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Retail Quarter
The Retail Quarter is in the Ladywood ward in central Birmingham. The surrounding areas are the Business Quarter, the Convention Quarter, the Gun Quarter, Eastside, Southside and the Bullring.
The Retail Quarter is centred on Corporation Street, High Street and New Street. It contains several shopping malls including the Pavilions, the Pallasades, City Plaza, Martineau Square and the East and West Mall in the Bullring.
Colmore Row & Environs Conservation Area:
The Retail Quarter contains part of the Colmore Row & Environs Conservation Area, the bulk of which lies in the neighbouring Business Quarter. This conservation area is characterised by monumental Victorian and Edwardian architecture. It includes New Street, west of Corporation Street, and the surrounding street pattern.
Links: Colmore Row Conservation Area
Churches in the Retail Quarter
Saint Martins in the Bullring
Saint-Martins-in-the-Bullring was built in the late 13th century but little remains of the original church; the tower and spire were restored in 1835 and the remainder rebuilt in sandstone in the 1870's by the Victorian architect J.A.Chatwin.
The church features an extended nave and chancel, transepts and a hammer-beam roof. The south transept contains a window by Burne-Jones whilst the West Window is a reproduction of an original by Hardman destroyed in the Birmingham Blitz.
The Guild Chapel possesses Birmingham's oldest monument: a sandstone effigy of Sir William Bermingham (1325). The Victorian choir stalls were constructed from the beams of the mediaeval church & the Prayer Chapel contains a rising-flame sculpture that symbolises the soul's journey to Salvation.
T 0121 600 6020 Address: Bullring B5 5BB
St Martin's WebsiteCinemas in the Retail Quarter
The Odeon on New Street is an eight screen multiplex that shows mainstream general releases and some Bollywood movies. The nearest car park is at the Bull Ring.
Links: Cinemas Odeon Website
Crime & Sudden Death in the Retail Quarter
Death at Dale End Multi-Storey
A man fell to his death from the Dale End multi-storey car park at roughly 5pm on Thursday 25/02/10 (News Archive 01/03/10).
Crime/Sudden Death in Birmingham
The Britannia is an older-style Edwardian hotel on Union Passage off New Street, barely 100 metres from the Bull Ring and New Street Station. It contains 214 ensuite rooms. Wi-fi is available in public areas. There are 10 conference, meeting and banqueting rooms.
The facilities include Jenny's Restaurant: a carvery with an open-plan kitchen, and a bar called Harvey's that serves lighter meals.
The Britannia does not have a car park so guests must use the NCP at New Street Station.
Hotels Britannia Hotels Website
The Burlington Hotel is on New Street, barely 100 metres from New Street Station and the Bull Ring. It is a large Victorian Hotel whose lobby features a magnificent grand staircase.
The hotel, which forms part of the Macdonald Group, contains 115 rooms with independently controlled comfort cooling that are furnished in a broad range of styles from contemporary minimalist to Victorian splendour.
The facilities include the Berlioz Restaurant, which serves English and continental cuisine, and the Horton Banqueting Suite which can stage private functions for up to 400 guests.
The hotel also contains state-of-the-art conference rooms with high-speed internet access, video conferencing, and independently-controlled air conditioning.
There is no car park so guests must use the NCP above New Street Station.
Hotels MacDonald Hotels Website
Indoor Market
The Indoor Market on Edgbaston Street in the Bullring is a modern purpose-built hall with 140 stalls that specialises in fresh meat and fish but also sells a broad range of other goods at competitive prices.
These
include clothing, carpets, confectionary, food, fruit, vegetables, fashion, footwear, linens, cosmetics and giftwareThe Indoor Market opens between 9.00am and 5.30pm Monday to Saturday.
T 0121 622 0201 Edgbaston Street B5 4RB
Retail Quarter Indoor Market Website
Open Market at the Bullring
The Open Market on Edgbaston Street in the Bullring contains 130 purpose-built stalls under glazed walkways.
The market is particularly well-known for its fresh fruit, vegetables and farm produce.
However, it also sells a broad range of other goods at competitive prices such as fabrics, nightwear, knitwear, underwear footwear, confectionary, computer games, net curtains and Caribbean food.
The Open Market usually opens between 9am and 5pm Tuesday - Saturday.
T 0121 464 8349 Edgbaston Street B5 4RB
Rag Market @ the Bullring
The Rag Market on Edgbaston Street in the Bullring is a modern purpose built hall with 350 stalls and 17 perimeter shops.
The market specialises in competitively priced footwear, clothing and fabrics. However, it also sells
a broad range of goods, including electricals, giftware, jewellery, mobile phones, books, stationary and speciality foods.The Rag Market opens between 9am and 5pm on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. The hall occasionally hosts antiques and collectors fairs on Wednesday.
