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Calthorpe
Calthorpe is an area of Birmingham in the Edgbaston ward, roughly two miles south-west of the city centre. The adjoining areas are Attwood Green, Chad Valley, Five Ways, Harborne, Metchley, Moseley and University.
Edgbaston is a corruption of Ecgbald's Tun which is Anglo-Saxon for the farmstead owned by Ecgbald. For most of its history, Edgbaston was a small village centred on Edgbaston Hall and the Church of Saint Bartholomew.
Edgbaston Manor was acquired by the Gough family of Perry Hall in 1725. Sir Henry Gough, who also inherited the Calthorpe estate in Norfolk, was created Baron Calthorpe in 1796.
The Gough-Calthorpe family developed their Edgbaston estate, by then also known as Calthorpe, as a gentrified suburb in the early 19th century. The area is characterised by mansions and leafy avenues preserved amidst a belt of green spaces. It is one of the most desirable suburbs in Birmingham.
St Bartolomews C of E
St Bartholomew's on Church Road was originally a mediaeval chapel attached to Edgbaston Hall; however, the present church dates from the 15th and 16th centuries and was largely rebuilt in the Perpendicular Style during the 19th century.
The chancel, transepts and Lady Chapel were built by J.A Chatwin in 1889; the south aisle is also Victorian, having been rebuilt in 1856; the older parts are the north aisle (1490), the porch (17th century) and the west tower whose bottom half is 16th century and top half, 17th century.
The interior contains wall tablets by William Hollins and King & Sons of Bath.
0121 454 0070 Church Road B15 2UW
Landmark Churches - Edgbaston Conservation Area - St Bartholomew's Website
SS Mary & Ambrose C of E
SS Mary and Ambrose (1898) is an Anglican church in the Gothic style on Raglan Road.
15 Raglan Road B5 7RA - 0121 440 2196 - Map
Churches in Birmingham - Saints Mary & Ambrose Website
Missionaries of Charity
The Missionaries of Charity are a religious order of nuns on Spring Road.
13 Spring Road B15 2HG - 0121 440 8637 - Map
Religious Orders in Birmingham
Quaker Meeting Houses in
Calthorpe
Edgbaston Meeting House
This Friends Meeting House is on St James Road.
St James Road B15 1JP - Map
Birmingham Central Synagogue
Birmingham Central Synagogue is on Pershore Road.
1133 Pershore Road B5 7PA - 0121 440 4044 - Map
Synagogues in Birmingham - Central Synagogue Website
Demographics, Housing and Politics in Calthorpe
This website contains information about demographics, housing and politics in the Edgbaston ward including Calthorpe.
Accident Hotspots in Calthorpe
04.10.11: Five Injured in Two Car Crash on Bristol Road
Four men and a woman, all in their twenties, were hospitalised after sustaining minor multiple injuries in a two-car-collision at the junction of Bristol Road and Priory Road at around 6pm on Friday 30th September 2011 (News Headlines 04/10/11).
Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Car on Bristol Road
A 38-year-old pedestrian died in hospital on Thursday 18th August 2011 after he was hit by a car on the Bristol Road, near its junction with Sir Harry's Road, at around 7.30am on the previous day (News Headlines 19/08/11).
Pershore Road
A car collided with a lorry on Pershore Road at around midday on Monday 20th September 2010; a man was cut from the wreckage.
Junction of Priory Road/Bristol Road
There was a collision between a car and motorcycle at the corner of Priory Road and Bristol Road at around 5pm on Sunday 21/11/10. The motorcyclist sustained multiple injuries.
Three cars collided at the junction of Priory Road and Bristol Road at approximately 11am on 26 December 2009. One adult and two children were hospitalised.
Crime/Sudden Death in Calthorpe
10.10.11: Two Clubbers Battered on Ryland Street
Two 19-year-old men were battered on Ryland Street, Edgbaston, after leaving the Oh Velvet bar on Broad Street, Five Ways, at around 4am on Saturday 8 October: they sustained head and facial injuries (News Headlines 10/10/11).
