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Rotton Park
Rotton Park is in the Edgbaston council ward in south-west Birmingham, two miles from the city centre. Rotton is a corruption of "rot tun" which means a cheerful (affluent) settlement. The surrounding areas are Calthorpe, Harborne, Ladywood and Winson Green. Rotton Park adjoins but does not include the Edgbaston Reservoir.
Rotton Manor, which contained a mediaeval deer park, was acquired by John Perrott in the mid-18th century. He built an observation tower, Perrotts Folly, which still stands on Waterworks Road. The Perrott Estate was purchased by pen manufacturer Joseph Gillot and developed as a middle-class suburb between 1880 and 1930.
This area of Rotton Park is characterised by terraced townhouses, semi-detached pairs and substantial mansions. Some larger Victorian properties are now multi-occupied or have become derelict for want of maintenance.
The rest of Rotton Park, particularly the area adjoining Ladywood, was laid out as a working-class area of small-terraced houses. The council redeveloped some of these terraces as a municipal housing estate in the 1960's.
Saint Augustine's
Saint Augustine's stands on a purpose-built traffic island directly opposite a tree-lined avenue that creates a visual axis with the Hagley Road (A456).
The church was designed by J.A Chatwin and built in sandstone with limestone banding in the 1860's; it contains an apsidal chancel, north chancel, nave and aisles.
The 55-metre tower and spire, the tallest in Birmingham, were added in 1876; a narthex was built in 1968 upon the church centenary.
The interior is faced with ashlar; the chancel has a painted ceiling; there are carvings by John Roddis, windows by Hardman and Da Vinci inspired reredos. Saint Augustine's has a strong choral tradition and was the first church in Birmingham with a surpliced choir.
T 0121 454 8242 Address: 9 Lyttleton Road B16 9JN
Landmark Churches - St Augustine's Conservation Area - St Augustine's Website
St Germain's C of E
St Germain's (1915) is an Anglican church in the Byzantine Style on City Road.
City Road B16 0NB - 0121 429 3431 - Map
Churches in Birmingham - St Germain's Website
Religious Orders in Rotton Park
St Paul's Convent
St Paul's Convent is a community of Sisters of Charity of St Paul on Vernon Road.
Vernon Road B16 9SL - 0121 454 1797 - Map
Religious Orders in Birmingham - Sisters of Charity Website
ISKCON Birmingham
International Society For Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) is on Stanmore Road.
84 Stanmore Street B16 9BT - Map
Hinduism in Birmingham - ISKCON Website
Demographics, Politics and Housing in Rotton Park
This website contains information about Demographics, Politics and Housing in the Edgbaston council ward including Rotton Park.
Accident Blackspots in Rotton Park
05.10.11: Motorcyclist Dies Following Crash on Gillot Road
A 38-year-old motorcyclist died in hospital shortly after he collided with a car at the corner of Gillot Road and Icknield Port Road at around 7am on Monday 3rd October 2011 (News Headlines 05/10/11).
Junction of Gillot Road & Hagley Road
Two cars collided at the corner of Hagley Road and Gillot Road at noon on 1 December 2009. Two casualties were hospitalised with head injuries.
Junction of Gillott Road & Portland Road
A bus collided with a car at the junction of Gillott Road and Portland Road on 27th November 2009. A female bus passenger broke her hip.
Man Shot
Dead Outside St Augustine's on Melville Road
A man died of his
wounds outside St Augustine's Church on Melville Road after he was shot
in the chest at around 10.15pm on Tuesday 21st June 2011
(News Headlines 24/06/11).
Police Raid
100-Plant Cannabis Farm on Gillot Road
The police seized
100 plants, hydroponic and lighting equipment during a raid on a
cannabis factory on Gillot Road on the morning of Wednesday 13 April
2011
(News Headlines 15/04/11).
Violent
Sex Attack at Oakhill Allotments, Edgbaston
A man dragged a
28-year-old woman from Sandon Road onto the Oakhill Allotments where he
sexually assaulted her at approximately 9.30pm on Tuesday 5th April 2011
(News Headlines 10/04/11).
Assaults and Stabbings Brum 2011
Cannabis Farm on City Road
A man aged 20, who cultivated cannabis at a house on City Road, was spared a jail sentence at Birmingham Crown Court in November 2010 because he reported himself to the police and had acted under pressure from organised criminals (News Archive 18/11/10).
Elderly Man Battered on Statham Drive
A 62-year-old man sustained cuts to his face and legs after he was battered by two assailants on Statham Drive at approximately 4:30pm on Thursday 12/08/10 (News Archive 17/08/10)
Carjacking at House on Selwyn Road
Four armed men barged into a house on Selwyn Road at roughly 10pm on Thursday 22/07/10; they stabbed a 30-year-old man and demanded the keys to a Mercedes that was parked outside (News Archive 24/07/10).
Fatal Shooting on Gillot Road
A man aged 20 was shot dead on Gillot Road on 19th April 2009 (News Archive 13/01/10).
Fire & Firefighting in Rotton Park
Woman Cut From Crash Wreckage on Rotton Park Road
A female motorist was cut from wreckage following a two car collision on Rotton Park Road at around 8am on Monday 18 April (News Headlines 19/04/11).
Kitchen Fire on Twyning Road
Firefighters attended a kitchen blaze on Twyning Road at approximately 1.30am on Monday 14th March 2011 (News Archive 15/03/11).