T 0121 464 8349 Edgbaston Street B5 4RB
Rag Market WebsitePublic Squares in the Retail Quarter
Old Square
Old Square is located at the junction of Corporation Street and Priory Queensway on the former site of the Priory of Saint Thomas the Apostle which was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1547.
The plot remained derelict until the early 1700's when the square was created as the centrepiece of the Priory Housing Estate which was demolished in the 1880's to make room for Corporation Street: a broad urban boulevard in the Haussman-style.
The area was transformed again in the 1960's when Priory Queensway was built as a high-speed dual carriageway on either side of Old Square which then became a sunken traffic island, criss-crossed by pedestrian subways, and decorated by Kenneth Budd's Old Square Mural (1967).
The square was revamped in the early 2000's when its pedestrian routes were raised to surface level, new greenery was planted, decorative railings were installed and the Hancock Memorial (1996) became its centrepiece.
Rotunda Square
Rotunda Square is a pedestrian piazza at the entrance to the Bullring shopping malls by the junction of New Street and High Street.
It was created by removing the Inner Ring Road so that pedestrians no longer have to walk through concrete underpasses in order to reach the Bullring from the city centre.
The square also provides a setting for the Rotunda and features the Guardian Bull, a life-size sculpture of a turning Hereford Bull, and the Light Wands: three carbon-fibre masts with a height of 30, 25 and 20 metres which mediate the impact of the Rotunda.
Saint Martins Square provides pedestrian access from the markets & Digbeth High Street to the rear entrance of the Bullring shopping malls beneath the Birmingham Ridge.
The malls are built into the ridge so that third floor level in St Martins Square at the bottom is at ground floor level on Rotunda Square at the top.
A central boulevard, which divides the malls on the top of the ridge, terminates by the Nelson Memorial; pedestrians can then descend via a series of terraces to St Martins Square at the bottom.
These terraces are constructed in hard French limestone and unified by evergreen hedges, mature pine trees and street furniture; one of the terraces, which commands views of the Warwickshire Plain, contains a Costa Coffee cafe with a spiral design resembling a snail's shell.
Saint Martin's Square, which is paved in herring-bone granite, also provides a setting for Saint Martin's Church: the historic parish church of Birmingham.
The sandstone church, which has been cleansed of industrial filth, is set amidst low-growing shrubs, that mediate the transition from the granite of St Martin's Square.
The square also contains three cube fountains that soften the contrast between the spiral cafe and limestone terraces above, and the granite paving below.
Bacchus
Bacchus is a Nicholsons classic pub that serves real ale and bar food on the Burlington Arcade off New Street.
Burlington Arcade B2 4JH 0121 632 5445 Map
Nicholsons Pubs WebsiteBennetts
Bennetts is a traditional Marstons Tavern at the junction of Bennetts Hill and Waterloo Street.
8 Bennetts Hill B2 5RS 0121 643 9293 Map
Harveys
Harvey's is a hotel lounge bar at the Britannia on New Street.
New Street B2 4RX 0871 222 0093 Map
Newt
The Newt is a public house at the Pallasades shopping centre above New Street Station.
58 Stephenson Street B2 4DH 0121 643 2969 Map
Shakespeare
The Shakespeare on Lower Temple Street is a traditional M&B town pub.
New Street Station B2 4PX 0121 665 6567 Map
Square Peg
The Square Peg on Corporation Street is a child-friendly Wetherspoons pub with TV screens, wi-fi, and an outdoor licensed area.
115 Corporation Street B4 6PH 0121 236 6530 Map
Trocadero
The Trocadero on Temple Street is a traditional M & B town pub.
Temple Street B2 5BG 0121 643 6107 Map
Windsor
The Windsor on Cannon Street is a traditional city centre pub.
33 Cannon Street B2 5EE 0121 633 3013 Map
Pubs in Birmingham City Centre
Yard of Ale
The Yard of Ale on New Street is a Marstons basement pub that shows live sport and serves cask ales.
New Street B2 4NP 0121 616 7901 Map
Bus Routes through the Retail Quarter
The following bus routes serve the Retail Quarter: 2, 3, 13, 16, 17, 24, 26, 31, 33, 35, 37, 45, 47, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 56DIA, 58, 60, 61, 63, 66, 66A, 67, 67A, 87, 89, 90, 94, 120, 127, 128, 129, 424, 900, 935, 952, 957, 997, 997A, X20, X51, X56, X90
Railways in the Retail Quarter
Overview
Two railways run through the Retail Quarter: the West Coast Mainline and the Leamington-Worcester Line; these lines pass within 30 metres of each other but run on different track alignments.