Two Hospitalised After Shooting and Stabbing on Bristol Road
Dollery Drive Man Jailed for Bus Assault
A man aged 22 from Dollery Drive was jailed for 30 months at Warwick Crown Court for mugging a bus passenger on Friday 19th February 2010.
Student Death at Pershore Road Digs
A 19-year-old astrophysics student, who attended Birmingham University, was found dead at his digs on the Pershore Road on Sunday 21/03/10 (News Archive 23/03/10).
Crime/Sudden Death in Birmingham
Boundary House
Boundary House on Hollies Croft is a 13 storey tower block that was completed in 1968 and is 38 metres tall. It stands between the A38 Bristol Road and A441 Pershore Road, near Edgbaston Cricket Ground.
Hollies Croft B5 7QL Map
Century Tower & Wickets Tower
Century Tower on Dollery Drive (map) and Wickets Tower (map) on Wyatt Close are a pair of identical 20 storey tower blocks that overlook Edgbaston Cricket Ground.
They were completed in 1968 and are both 57 metres tall.
Tally Ho Learning and Development Resource Centre
Tally Ho on the Pershore Road is a Learning and Resource Centre owned by West Midlands Police.
The site contains a police training centre, a conference and banqueting centre and a sports and social club.
The facilities include a football pitch, rugby pitch, cricket pitch, two tennis courts, two bowling greens and a gymnasium.
A bronze statue of Robert Peel stands outside the entrance.
Pershore Road B5 7RN - 0345 113 5000 - Map
Law in Brum - West Midlands Police Website
Hospitals in Calthorpe
BMI Priory
The BMI Priory is a private hospital on Priory Road; it is managed by BMI Healthcare which is the UK's largest independent provider of acute surgical services.
The 111-bed hospital offers cardiology, cosmetic surgery, gynaecology, urology, rheumatology, spinal surgery and fertility treatment etc. It has six operating theatres and a six-bed intensive care unit.
Tel: 0121 440 2323 Address: Priory Road B5 7UG
Links: Clinics and Hospitals BMI Healthcare Website
Calthorpe Clinic
The Calthorpe Clinic is a private clinic on Arthur Road that provides sterilisation, abortion and vasectomy services.
Tel: 0121 455 7585 Address: 4 Arthur Road B15 2UL
Links: Clinics and Hospitals Calthorpe Clinic Website
Cannon Hill Park
Cannon Hill Park is a 1.5 mile linear green space centred on the River Rea as it flows north through Moseley and the Calthorpe area of Edgbaston towards Balsall Heath and Digbeth.
The river, which is canalised through the park, spills over into two lakes and several small pools.
The east bank is in Moseley and the west bank in Edgbaston.The Edgbaston side of the park contains the Midland Arts Centre, two playgrounds, a bowling pavilion, boathouse, toilets and a car park off the Edgbaston Road, opposite Edgbaston Cricket Ground.
Cannon Hill Park hosted the 5th Taste of Birmingham in July 2010 and the 10th Birmingham Eid Mela in September 2010 (Festivals in Brum).
Martineau Gardens
The Martineau Gardens on Priory Road are a registered charity that is mainly run by volunteers.
They contain 2.5 acres of formal beds, glasshouses, vegetable plots, wildflower meadows, woodlands, orchards and play areas.
In July 2010, the gardens won a Green Flag Award for their contribution to conservation, sustainability and community involvement etc. (
News Archive 25/07/10).27 Priory Road B5 7UG 0121 440 7430 Map
Parks & Gardens in Brum Martineau Gardens Website
The following bus routes serve Calthorpe: 1, 35, 45, 47, 61, 63, 143, 144, 146, X62, X64
Edgbaston Tunnels
The Cross City Railway, which runs through Calthorpe alongside the west bank of the Birmingham and Worcester Canal, passes through this 105-metre tunnel beneath Church Road.
Links: Cross City Railway
Aldi at Edgbaston Mill
Aldi has unveiled plans for a food store with floor space of 14,000 square feet at Edgbaston Mill.