Man Severely Burned in Poplar Avenue Flat Fire
A man sustained serious burns to his hands and face whilst attempting to rescue a dog from a blaze at a ground floor flat on Poplar Avenue at approximately 11.30am on Wednesday 09/02/11 (News Archive 10/02/11)
Hand Grenade in Stanmore Road
A 1940's hand grenade was found in the garden of a house on Stanmore Road at around 11am on 30 November 2009.
It was detonated by the bomb squad after the surrounding area had been evacuated.
Bus Routes through Rotton Park
The following bus routes serve Rotton Park: 11A/C, 80, 127, 128, 129
Health Services in Rotton Park
City Road Medical Centre
5 City Road B16 0HH - 0844 477 3184 -
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City Health Centre
449 City Road B17 8LG - 0345 245 0784 -
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Howard Court
Howard Court on Montague Road is a psychiatric rehabilitation unit with 14 beds.
2 Montague Road B16 9HR - 0121 685 6330 -
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The Augustus is on Gillott Road in the Rotton Park area of Edgbaston, roughly two miles from the city centre. The rooms are ensuite and have colour television, coffee & tea-making facilities. There is a licensed bar. Parking and internet access may be available.
Links: Hotels
Westbourne Lodge is on Fountain Road; the hotel contains a licensed bar and 18 ensuite rooms with colour television; complimentary wi-fi is available; parking is free.
Links: Hotels Westbourne Lodge
The Tower Ballroom is located on Reservoir Road on the shore of Edgbaston Reservoir. The club first opened in the 1920's and was once the most glamorous nightspot in Birmingham, but closed in 2005 after a long decline.
The Tower, which can hold to one thousand, has recently been refurbished and is now open to the general public on Saturday nights.
Nightclubs Tower Ballroom Website
Summerfield Park
Summerfield Park is a 40 acre green space that was formerly the grounds of Summerfield House, a Georgian mansion built by glass magnate Lucas Chance which was demolished in 1889.
The park contains meadows, tree clusters, landscaped paths, grass pitches, playgrounds, an Edwardian bandstand, a Victorian drinking fountain and a disused railway line.
The park hosts the annual Summerfield Festival in August.
Pascals
Pascals is a fine-dining French restaurant on Montague Road.
1 Montague Road B16 9HR 0121 455 0999 Map
Restaurants Outside Inner Circle Pascals Website
City Road Primary School
City Road School is a community co-educational primary school attended by around 450 children aged between four and eleven.
Cavendish Road B16 0HL 0121 464 3348 Map
George Dixon Infant & Junior School
George Dixon Infant & Junior School on City Road is a community co-educational primary school.
Planning permission was granted for a new two-storey building containing a library, sports hall and art block in December 2010 (News Archive 25/12/10)
City Road B17 8LE 0121 429 2775 Map
George Dixon International School and Sixth Form Centre
George Dixon International School and Sixth Form Centre is a foundation comprehensive on City Road attended by around 1100 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18.
41% of candidate pupils passed five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009.
City Road B17 8LF 0121 675 4488 Map
Secondary Schools George Dixon School Website
St Paul's School for Girls
St Paul's School for Girls on Vernon Road is a Roman Catholic voluntary-aided comprehensive that specialises in maths and computing and is attended by around 1000 pupils aged between 11 and 16.
68% of pupils passed five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009.
Vernon Road B16 9SL 0121 454 0895 Map
Secondary Schools St Pauls School For Girls Website
Listed Secular Buildings in Rotton Park
Edgbaston Waterworks
The Edgbaston Waterworks on Waterworks Road include contain several core Victorian buildings designed by Chamberlain and Martin in their Venetian Gothic style. These include a 4-storey polychrome brick tower with an iron balcony, octagonal turret and truncated spire.
Links: Secular Listed Buildings
Perrott's Folly is a 29-metre red-brick tower on Waterworks Road that was built by local landowner John Perrott, possibly as an observatory, in 1759.
The tower, which has a stair turret, contains 6 floors and stands on an octagonal base. The first 4 floors are lit by a single pointed window, the 5th by an oculus and the 6th by undersized windows set in a blind Gothic arcade.
There is an elaborate Gothic plaster frieze on the ceiling of the 6th floor and a stone cornice and battlements at the summit. The tower was a meteorological observatory until 1979. Apart from the occasional art exhibition, it is now disused and is awaiting structural repair.
Links:
Secular Listed BuildingsBarnsley Road
Six Victorian houses on Barnsley Road will be demolished and 116 trees felled in order to construct a retirement village for the over 55's managed by Extra Care Charitable Trust.
The village will consist of 240 apartments and will be centred on a new public square. The facilities will include a bar, restaurant, shop, library, hairdressers, activity room and social club.
50% of apartments will be owner-occupied, 30% shared ownership and 20% affordable rent.
Barnsley Road Conservation Area
The Barnsley Road Conservation Area contains Barnsley Road, named after the architect Ernest Barnsley, and parts of Sandon Road, Hagley Road and City Road. It includes several Victorian mansions set in mature landscaped gardens.
Saint Augustine Conservation Area
The Saint Augustine Conservation Area provides a setting for the Gothic Revival Church of Saint Augustine which was designed by J.A.Chatwin in the 1860's.
The church, notable for its landmark tower and spire, stands on a traffic island with a direct visual axis along a tree-lined avenue towards the Hagley Road.
The surrounding streets, which were also laid out in the mid-19th century, feature a large number of Victorian mansions set in extensive grounds.
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