The Leamington-Worcester Line travels above a tunnel carrying the West Coast Mainline; there is no junction; the lines were built by competing companies.
There is one station in the Retail Quarter: Moor Street, which is next to the Bullring; however, New Street Station can be reached via the Pallasades Retail Mall in the Retail Quarter.
West Coast Mainline
The West Coast Mainline runs through the Retail Quarter, travelling in a cutting beneath Park Street before entering a tunnel that carries it beneath the Leamington-Worcester Railway, Moor Street Ringway and Rotunda Square; it
emerges at the eastern entrance to New Street Station in Southside.Links: West Coast Mainline
Leamington-Worcester Line
From Allison Street in Digbeth, the Leamington-Worcester Line continues on an embankment above Park Street before arriving at Moor Street Station, next to the Bull Ring.
From Moor Street, the line continues north-westwards through Snow Hill Tunnel which carries it beneath
Birmingham High Street, Martineau Square, Corporation Street, Temple Row and the Great Western Arcade; the line then emerges at Snow Hill Station on Colmore Row in the Business Quarter.Links: Leamington-Worcester Line
Moor Street Station
Moor Street on the Leamington-Worcester Line was built by the Great Western in 1909-1914 as its second Birmingham terminus because the company's first terminus at Snow Hill in the Business Quarter was becoming increasingly difficult to reach via the congested Snow Hill Tunnel.
Eventually, Snow Hill Station was closed, and Moor Street became the only Great Western terminus in Birmingham. However, this meant that passengers arriving from towns such as Shirley on the east side of Birmingham could not continue to destinations such as Stourbridge and Worcester on the west side without alighting at Moor Street and walking to New Street.
Moreover, office workers commuting from suburbs such as Solihull could not easily reach the Business Quarter, but had to alight at Moor Street and either catch a bus or walk the final mile.
In order to solve these difficulties, Snow Hill Station was re-opened in 1986 whereupon Moor Street Station ceased to be a terminus and became a through station. The
old terminus buildings were converted into a shopping arcade and two through platforms were built on a new track alignment.The new Moor Street Station has an annual passenger footfall of 650,000; it is equipped with a seated area, waiting rooms, baby changing, CCTV, toilets, cycle storage, shops and refreshment booths.
The rebuild, which preserved listed buildings and many original features, won the Railway Heritage Trust Award 2004 and the Birmingham Civic Society Renaissance Award 2005.
Moor Street does not have a taxi rank or car park; nor is there any direct rail service between Moor Street and New Street; however, both these stations are linked to each other and to the Bull Ring via pedestrian subways.
Main Destinations: Birmingham Snow Hill, Dorridge, Kidderminster, London Marylebone, Shirley, Stourbridge Junction, Stratford-upon-Avon, Worcester Foregate Street.
The Transport Secretary Lord Adonis announced in January 2010 that improvements would be made to the Birmingham-Marylebone Chiltern Line.
In particular, Moor Street would be upgraded as the new terminus of the Chiltern Line and overall journey times would be cut by 20 minutes to one hour forty minutes (News Archive 20/01/10).
Tel: 08457484950 Address: Queensway B4 7UL
Links: Retail Quarter National Rail Enquiries
Retail Malls in the Retail Quarter
Bull Ring Shopping Centre
The Bullring is the most visited shopping centre in the UK with an annual footfall of 37 million.
The old Bullring was redeveloped in 2003 when the inner ring road, which divided it from the city centre, was removed and replaced by an attractive pedestrian piazza known as Rotunda Square.
This means that shoppers can now walk to the Bullring from the High Street and New Street without having to pass through concrete underpasses.
The two malls, East and West, are built into the Birmingham Ridge: an escarpment with a steep descent to Digbeth High Street, 15 metres below.
An aluminium-studded Selfridges store is at the far end of the East Mall and a flagship Debenhams Store is at the far end of the West Mall.
Since the malls are built into the Birmingham Ridge, the ground floor units at the top of the ridge are at the same level as the 3rd floor units at the bottom.
A central boulevard, which divides the malls on top of the ridge, terminates at the Nelson Memorial; from there, shoppers can descend via a series of terraces to St Martin's Square.
The square provides access to the rear entrance of the malls from the retail markets and Digbeth High Street.