Edgbaston Mill
Edgbaston Mill is a nine acre development by Calthorpe Estates on the Edgbaston Road, opposite Warwickshire County Cricket Ground and next to the Midland Art Centre and Cannon Hill Park.
The development will be centred on a new public square flanked by restaurant, leisure & retail units (with food store). It will include an Express by Holiday Inn, 344 residential apartments, and 6,000 square metres of grade A office space.
The former BBC Pebble Mill studios off the Bristol Road are being redeveloped by Calthorpe Estates in partnership with the University of Birmingham.
The new twelve-acre development will consist of offices & laboratories, primarily for the medical and bioscience sector. It will include a "biotechnology incubator" with start-up laboratory & office units available on flexible terms.
In February 2011, there was unconfirmed speculation that Circle Health may be planning to build a private/NHS hospital at Pebble Mill (News Archive 24/02/12)
In May 2011, plans were announced for the possible relocation of Birmingham Dental Hospital from Whittal Street in the city centre to a new £31 million hospital at Pebble Mill (News Headlines 27/05/11)
In September 2011, a formal planning application was submitted for a new 6-storey school of dentistry and dental hospital on a 2.6-acre site at Pebble Mill (News Headlines 11/09/11).
University Science Park Website
Key National Retailers in Calthorpe
Aldi
Edgbaston Road B5 7QS -
Map
Accelerated Tutorial
Accelerated Tutorial on Church Road is an independent secondary school attended by around 30 pupils of both sexes aged between 11 and 16. Examination data is unavailable.
45 Church Road B15 3SW 0121 454 5787 Map
Elmhurst School for Dance
Elmhurst School for Dance on the Bristol Road is an independent secondary school associated with the Birmingham Royal Ballet that is attended by around 200 boys and girls aged between 11 and 19.
94%
of pupils passed at least five GCSE's including Maths and English at grade A*/C in 2009.247-249 Bristol Road B5 7UH 0121 472 6655 Map
Secondary Schools Elmshurst School for Dance Website
Mander Portman Woodward
The Mander Portman Woodward College on Greenfield Crescent is an independent co-educational secondary school attended by around 115 pupils aged 14-19. Examination data is unavailable.
17-18 Greenfield Crescent B15 3AU 0121 454 9637 Map
Secondary Schools Mander Portman Woodward Website
Priory School
Priory School on Sir Harrys Road is an independent school with a total of 290 pupils that is attended by boys aged 6 months to 14 years and girls aged 6 months to 18 years.
Examination data is unavailable.
Sir Harrys Road B15 2UR 0121 440 4103 Map
Secondary Schools Priory School Website
St Georges School
St Georges on Calthorpe Road is an independent school attended by around 350 pupils aged between 3 and 18.
68% of pupils passed five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009.
31 Calthorpe Road B15 1RX 0121 625 0398 Map
Secondary Schools St Georges School Website
West House School
West House School is an independent boys prep school on St James Road that is attended by around 215 pupils aged between 3-13.
Thieves burgled this school during the early morning of Saturday 26th June 2010; they took 10 computers and 25 silver cups (News Archive 27/06/10).
St James Road B15 2NX 0121 440 4097 Map
Edgbaston Priory Club
The Edgbaston Priory is located in parkland off Sir Harry's Road. It is a private racquet and leisure club that was formed in 1964 following the merger of the Priory Lawn Tennis Club (est. 1875) and the Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club (est. 1878).
The twelve acre site contains 29 tennis courts, 10 squash courts, a fitness centre, indoor and outdoor pools and a bar and restaurant; the club is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious in the UK.
The Priory employs professional coaches and fields squash, tennis and racket teams in regional and national leagues.
It also hosts elite events such as the English Squash Open and the Aegon Classic which is a WTA tennis tournament previously won by Martina Navratilova, Maria Sharapova and Billie Jean King.
