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Kitts Green
Kitts Green is in the Shard End ward in east Birmingham, five miles from the city centre. The surrounding areas are Chelmsley Wood, Hodge Hill, Shard End, Stechford, Sheldon, and Yardley.
Kitts Green is named after a pasture owned by the Kitt family whose farm was developed as a municipal housing estate in the 1930's. At around the same time, Lea Hall was also demolished and its manorial farmland similarly developed.
Apart from six Y-shaped towers off Shirestone Road, these estates mainly consist of terraced houses and semi-detached pairs. They are linked by Kitts Green Road and flanked by a belt of industrial estates that straddle the Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Mainline. There is a commercial centre at Lea Village.
Accident Blackspots in Kitts Green
Mackadown Lane
A man in his eighties was hospitalised with a broken arm and serious
head injuries after being hit by a lorry on Mackadown Lane at around
8.50am on Tuesday 12 April 2011
(News Headlines 13/04/11).
Woman Slashed Outside her Home on the Lea
A 27-year-old woman sustained facial injuries after being slashed by another woman outside her home on the Lea at around 2am on Wednesday 14th September (News Headlines 16/09/11).
Joy Rider Runs Down Policeman on Lea Hall Road
A policeman in the act of deploying a stinger was hit by a joyrider during a high-speed pursuit on Lea Hall Road on Saturday 26th March 2011; the officer suffered serious leg injuries; the stolen vehicle was later abandoned and an 18 year-old man has been arrested for attempted murder (News Archive 29/03/11).
Gunman Shoots at Female Motorist on Lea Hall Road
A woman, who was driving on Lea Hall Road, was targeted by a gunman at roughly 9pm on Wednesday 16/02/11; 5 bullets shattered her windows and punctured a tyre (News Archive 21/02/11).
Shots were fired on Kitts Green Road just after midnight on Wednesday 16th February 2011 (News Archive 17/02/11)
Man Lost Ear Brawling on Meadway
A man lost part of his ear after being bitten by his sister's ex-boyfriend on the Meadway on 30th December 2009; his assailant was jailed for 30 months in September 2010 (News Archive 23/09/10).
Man Battered on Kitts Green Road
A man was left in a coma after he was battered on Kitts Green Road, early on Sunday 22/08/10 (News Archive 21/09/10).
OAP Terrorised by Drug Addict Burglar
An elderly woman was terrorised by a drug addict burglar who forced his way into her flat in Kitts Green on 13/02/10; the burglar was jailed for 6 years in June 2010 (News Archive 20/06/10).
Cannabis Farm in Lea Hall
The police discovered a cannabis farm and seized two handguns during a series of raids at addresses on Latelow Road in Lea Hall (News Archive 15/05/10)
Cannabis Farm at Meadway Semi
Police discovered that the upstairs rooms of a semi-detached house on the Meadway were being used to cultivate cannabis when they visited the property on Sunday 02/05/10 (News Archive 04/05/10).
Robbery Outside Lloyds TSB
A 19 year-old youth assaulted a security guard and stole a cash box containing £25,0000 outside Lloyds TSB at Lea Village on 22 October 2009 (News Archive 26/11/09).
Fire & Firefighting in Kitts Green
House Fire on Wychbold Crescent
Firefighters attended a living room blaze at an address on Wychbold Crescent at Lea Hall on Sunday 27 February 2011
(News Archive 28.02.11)Warehouse Fire at Alcoa
There was a warehouse blaze at the Alcoa factory on Kitts Green Road in the early morning of Tuesday 21/09/10; it may have been caused by an electrical fault in an overhead crane
(News Archive 22/09/10).Fire & Firefighting in Birmingham
Demographics, Politics and Housing in Kitts Green
This website contains information about demographics, politics and housing in the Shard End ward including Kitts Green.
Tile Cross Six
There are six Y-shaped 6 storey tower blocks on the perimeter of Tile Cross Park, namely:
Banbury House (map), Ledbury House (map) and Monmouth House (map) on Shirestone Road, Leominster House (map) and Stafford House (map) on Tile Cross Road and Redditch House (map) on the corner of Tile Cross Road and Shirestone Road.
Meadway
There are five 8 storey tower blocks on the Meadway, namely:
Bridgnorth House (map), Castle House, Compton House, Donnington House and Kents House.
All five have been scheduled for demolition.
Listed Buildings in Kitts Green
Sheldon Hall
Sheldon Hall is is a mediaeval manor on Gressel Lane.