The following stores are located in the Bullring: 25 Two Seasons, Accessorize, All Saints, Animal, Ann Summers, Apple, Bank, Ben Sherman, Birthdays, Boots, BT, Build-a-Bear-Workshop; and
Card factory, Claire's Accessories, Clarks, Clinton Cards, Cloggs, COS, Cult, Currys, Debenhams, Del Villagio, Disney, DKNY Jeans, Dr & Herbs, Dune, Early Learning Centre, Ernest Jones; and
Eurochange, Evolution, Faith, Flight Centre, Footlocker, Fossil, Flagrance Shop, French Connection, G Star, Game Shop, Game Store, Gap, Globe News, Goldsmiths; and
H&M, H Samuel, Henleys, HMV, Holland & Barrett, Hotel Chocolat, Hypnotic, Jane Norman, JD Sports, Jones Bootmaker, Karen Millen, Kurt Geiger, La Senza, Lacoste, Ladbrokes; and
Leslie Davis, Links of London, Lovejuice, Mamas & Papas, Mango, Miss Diva, Miss Selfridge, Molton Brown, Monsoon, New Look, Newspoint, Next, Oasis, Office, Orange, Peach Accessories; and
Phones4U, Pumpkin Patch, Punky Fish, Quiz, Radley, Reiss, Republic, River Island, Roberts Jewellers, Saffron, Saint Martins News, Savers, Schuh, Scotts, Selfridges, Shoe Zone; and
Shopmobility, Skechers, Sole, Sports Direct, Storm, Suits You, Sunglass Hut, Supercuts, Superdrug, Swarovski, T Mobile, The Body Shop, The Entertainer, The North Face; The Perfume Shop; and
Thomas Cook, Thomson, Thornton, Thoughts Cards, Tie Rack, Timberland, TK Maxx, Tommy Hilfiger, Topman/Topshop, USC, Vero Moda, Vision Express, Vodafone, Wallis, Warehouse and Zara
The following eateries are located in the Bullring:
Baguette Du Monde, Ben & Jerry's, Burger King, Caffe Nero, Cafe Rouge, Costa Coffee, Druckers, EAT, Greggs, Millies Cookies, Mount Fuji, Muffin Break, Nandos, Pizza Express, Pizza Hut, Saint Martin's Arts Cafe, Starbucks, Urban Pie and Wagamama
The bullring also contains a tourist information office, a branch of the Halifax bank and an H20 car valeting service.
Bullring Customer Services 0121 632 1526
Shopping in Birmingham Bullring Website
Selfridges @ the Bullring
Selfridges stands at the far end of the East mall, on top of the Birmingham Ridge, towering over Digbeth.
The store, which was completed in 2003, contains 25,000 square metres of retail space and is roughly one-third the size of the Selfridges flagship in London.
The facade, inspired by a Paco Rabanne sequin dress, is covered with 15000 aluminium discs.
Selfridges is connected to a multi-storey car park in Moor Street via an elevated 37-metre footbridge above Park Street.
0800 123 400 Upper Mall East B5 4BP
Spiral Cafe @ the Bullring
The design was inspired by mediaeval mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci (1170-1250) who identified organic patterns of growth common to both sea shells and cosmic phenomena. The cafe is occupied by Costa Coffee; its terrace provides excellent views of east Birmingham.
Burlington Arcade
The Burlington Arcade is located by the Burlington MacDonald Hotel on New Street in the Retail Quarter.
The arcade consists of a glass roof above a former alley that has been converted into a retail mall with a row of upmarket shops including several boutiques and jewellers.
126 New Street B2 4JQ
City Plaza
City Plaza on Cannon Street in the Retail Quarter was traditionally the prime location of the most prestigious speciality retailers; however, stores such as Jaeger, Harvey Nicholls and Hugo Boss have since relocated to the Mailbox in the Convention Quarter.
Nevertheless,
City Plaza still features a good range of boutiques and some stylish cafes.Martineau Place
Martineau Place is a retail mall that occupies an entire street block flanked by Carrs Lane, Bull Street, Corporation Street and Union Street.
Because the ground slopes sharply towards Union Street, shops entered at ground floor level on Bull Street are at basement level on Union Street.
There is a sheltered public square above the lower level shops, a landmark turret above the Gap Store at the junction of Union Street and Corporation Street, and a new frontage on Corporation Street, opposite the House of Fraser.
Martineau Place contains the following retail outlets: Argos, Bon Marche, Boots, Claires, Deichmann, Freespirit, GAP, H&M, Martineau News, Phones 4 U, Rowfers, Sainsburys, Timpsons & Venue Clothing.
The mall also contains the following eateries: Baguette du Monde, Bakers Oven, Burger King, Cafe Nero, Eat, KFC, NATA (Portuguese-style), O'Neil, Pizza Hut, Spud U Like & Yum Yum (chicken).
Shopping in Birmingham Martineau Place Website
Minories
The Minories is a retail mall, located in the former John Lewis store, overlooking Old Square on Corporation Street in the Retail Quarter.