Plans for
a new £10 million tennis centre with 6 indoor courts including a 2.500-capacity centre court suitable for Davis Cup matches were submitted in June 2010 (News Archive 04/06/10). Planning permission was granted in March 2011 (News Archive 27/03/11).Sports Clubs Edgbaston Priory Club Website
Warwickshire Country Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is based at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. It is a professional club that was established in Leamington Spa in 1882, moved to Edgbaston in 1886, and became a first class county in 1894.
The club plays four-day matches in Division 1 (the top tier) of the County Championship; it also competes as the Warwickshire Bears in two limited over competitions: the Twenty20 Cup and the ECB40 League.
Sports Clubs Warwickshire County Cricket Club Website
Golf Courses in Calthorpe
Edgbaston Golf Club occupies the former grounds of Edgbaston Hall on Church Road; it was laid out by Harry S. Colt in 1936 when the club, which was established in 1896, moved from Harborne.
Edgbaston is a tight 18-hole course set in mature parkland flanked by woods. It has a standard scratch score of 69 and a yardage of 5866. It is regarded as one of the top 200 courses in the UK by BBC commentator Peter Alliss.
The hall is now the clubhouse; it is a neo-classical Georgian mansion that was once the ancestral home of the Gough-Calthorpe family. The facilities include a bar, restaurant and three function rooms. Conference, wedding and corporate packages are available.
The club welcomes casual visitors but they should call the professional shop in advance on 0121 454 3226.
Links: Golf Courses Edgbaston Golf Club Website
Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Edgbaston Road has been the home stadium of Warwickshire County Cricket Club since 1886 and an international test venue since 1902.
The stadium has become increasingly antiquated in recent years and is currently being refurbished. Several stands are being redeveloped as modern spectator seating and a new pavilion will be built.
The new stadium will incorporate shops, offices, apartments and a 700-capacity banqueting and conference centre; some traditional landmarks such as the Thwaites Memorial Scoreboard will be retained. These improvements will increase ground capacity from 22,000 to 25,000.
5 new floodlights were installed in December 2010 despite opposition from local residents who regard them as an eyesore (News Archive 14/12/10)
Stadia Warwickshire County Cricket Club Website
Indoor Cricket Centre @ Edgbaston Cricket Ground
There is an Indoor Cricket Centre at Edgbaston Cricket Ground which provides a training facility for young, professional and developing cricketers. The centre, which was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in 2002, can also be hired by schools and clubs.
It contains a bar, offices, cricket shop, changing rooms, seminar room
and a main hall whose dimensions are 41 metres by 31 metres and which is equipped with 8 retractable net lanes that can be reconfigured to make room for two 6-a-side pitches.Links: Sports Centres Warwickshire County Cricket Club Website
The Warwickshire Cricket Museum is located in the member's enclosure at the Warwickshire Cricket Ground in Edgbaston. The museum contains memorabilia, cartoons, photos and displays dedicated to past players and championship-winning teams.
The museum is generally open on match days and on Mondays and/or Tuesdays during the close season. Visitors are advised to book in advance.
Links: Museums Guide Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Most of Calthorpe lies within the Edgbaston Conservation Area which is intended to preserve it as a low-density leafy suburb with a high proportion of listed buildings.
20 Charlotte Road
20 Charlotte Road is the former home of the poet, scientist and philosopher Constance Naden (1858-89).
Lee Crescent Conservation Area
The Lee Crescent Conservation Area was created to preserve the last remaining crescent of Georgian townhouses in Birmingham. The crescent is screened by a grass bank that runs alongside Lee Bank Middleway, a six-lane dual carriageway that divides the conservation area from the maisonettes and residential towers of the Park Central housing estate, formerly known as Lee Bank.
The Ryland Road Conservation Area, which adjoins the Lee Crescent Conservation Area, barely 50 metres from Lee Bank Middleway, contains several Regency townhouses of architectural interest.
The Birmingham and Worcester Canal follows the route of the cross-city railway through the Calthorpe area of Birmingham.
It crosses beneath Church Road by means of the 95-metre Edgbaston Tunnel which is in fact two tunnels: one for the railway and one for the canal.
The canal tunnel is equipped with a towpath, handrail and sodium lights.
Links: Canals Birmingham and Worcester Canal
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