The oldest part of the house, which was built in brick with a tiled roof, is flanked by a roughcast bay with a projecting gable to its left and two similar bays to the right. There are clusters of star-shaped chimneys on the wings and rear facade.
The municipal boundary runs along the eastern side of the hall which is now a bar and restaurant.
Links: Secular Listed Buildings
Kitts Green, which is barely two miles from the M6, contains several industrialised areas including the Yardley Brook Industrial Estate at Lea Ford and the Central Business Park by the West Coast Mainline.
Alcoa
Alcoa produces aluminium sheet on Kitts Green Road. It has a workforce of around 400 and is owned by a multinational headquartered at Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
Kitts Green Road B33 9QR 0121 252 8000 Map
Factories in Brum Alcoa Website
Carter Retail Equipment
Carter Retail Equipment produces refrigeration systems on Lea Ford Road. It has a workforce of around 100 and is a subsidiary of Carter Thermal Industries based in Hay Mills.
90 Lea Ford Road B33 9TX 0121 250 1111 Map
Factories in Brum Carter Retail Equipment Website
Petrel
Petrel on Fortnum Close makes equipment for lighting hazardous environments. It has a workforce of around 70 and is owned by Chamberlin plc which is headquartered in Walsall.
22 Fortnum Close B33 0LB 0121 783 7161 Map
Factories in Brum Petrel Website
Premier Foods
Premier Foods owns a Hovis bakery and food processing plant on Granby Avenue with a workforce of around 700.
Granby Avenue B33 0TL 0870 728 8888 Map
Factories in Brum Premier Foods Website
Rojac Engineering
Rojac Engineering, which has a workforce of around 50, produces sheet and component metals on Bannerley Road.
Bannerley Road B33 0SL 0121 789 4040 Map
Factories in Brum Rojac Engineering Website
Rotadex
Rotadex, which has a workforce of around 60, makes office filing equipment on Mackadown Lane.
Central Business Park B33 0JL 0121 783 7411 Map
Factories in Brum Rotadex Website
Vertik Al
Vertik-Al on Lea Ford Road is an aluminium coating company with a workforce of around 120.
Lea Ford Road B33 9TX 0121 608 7171 Map
Factories in Brum Vertik Al Website
Tile Cross Park
Tile Cross Park is a 30 acre green space that features meadows, copses, heathland and formal gardens.
Babbs Mill Nature Reserve
Babbs Mill Nature Reserve is a 9 acre open space at Tile Cross in the Cole Valley; it forms part of the lKingfisher Country park that straddles the River Cole for 7 miles between Small Heath and Chelmsley Wood.
The park contains wetland, meadow and woodland; it features a timber-framed water mill dating from around 1650, a keepers cottage (circa 1750), a mill pool and leats.
Gressel Lane B33 9UJ Map
Kents Moat Recreation Ground
Kents Moat Recreation Ground is located off the Meadway in the Lea Hall area of Kitts Green.
It is a 10 acre green space with playgrounds, hard courts and grass meadows.
The recreation ground provides a backdrop for two residential towers, Kents House and Donnington House, the only survivors of a seven block cluster in the process of demolition.
The area is named after the Earl of Kent who owned a moated manor on the site of the recreation ground.
The manor, which was a gift from Henry VII in 1489, has completely disappeared and there are few visible traces of the moat.
St Richards C of E
St Richard's (1965) is an Anglican church on Hallmoor Road.
Hallmoor Road B33 9QY - 0121 783 2319 -
MapChurches in Birmingham - St Richard's Website
St Peters C of E
St Peter's (1968) is an Anglican church on Haywood Road, Tile Cross
Haywood Road B33 OLH - 0121 788 1198 - Map
Churches in Birmingham - St Peter's Website
Our Lady Help of Christians RC
Our Lady help of Christians is a Roman Catholic church on East Meadway.
East Meadway B33 0AU - 0121 783 3537 - Map
Sheldon Hall
Sheldon Hall on Gressel
Lane is a Crown Carvery pub & restaurant.
Gressel Lane B33 9US
0121 788 1135
Map
Pubs in Birmingham
Crown Carveries Website White Hart
The
White Hart on Gressel Lane in Tile Cross is an M&B community pub
that serves bar meals and holds curry, quiz and poker nights.
331 Gressel Lane B33 9UU
0121 788 2869
Map
Pubs in Birmingham
White Hart Website
Bus Routes through Kitts Green
The following bus routes run through Kitts Green:
West Coast Mainline
The West Coast Mainline runs through Kitts Green.