The John Lewis store was built in the mid-1870's when the area was redeveloped to make room for Corporation Street.
As part of this development, several alleys were demolished, but one, known as the Minories, survived as a covered driveway.
After John Lewis closed in 1991, the Minories retail mall opened; it contains independent speciality retailers; the ground floor is occupied by the Square Peg: a JD Wetherspoon pub.
Pallasades
The Pallasades is a retail mall above New Street Station which links the the station platforms to New Street in the Retail Quarter; there are also entrances on Stephenson Street and Station Street.
The Pallasades has a weekly footfall of 420,000; it is on the main pedestrian routes between New Street Station, the Bull Ring and New Street; it is also directly beneath New Street Station multi-storey car park.
The Pallasades, which is almost entirely lit by artificial light, will be reconfigured in order to create new sources of natural light as part of the Gateway Plus regeneration of New Street Station.
The following retail stores are located in the Pallasades:
Argos, Betfred, Big Clearance, Blue Banana, Blue Inc, Bodycare, Christian Literature, Claires Accessories, Clintons Cards, Connexions, Easy Fashion, Estilo, Fabulous Eyes & Brows, Footlocker, 4Sight Opticians; Fusion, Gimme Gizmo, GNC, Gold Centre; and
Gold Mart, Hair Express, Hat Man, Holland & Barrett, HPJ Jewellers, Home2Home, Home2Home II, Micca, 99p Store, Ms Occasions, News Hut, Nicklebys, Officers Club, Oswald Bailey, Peacocks, Perfume Shop, Poundland; and
Reflex, Select, Shoecare, Sparkle, Stitches, Suits Plus, Supernews, 3D News, Tesco Express, Textiles Direct, Trespass Factory Outlet, Unze Shoes, Venue Clothing, Vision Express, Warren James Jewellers, Watch Hospital, William Hill.
The following cafes and eateries are located in the Pallasades:
BB's Coffee & Muffins, Caffe Gusto, Ditsch, Gables, Greggs, Millies Cookies, Starbucks, Subway, Tesco Express and the Zumo Juicebar.
The Pallasades also contains an Armed Forces Careers Advice Office.
Shopping in Birmingham Pallasades Website
Pavilions
The Pavilions retail mall is on Birmingham High Street, barely 100 metres from the Bull Ring. There is a second entrance on Moor Street.
The mall is built on a slope so that the entrance on the High Street is at third floor level whilst the entrance on Moor Street, further down the slope, is at ground floor level.
The Pavilions contains around 25 stores spread over 4 floors with a 700-seat food court on the 4th floor.
The following retail stores are represented:
Ann Harvey, Aspecto, Azendi, Bratz, Destination Skin, Evans, HMV, Hobbs, Julian Graves, La Senza, Laura Ashley, LK Bennett, L'Occitane: and
Marks & Spencer, Monsoon, Moss Suit Company, Natural Care, Newsflow, Past Times, Thorntons, Three, Waterstones, Wolsey, Woodatouch.
The Pavilions also
contains a National Express booking office and the following eateries:
Coffee Lounge, Subway and the Food Loft.
0121 631 4121
38 High Street B4 7SL
Piccadily Arcade
The Piccadily Arcade is on Stephenson Street next to New Street Station; it is a converted Edwardian cinema (1910) with retail units, an upper recessed level and ceiling paintings by Paul Maxfield.
The Piccadily contains independent specialist shops; such as, for example, a dress shop, shoe shop, jewellery workshop and avant-garde boutique.
Serviced Apartments in the Retail Quarter
Dean House on Upper Dean Street, next to the wholesale markets, contains fully-furnished one and two room serviced flats by Premier Apartments.
Links: Serviced Apartments Premier ApartmentsThe 18th and 19th floors of the Rotunda on New Street contain individually-styled serviced apartments by Staying Cool. All the apartments have floor-to-ceiling glazing and commanded spectacular views of central Birmingham. There is a 24/7 concierge; chargeable parking is available at New Street Station and the Bull Ring.
Links: Serviced Apartments Staying Cool Website
Skyscrapers in the Retail Quarter
Bank House
Bank House at the junction of Cherry Street and Cannon Street is a 66 metre office block with twenty storeys that was completed in 1967.
McLaren Building
The McLaren Building on Dale End is a 69 metre office tower with 21 floors that was built in 1972.
The Eastside Redevelopment Team is based there.
Skyscrapers in Birmingham Map
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Martineau Place
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Martineau Place on Corporation Street is a 50 metre office tower with retail space.Skyscrapers in Birmingham Map
130 New Street
130 New Street is a 50 metre office tower with 12 floors; it contains ground floor retail space.
Skyscrapers in Birmingham Map
Pallasades House
Pallasades House on Stephenson Street is a 50 metre office tower with 12 storeys and ground floor retail space.
