located on Monastery Drive in Solihull. It was built in the late 1970s. It is a small community with a big heart. Rabbi Pink has led the community for 30 years.

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Lysaght Memorial Clock Tower at East Park, Wolverhampton - A Wolverhampton & West Midlands Gem!

A clock tower hidden gem located in East Park, Wolverhampton. It was made in 1895. But in recent decades it has not been working, and it is in urgent need of restoration.

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Elmdon Church, Solihull - Culture, history and faith

Elmdon Church is located within Elmdon Park in Solihull. Also called The Parish Church of St Nicholas Elmdon. A Grade II listed building dating to 1780-81.

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St Alphege's Church, Solihull - Culture, history and faith

The parish church of Solihull is St Alphege's Church, located in Solihull Town Centre. A medieval church dating back to the 13th century. A Grade I listed building.

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St. Mary and Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Solihull - Culture, history and faith

You will find this new cathedral near the Solihull Bypass. St. Mary and Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral was built between 2017 and 2019, and was open by 2020.

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St Mary's Parish Church, Acocks Green - Culture, history and faith

St Mary's is the Parish Church of Acocks Green on the Warwick Road near Acocks Green Village. Built in the 19th century by J G Bland and later J A Chatwin in the 13th century style.

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St Barnabas' Church, Erdington - Culture, history and faith

St Barnabas' Church was built in 1822-23 by Thomas Rickman, near the High Street in Erdington. There was a fire in 2007, that led to a rebuilding. The church was reopened in 2012.

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Dovecote in the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

The Dovecote can be seen from the Alcester Road in Moseley. Now within the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital. It dates to the 18th century.

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Former Cow House in the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

A small red brick building facing the Alcester Road in Moseley, it was formerly a cow house in the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital. Now used by members of the Moseley Society and friends.

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The Old Hall at Moseley Hall Hospital - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

Moseley Hall was built around 1790. A century later it was the home of Richard Cadbury, who gave it to the City to be a Children's Home in 1890. Now part of Moseley Hall Hospital.

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West Midlands Police Museum - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

The West Midlands Police Museum opened in the former Lock Up of Steelhouse Lane Police Station from 2020. The police station next door closed around 2017.

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Kings Norton Community Fire Station - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

Kings Norton Community Fire Station is located at the top of Pershore Road South in Cotteridge, opposite the railway station. It was built in 1930.

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The Button Works, 80 Great Hampton Street, JQ - Placemaking with Community

The Button Works, a historic Grade II* listed Birmingham gem dating back to 1872, is to be sensitively repurposed and restored to deliver 29 residential apartments.

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92 New Street, A Birmingham Gem - Construction with Community

This prominently placed property, built between 1865-69 to become a Victorian Masonic Halls, is to be given a much-needed facelift.

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Spring Hill Library - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

Spring Hill Library was built in 1893 by Martin & Chamberlain. A Grade II* listed building. It is now next to a Tesco supermarket. Between Spring Hill and Icknield Street.

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New Testament Church of God The Rock, Spring Hill - Culture, history & faith

On George Street West in Spring Hill, Birmingham is what was St Peter's Church, built in 1902, but is now the New Testament Church of God The Rock.

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The School Yard, Harborne - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

A former girls school in Harborne, Birmingham, on the High Street and York Street. Dates to 1885 by the famed architects Martin & Chamberlain. Now restaurants and cafes.

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St Matthew's Church, Walsall - Culture, History and Faith

St Matthew's Church is a C of E parish church in Walsall. Rebuilt 1820-21 by Francis Goodwin. Contains remains of a 1220 church dedicated to All Saints. Grade II* listed building.

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