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Stirchley
Stirchley is in the Bournville ward and the Selly Oak ward in south-west Birmingham, four miles from the city centre. The surrounding areas are Bournville, Lifford, Cotteridge, Kings Heath, Moor Green and Selly Park.
Stirchley is a corruption of Streetley which means a clearing by a Roman road. The road in question, Icknield Street, crossed the River Rea by Lifford Lane.
The River Rea, which drains northwards through Stirchley, powered early industrial mills. The Birmingham and Worcester Canal was cut on the western side of Stirchley in the 1790's followed by the Birmingham Suburban Railway in the 1870's. The Camp Hill Line was laid on the eastern side of Stirchley in the 1880's.
These routes prompted industrial development followed by urbanisation. The area is characterised by pre-1919 terraces and interwar council estates.
The Church of the Ascension on Pineapple Grove is the second Church of Ascension built in Stirchley; the first, which stood on Hazlewell Street, was destroyed by fire in 1965.
The current church is octagonal in shape and was built in brick next door to Saint Hugh's, now a church hall, but originally a daughter church of the first Church of Ascension.
The interior of the current church contains many treasures from the first church; these include altar silver, processional crosses, stained glass and Stations of the Cross.
T 0121 443 1371 Address: 18 Pineapple Grove B30 2TJ
Church of the Ascension WebsiteSt Mary Magdalen C of E
St Mary Magdalen (1915) is an Anglican church at the corner of Pineapple Road and Fordhouse Lane, Hazelwell.
Fordhouse Lane B14 7NP - 0121 444 4469 - Map
Rigpa
This Tibetan Buddhist centre is on Pineapple Road.
171 Pineapple Road B30 2SY - 0121 441 1698 - Map
Buddhism in Birmingham - Rigpa Website
Demographics, Politics and Housing in Stirchley
The part of Stirchley to the south of Cartland Road is in the Bournville council ward whilst the part to the north is in the Selly Oak council ward.
This website contains information about demographics, politics and housing in the Bournville ward and demographics, politics and housing in the Selly Oak ward.
Accident Blackspots in Stirchley
Car Hits Toddler on
Bournville Lane
Junction of Pineapple Road/Cartland Road
There was a car crash at the corner of Cartland Road and Pineapple Road at approximately 6pm on Monday 19/04/10; two women were hospitalised.
Cannabis Factory at
House on Dogpool Lane
Cannabis
Plants Seized From Flat on Pershore Road
Police seized 250 cannabis plants during a raid at a flat on Pershore
Road in Stirchley on Wednesday 4 May 2011
(News Headlines 05/05/11).
Cashbox Robbery on Pershore Road
A security guard was robbed of his cashbox when making a delivery to Lloyds TSB on the Pershore Road on Monday 6th December 2010 (News Archive 10/12/10)
Moped Rider Jailed for Getaway
A man aged 23 was jailed for 9 months at Birmingham Crown Court for riding his moped straight at a policeman who, having suspected he was drunk, ordered him to stop in Stirchley.
Pershore Road Bookies Raid
In May 2009, Ladbrokes on Pershore Road was robbed by a man who threatened staff with an imitation firearm (News Archive 07/01/10).
Fire & Firefighting in Stirchley
Lifford Curve Pub Blaze
Fire gutted the Lifford Curve pub on Fordhouse Lane in the early hours of Saturday 22/05/10 (News Archive 24/05/10).
Fire & Firefighting in Birmingham
House Fire on Harvest Close
An end-of-terrace house caught fire on Harvest Close on Tuesday 09/02/10; a man died in the blaze (News Archive 09/02/10).
Fire & Firefighting in Birmingham
Stirchley contains several industrialised areas that straddle the Rea Valley, the Birmingham and Worcester Canal and the Cross City Railway.
These include the Stirchley Trading Estate and the former Arvin Meritor site on Fordhouse Lane.
British Oak
The British Oak is a pub with a bowling green and al fresco dining on the Pershore Road.
1364 Pershore Road B30 2XS - 0121 458 1758 - Map
Hazlewell
The Hazlewell on Pineapple Road has a beer garden, screens live sport, serves value food & drink and holds darts matches, occasional live music sets and regular quiz, curry & poker nights.