Skyscrapers in Birmingham Map
Rotunda
The Rotunda on New Street is an 81 metre cylindrical tower with 25 floors that was built as an office block and converted into 232 apartments by Urban Splash in 2004-2008.
Skyscrapers in Birmingham Map
Stephenson Tower
Stephenson Tower on Hill Street is a 63 metre residential block with 20 floors that was built in 1967.
It has been earmarked for demolition as part of the Gateway Plus regeneration of New Street Railway Station.
Skyscrapers in Birmingham Map
Matineau Galleries Skyscrapers
The Martineau Galleries Skyscrapers are two unbuilt towers that have been approved as part of the 13 acre Martineau Galleries development between Moor Street and Corporation Street.
The tallest will be a 110 metre residential tower.
Skyscrapers in Birmingham
New Street Twin Towers
The New Street Twin Towers are two unbuilt skyscrapers that have been approved as part of the Gateway Plus regeneration of New Street Station.
The twin towers will both be 130 metres tall with glazed facades. One will contain offices; the other will be an apartment block; they will flank a new entrance to the station on Station Street.
The 63 metre Stephenson Tower (1967) will be demolished to make room for the twin towers.
Skyscrapers in Birmingham Map
Listed Secular Buildings in the Retail Quarter
The Rotunda is a grade-2-listed building in Rotunda Square. It was constructed as an office block in 1961-65 but now contains 232 luxury apartments and six penthouse suites.
The building, which is 81 metres high, was built around a central core; the cylindrical facade was fully-glazed in 2004-08; there are 25 floors.
Links: Secular Listed Buildings
Old Moor Street Railway Station was built in brick with terracotta dressings in 1909; it features 5 curved stone gables above a single-storey entrance range that contains 6 glazed-bar roundrels.
Old Moor Street was built as a terminus to relieve pressure on Snow Hill Station. Trains arriving on the east side of the city centre could terminate at Moor Street and thereby avoid the underground tunnel to Snow Hill Station on the west side of the city centre.
Snow Hill Station closed in the 1960's but reopened in 1986 whereupon Moor Street was rebuilt as a through station on a new cross city line. The old terminus building was, however, preserved as retail units and a booking hall.
Links: Secular Listed Buildings
Public Art in the Retail Quarter
Guardian
The Guardian is a sculpture of a turning Hereford bull outside the entrance to the shopping malls in Rotunda Square. Designed by Laurence Broderick, the bull is 2.2 metres high, 4.5 metres long and weighs more than six tons.
Cube Fountains
The Cube Fountains are a water feature in Saint Martins Square. They consist of one two metre, one three metre and one five metre cube placed in ascending order. The sides of the cubes are illuminated by internal light boxes. A shimmering effect is achieved by water constantly trickling down their sides.
Nelson Memorial
The Nelson Monument stands on a terrace above Saint Martins Square. It was sculpted by Richard Westmacott for the Golden Jubilee of George VI in 1810. The statue depicts Nelson in naval uniform holding the prow of a miniature ship that contains timbers from the French flagship, the Orient, which was sunk at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
There is a mural in Old Square that consists of several panels made in brass, cast-iron and fibre glass. The panels, which were created by Kenneth Budd in 1967, depict the history of Old Square. They include the 18th century beehive logo of Lloyds Bank, a portrait of lock manufacturer John Wilkes and scenes from the Priestley Riots of 1791.
The Hancock Memorial in Old Square consists of a two dimensional glazed sculpture that resembles a black-and-white television screen. Designed by Bruce Williams, it depicts the comic Tony Hancock, who was born in Hall Green, slouched over a cup of tea.
Restaurants in the Retail Quarter
Bella Italia
Bella Italia serves pizza, pasta, grill and speciality dishes at 102 New Street.
102 New Street B2 4HQ 0121 643 1548
Bella Italia Website
Berlioz
The Berlioz serves an international menu at the Burlington Arcade off New Street.
126 New Street B2 4JQ 0121 633 1737
Cafe Rouge
Cafe Rouge is a bar, cafe and restaurant chain serving a range of French classics at two locations in the Retail Quarter: (1) 98 New Street B2 4NS, 0121 633 8125 and (2) Bullring B5 4BG, 0121 616 1463
Cafe Zest
Cafe Zest serves British and international cuisine at the House of Fraser on Corporation Street.
Corporation Street B2 4LP 0121 236 8802
Restaurants in Central Birmingham
Chez Jules
Chez Jules is an authentic French bistro on Ethel Street off New Street.
