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| Overview: Nechells Green |
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Nechells Green is a 267-acre social housing estate in
Duddeston/Nechells. It was built on slum clearance land in 1954-69. It contains 13 tower blocks, low-rise flats, terraces and bungalows. Some older stock has been demolished and replaced by modern homes; many properties are now privately owned. Nechells Parkway (A47) runs through the estate. |
| Tower Blocks: Nechells Green |
| There are 13 tower blocks divided into 3 groups: (i) Duddeston Four (ii) Bloomsbury Five (iii) Vauxhall Four |
| Duddeston Four |
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The Duddeston Four are
High Tower,
Home Tower,
Queens
Tower on Duddeston Manor Road and
South
Tower on Little Hall Road. They are 36-metre 12-storey tower blocks with a distinctive X-shaped footprint. They were built in 1954-55 and are the oldest residential towers in Birmingham. |
| Bloomsbury Five |
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The Bloomsbury Five were built in 1961-68; they are
Medway
Tower,
Severn
Tower,
Thames
Tower on Cromwell Street,
Victor
Tower on Bloomsbury Street and
Camrose
Tower on Rocky Lane. Victor Tower is a 59-metre, 20-storey block; Camrose Tower is a 36-metre 9-storey block; Medway, Severn and Thames Towers are 47-metre, 16-storey blocks. |
| Vauxhall Four |
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The Vauxhall Four were built in 1965-69; they are
Dovey
Tower and
Trent
Tower on Duddeston Manor Road,
Humber
Tower on Francis Street and
Willow House on Vauxhall Road. Willow House is a 36-metre, 9-storey block; Dovey, Trent and Humber Towers are 47-metre, 16-storey tower blocks |
| Green Spaces: Nechells Green |
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The various parts of the Nechells Green Estate are linked by
parkland and incidental public space, including:
Bloomsbury POS, Vauxhall POS, Duddeston Manor POS, Nechells Green POS, Loxton Park and Bloomsbury Playground. |
| Community Facilities: Nechells Green |
| Community facilities include Nechells Community Sports Centre, Nechells Green Community Centre and Bloomsbury Library. |
| Map: Nechells |
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