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The Bournville Tenants Conservation Area is located off Bunbury
Road in the Cotteridge area of Northfield. It includes Kingsley
Road and parts of Hawthorne Road, Northfield Road and Woodlands
Park Road. The designated area contains an urban village built
by the Bournville Tenants Limited in the early 1900's. The
tenants, who were sponsored by George Cadbury, were inspired by
his low-density model village in Bournville.
The housing mainly consists of large semi-detached pairs and
short terraces with small front and exceptionally long rear
gardens. Many were designed in the Edwardian arts and
crafts style. Three acres of open space at the centre of the
village were preserved as playing fields. |