5a Ethel Street B2 4BG 0121 633 4664
Little Pasta Place
Little Pasta Place is an Italian restaurant on Martineau Place
7 Martineau Place B2 4UN 0121 233 0426
Restaurants in Central Birmingham
Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji is a typical Tokyo Bento restaurant at the Bullring in the Retail Quarter.
Bullring B5 4BH 0121 633 9853
Nandos
Nandos serves Portugese/Mozambique food, including their famous peri-peri flame-grilled chicken, at the Bullring.
Bullring B5 4BU 0121 632 6866
Wagamama
Wagamama is a fast-eating restaurant in the style of a Japanese Ramen bar serving pan-Asian food at the Bullring.
Edgbaston Street B5 4QL 0121 633 3033
Restaurants in Central Birmingham Wagamama Website
Burger Chains in the Retail Quarter
Burger King
There two Burger King restaurants in the Retail Quarter, located at:
(1) Martineau Place B2 4UU, T 0121 236 2658 and (2) the Bull Ring B5 4BA, T 0121 616 1257KFC
KFC is at
Martineau Place B4 7AA, T 0121 236 8738McDonalds
There are three McDonalds hamburger restaurants in the Retail Quarter, located at:
(1) Stephenson Place on New Street B2 4PY, T 0121 212 1717 (2) Units 1-2 Dale End, B4 7SX, T 0121 236 0285 (3) Cherry Street B2 5AL, T 0121 643 9637
Cafes & Fast Food McDonalds Website
Cafe Chains in the Retail Quarter
Caffe Gusto
Caffe Gusto is at Pallasades B2 4XJ
Caffe Nero
There are four Caffe Nero stores in the Retail Quarter, located at:
(1) 74 Corporation Street B2 4UQ, T 0121 236 7551 (2) Pavilions High Street B4 7SD, T 0121 643 6184 (3) Selfridges Bullring B5 4BP, T 0121 600 6721 and (4) Bullring B5 4BU, T 0121 643 0100
Costa Coffee
There are 4 Costa Coffee cafes in the Retail Quarter located at:
(1) 29 Union Street B2 4LR, T 0121 632 5450 (2) 62 New Street B2 4DU, T 0121 643 4884 (3) in Waterstones at 24-26 High Street B4 7SL, T 0121 616 2186 and (4) in Waterstones at 128 New Street B2 4DB, T 0121 632 6618
Millies Cookies
There are two Millies Cookies in the Retail Quarter at:
(1) Bullring B5 4BE, T 0121 616 1624 and (2) Pallasades B2 4XJ, T 0121 634 3183
Spudulike
Spudulike is at 23a Martineau Place B2 4UB, T 0121 236 0887
Starbucks
There are four Starbucks cafes in the Retail Quarter, located at:
(1) Pallasades B2 4XJ, T 0121 631 1565 (2) Burlington on New Street B2 4JH, T 0121 643 6643 (3) Upper Mall West Bullring B5 4BE, T 0121 643 2595 (4) Selfridges at the Bullring B5 4BP
Subway
There are five Subway stores in the Retail Quarter, located at:
(1) Bull Street B4 6AB, T 0121 212 9019 (2) Pallasades B2 4XJ, T 0121 633 9445 (3) Stephenson Street B2 4BL, T 0121 643 3023 (4) Pavilions High Street B4 7SL, T 0121 633 3777 and (5) 4B Ethel Street B2 4BG, T 0121 633 7204
Cafes & Fast Food Subway Website
Pizza Chains in the Retail Quarter
Pizza Hut
There are three Pizza Hut restaurants at (1) New Street B2 4NS, T 0121 643 2080 (2) Bull Ring B2 4PA, T 0121 643 3359 and (3) Martineau Place B2 4UB, T 0121 233 3357
Pizza Express
There are two Pizza Express restaurants in the Retail Quarter, located at: (1) 153-155 High Street B17 9QE, T 0121 427 6009 and (2) the Bullring B5 4BU, T 0121 643 7209
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Key National Retailers in the Retail Quarter
Overview
The following key national retyailers are located in the Retail Quarter:
Argos
There are three Argos stores in the Retail Quarter, located at:
1) 33 Priory Queensway B4 7LL , T 0845 165 7407; (2) Unit 30 at the Pallasades, T 0845 165 7464 (3) Union Street, B2 4AH T 0845 165 7842
Birthdays
Birthdays is at the Bullring B5 4BE, T 0121 643 7601
Body Shop
There are two Body Shops in the Retail Quarter, located at (1) Burlington Arcade B2 4JH, T 0121 643 3387 and (2) Bullring B5 4BE, T 0121 643 3833
