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Custard Factory: Overview
 
The Custard Factory is a 5-acre cluster of workshops, warehouses and offices in Deritend that have been refurbished as an Arts and Media Quarter.

Part of the site was once owned by Birds Custard.

Core Buildings: Custard Factory
 
The core buildings are: (1) Scott House (2) Green House & Gibb Square (3) Devonshire House (4) Gibb Terrace and (5) the Free Library.

They are linked by Gibb Street which features colourful wall murals.

Scott House
 
Scott House is on the west side of Gibb Street off High Street Deritend.

It is a former factory converted into 80 offices and studios for small companies employing between 3 and 20 staff.

The size of units ranges from 300 to 2000 square feet.

Scott House also contains shops, dance studios and a 105-seat theatre.

It also includes the Kitchen Cafe, the Vaad Art Gallery, a bar & restaurant called 70 Eight and a 1200-capacity events venue called Space 2.

A former loading bay in front of Scott House has been flooded to create an ornamental lake and is occasionally drained for use as an outdoor dance floor.

A dragon sculpture overlooks the lake.

Green House
 
Green House is on the east side of Gibb Street off High Street Deritend.

It is a former industrial building which has been refurbished as 100 studios for small companies employing between 1 and 8 staff.

The size of units range from 170 square feet to 600 square feet.

The complex includes ground-floor retail units.

Green House overlooks a continental-style plaza known as Gibb Square whose centrepiece is an ornamental pool with fountains.

The entrance to Gibb Square is dominated by a 14-metre stone-and-vegetation sculpture of the mythical Green Man.

Gibb Terrace
 
Gibb Terrace is an old Victorian workshop on Gibb Street.

It has been converted into 5 retail units with mezzanine floors.

Deritend Library
 
Deritend Library is a former Victorian lending library on Gibb Street.

It was built in 1866 and is the oldest library building in Birmingham.

Deritend Library has been converted into a conference centre and event space with a maximum capacity of 150 for banquets and 300 for drinks receptions.

Devonshire House (aka Zellig)
 
Devonshire House, also known as Zellig, is an Edwardian office block that fronts High Street Deritend with a side elevation on Gibb Street.

It has been converted into 101 studios, offices and retail units ranging in size from 350 to 1700 square feet.

And features 3 interconnected courtyards linked by glass bridges and a vast "floating" steel-and-glass sculpture.

Retail Units @ Custard Factory
 
The Custard Factory contains independent retail units, selling:

vintage clothes, corsets, bridal gowns, hi-fi & home cinema, musical instruments, printing services, footwear, photographic services, jewellery, cycles, skateboards, sewing & craft materials, picture framing, clothing and herbal medicines.

Surrounding Area
 
The Custard Factory is barely 250 metres from the HMV Institute on Digbeth and barely 100 metres from the Air Superclub on Heath Mill Lane.

There are also several pubs nearby, including the Old Crown, the Big Bulls Head, the Kerryman, Rainbow, White Swan and Anchor.

The Vivid Art Gallery is on Heath Mill Lane, barely 300 metres from the Custard Factory.

Parking @ Custard Factory
 
There is a large uncovered surface car park on Heath Mill Lane, barely 100 metres from the Custard Factory.
Car Travel: Custard Factory
 
Head towards Birmingham from any direction and take the A4540 Ring Road shortly before reaching the city centre.

Continue on the Ring Road until you reach Camp Hill Circus (by DFS store).

At Camp Hill Circus take the B4100 towards the city centre; the name of this road changes from Camp Hill to High Street Bordesley to High Street Deritend.

Turn right into Heath Mill Lane by the Old Crown (a timber-framed medieval inn).

Continue on Heath Mill Lane until you reach the Air Super Club and then turn right into the Custard Factory car park.

Should the Custard Factory car park be unavailable, you should continue on the B4100 towards the city centre and park at the council multi-storey on Moat Lane, roughly 400 metres from the Custard Factory.

Train Travel: Custard Factory
 
New Street Station is about 1 kilometre and Moor Street Station is about 750 metres from the Custard Factory.

Simply walk through the Bullring to St Martin's Church at the top of Digbeth High Street and then continue another 500 or so metres, past the Kerryman, the Big Bulls Head and the HMV Academy before turning left into Gibb Street.

Bus Travel: Custard Factory
 
The following bus routes serve the Custard Factory:

13, 17, 31, 37, 58, 60, 97, 900, 957, X20

Taxi: Custard Factory
 
There si a taxi rank at Birmingham Coach Station, barely 350 metres from the Custard Factory.

Alternatively cabs may be booked on 0121 773 2999, 0121 773 6666, 0121 772 1543.

Custard Factory (aka Arts & Media Quarter)
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