Heading north-westwards from Sheldon, it crosses above the Radleys and Mackadown Lane, travels through Kitts Green Industrial Estate and then beneath the Meadway before arriving at Lea Hall Station.
From Lea Hall, the line bridges Crossfield Road before entering Stechford.
Lea Hall Station
Lea Hall Station on the West Coast Mainline has an annual passenger footfall of 147,000. The station, which opened in 1939, is equipped with two platforms, sheltered cycle storage, CCTV and a 28-space car park; parking is free for railway users.
Lea Hall does not have a taxi rank but several bus routes run nearby: number 13 on Lea Hall Road and numbers 14, 14A and 689 on Kitts Green Road.
The station generally receives two trains every hour in each direction; however, services are less frequent during the evenings and on Sunday.
Trains heading east usually terminate at Birmingham International whereas trains heading west generally terminate at Birmingham New Street; however, the station also receives some intercity services.
Typical journey times are 8 minutes to Birmingham International and 9 minutes to Birmingham New Street.
Main Destinations: Local stations to Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street and occasional intercity services to Crewe, Wolverhampton, Stafford and Liverpool Lime Street.
Tel: 08457484950 Address: Lea Hall B33 8JU
Links: West Coast Mainline National Rail Enquiries
Bengal Palace
Bengal Palace is on East Meadway.
54 East Meadway B33 0AP 0121 783 0720 Map
Restaurants Outside Inner Circle
McDonalds
Garretts Green Lane B33 0XH - 0121 789 8405 - Map
Guide Kitts Green - McDonalds Website
Primary Schools in Kitts Green
Gossey Lane Junior and Infant School
Gossey Lane School is a community co-educational primary school attended by around 250 children aged between three and eleven.
Gossey Lane B33 0DS 0121 464 2909 Map
Secular State Primary Schools Gossey Lane Primary Website
Oval Primary School
Oval School on the Whittington Oval is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 470 children aged between three and eleven.
Whittington Oval B33 8JG 0121 464 3248 Map
Secular State Primary Schools Oval Primary Website
Ridpool Primary School
Ridpool School on Hurstcroft Road is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 380 children aged between three and eleven.
Hurstcroft Road B33 9RD 0121 783 3253 Map
Secular State Primary Schools Ridpool Primary Website
Shirestone Junior and Infant School
Shirestone School is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 240 children aged between three and eleven.
Shirestone Road B33 0DH 0121 783 4686 Map
Secular State Primary Schools Shirestone Primary Website
Our Lady's RC School
Our Lady's RC School on East Meadway is a Roman Catholic voluntary-aided co-educational primary school attended by roughly 200 children aged between four and eleven.
East Meadway B33 0AU 0121 464 4459 Map
Faith Primary Schools in Brum Our Ladies Catholic School Website
Secondary Schools in Kitts Green
International School and Community College
International School and Community College on Gressel Lane in Tile Cross is a community comprehensive that specialises in business and enterprise; it is attended by around 950 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18.
24%
of pupils passed five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009.Gressel Lane B33 9UF 0121 464 9600 Map
Secondary Schools International School Website
Hallmoor School
Hallmoor is a co-educational community special school on Hallmoor Road in Kitts Green.
This school is attended by around 240 pupils aged between 5 and 19 with moderate learning difficulties, sensory impairments, speech and language difficulties.
Hallmoor Road B33 9QY 0121 783 3972 Map
Health Services in Kitts Green
Lea Village Medical Centre
98-100 Lea Village B33 9SD - 0121 789 9565 -
MapHealth Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Mirfield Surgery
Scholars Gate B33 0DL - 0845 072 4617 -
MapHealth Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Tile Cross Surgery
144 Tile Cross Road B33 0LU - 0844 375 6565 -
MapHealth Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Venkat Medical Centre
263 Tile Cross Road B33 0NA - 0121 779 7333 -
MapHealth Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Key National Retailers in Kitts Green
Boots
There are two Boots stores in this area at:
(1)
78-96 Poolway B33 8ND, T 0121 783 5562; (2) 38 East Meadway B33 0AP, T 0121 783 2475Co-Op Food
87 Pool Way B33 8NF - 0121 783 6362 - Map
Key National Retailers in Brum
Lidl
Lidl is o
n Mackadown Lane B33 0NGShopping Centres in Kitts Green
Kitts Green Road
There is a parade of eighteen retail units on the western end of Kitts Green Road; these are mainly local independent businesses and include a laundrette, four takeaways and a cafe.
It was reported in October 2010 that another of these units will become a takeaway (News Archive 11/10/10)
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