There are 3 Boots stores in the Retail Quarter, located at:
(1) 67-69 High Street B4 7TA, T 0121 212 1330; (2) 102 New Street B2 4HQ, T 0121 643 9069; (3) Bull Ring Shopping Centre B2 4BE, T 0121 632 6418
British Home Stores
British Home Stores is at @ 6-9 New Street B2 4RG, T 0845 841 0138
Carphone Warehouse
There are 4 Carphone Warehouse stores in the Retail Quarter, located at:
(1) 10 Cherry Street B2 5AR, T 08701 682 037 (2) 21/22 New Street B2 4RQ, T 08701 682 298 (3) 146 New Street B2 4NY, T 08701 42 1649 and (4) Pallasades B2 4XH, T 08701 42 1482
Clarks
There are two Clarks stores in the Retail Quarter, located at: (1) 25 New Street B2 4RQ, T 0844 499 5488 and (2) Unit 703 Bullring B5 4BG, T 0844 499 5411
Currys
Currys is at @ Bullring B5 4BG
Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy Perkins is at 50-54 High Street B4 7SY, T 0121 643 2967
Debenhams
Debenhams is @ West Mall Bullring B5 4BL, T 08445 616 161
Evans
Evans is at Unit 53 Pavilions B4 7SF, T 0121 631 4755
French Connection
French Connection is at Bull Ring Upper Mall East B5 4BG, T 0121 633 9304
Gap
There are two Gap Stores in the Retail Quarter, located at: (1) 1-4 Martineau Place B2 4UN, T 0121 232 9000 and (2) Bullring Upper Mall West B5 4BG, T 0121 643 7878
H Samuel
H Samuel is at the Bull Ring B5 4BA, T 0121 616 2728
HMV
There are 3 HMV stores in the Retail Quarter, located at:
(1) The Pavilions B4 7SL, T 0843 221 0122, (2) Bullring Shopping Centre B5 4BE, T 0843 221 0121, (3) Unit 3 @ The Pallasades B2 4XA, T 0843 221 0123
Holland and Barrett
There are three Holland and Barrett stores in the Retail Quarter, located at:
(1) Bull Ring B5 4BU, T 0121 643 6124 (2) 1-3 Corporation Square B4 7LD, T 0121 236 7869 (3) 54-55 Pallasades B2 4XH, T 0121 633 0104
House of Fraser
House of Fraser is at Corporation Street B2 5JS, T 0844 800 3707
JJB Sports
JJB Sports is at 16/28 Corporation Street B2 4RR, T 0121 643 2272
Laura Ashley
Laura Ashley is at 18 Pavilions B4 7SL, T 0871 223 1556
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer is at 42 High Street B4 7SS, T 0121 643 4511
Miss Selfridge
Miss Selfridge is at Upper Mall East Bullring B5 4BF, T 0121 643 7758
Mothercare
Mothercare is at 14-28 Corporation St B2 4RN, T 0121 644 4870
Monsoon
There are two Monsoon stores in the Retail Quarter, located at: (1) Unit 18 Pavilions B4 7SE, T 0121 643 0019 and (2) Bullring B5 4BE T 0121 643 7737
Orange
There are three Orange stores in the Retail Quarter at:
(1) High Street B4 7TE, T 0870 376 3457 (2) 109 New Street B2 4EU, T 0870 3763 816 and (3) Bullring B5 4BA, T 0870 376 3174
Primark
Primark is at 18 New Street B2 4RQ, T 0121 643 5978
Next
There are two Next stores in the Retail Quarter at: (1) Bullring B5 4BA, T 0844 844 5226 and (2) 104 Corporation Street B4 6SX, T 0844 844 5820
River Island
River Island is @ Bull Ring B5 4BG T 0844 395 1001
Sainsbury
Sainsbury Local is at 17 Union Street B2 4SJ, T 0121 236 6496
Selfridges
Selfridges is at the Bullring Upper Mall East B5 4BP, T 0800 123400
Tesco Express
Tesco Express is at (1) Unit 15 Pallasades B2 4XA, T 0121 643 5390, (2) Corporation Street B4 6TB, T 0845 026 9379 and (3) Cannon Street B2 5EP, T 0845 677 9850
Thorntons
There are two Thornton's stores in the retail Quarter; they are located at (1) 37-40 the Pavilions B4 7SF, T 0121 643 9703 and (2) 3 Park Street B5 5JD, T 0121 616 2898
Topman
Topman is at the Bull Ring B5 4BF, T 0121 600 6897
Waterstones
There are two Waterstones stores in the Retail Quarter, located at (1) 24-26 High Street B4 7SL, T 0121 633 4353 and (2) 128 New Street B2 4DB, T 0121 631 4333
WH Smith
WH Smith is on Union Street B2 4LR, T 0121 631 3303
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