Pineapple Road B30 2RS 0121 486 3638 Map
Pubs in Birmingham Hazlewell Website
New Dog Pool Hotel
The New Dog Pool Hotel is an Edwardian pub at the corner of St Stephens Road and Pershore Road South on the Ten Acres estate.
1063 Pershore Road South B30 2YJ 0121 471 1910 Map
Roadhouse
The Roadhouse is a live music venue with a capacity of 260 at the Wharfside Leisure Complex.
Lifford Lane B30 3DY 0121 459 5660 Map
Pubs in Birmingham Roadhouse Website
The following bus routes serve Stirchley: 11A/C, 27 38 45 47, 146
Ash Tree Medical Centre
1536 Pershore Road B30 2NW - 0121 458 1031 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
River Brook Medical Centre
3 River Brook Drive B30 2SH - 0121 451 2525 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Ten Acres Centre
The Ten Acres Centre on Dogpool Lane contains a mental health unit operated by the Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust.
201 Dogpool Lane B30 2XH - 0121 678 2800 - Map
Psychiatric Healthcare in Brum
The Camp Hill Freight Line runs through Stirchley. There used to be a station at Hazelwell, but this closed in 1941 when passenger services ceased to operate.
Breedon Cross Railway Bridge
The Camp Hill Line crosses the Birmingham and Worcester Canal on the Breedon Cross Bridge in Stirchley.
Hazlewell
Heading northwards from Breedon Cross, the Camp Hill Railway runs through Hazlewell, passing beneath Fordhouse Lane (A4040) and Cartland Road.
Dads Lane
North of Cartland Road, the Camp Hill Line runs parallel to Pineapple Road, skirts the west boundary of Kings Heath Park and crosses a viaduct above Dads Lane.
Links: Camp Hill Freight Line
Akash
Akash is a Tandoori on the Pershore Road
1425 Pershore Road B30 2JL 0121 458 4109 Map
Restaurants Outside Inner Circle
Bournville Lane
The Bournville Lane Chinese Restaurant is in Stirchley.
3 Bournville Lane B30 2JY 0121 458 2690
MapRestaurants Outside Inner Circle
Kolkata
The Kolkata Lounge is a traditional Balti house on Pershore Road.
1488 Pershore Road B30 2NT 0121 486 1487 Map
Massalla Merchant
The Massalla Merchant is an Indian restaurant on Pershore Road.
1195 Pershore Road B30 2YT 0121 458 4150 Map
Restaurants Outside Inner Circle
Yasser
Yasser is a tandoori restaurant on Pershore Road.
1268 Pershore Road B30 2XU 0121 433 3023 Map
Restaurants Outside Inner Circle
Stirchley Primary School
Stirchley School on Pershore Road is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 160 children aged between three and eleven.
Pershore Road B30 2JL 0121 458 2989 Map
Lakeside Superbowl
The Lakeside Superbowl on Pershore Road is a bowling centre with eighteen lanes, pool tables, big screens, function rooms, powerplay amusements, karaoke, a bar and restaurant.
The closure of this bowling centre was announced in November 2010 (News Report 10/11/10).
Pershore Road B30 2YB 0121 458 4444 Map
Family Fun in Brum Lakeside Superbowl Website
Stirchley Indoor Bowls Centre
Stirchley Indoor Bowls Centre on Pershore Road contains spectator seating, a bar and community room and a strikes soccer academy.
Links: Sports and Leisure Centres
Key National Retailers in Stirchley
Co-Op Food
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Hazlewell Street B30 2YY - 0121 459 4441 - MapKey National Retailers in Brum
Planning and Development in Stirchley
Tesco Plan New Store on Hazelwell Lane, Stirchley
Tesco is planning a new store on a site recently purchased from the council off Hazlewell Lane. The development will include additional privately-owned land and an application will be made for the compulsory purchase of Stirchley Community Centre, Stirchley Indoor Bowls Centre and Stirchley United Working Men's Club; the community centre will be rebuilt on the site of Stirchley Baths whose Edwardian facade will be preserved (News Headlines 15/04/11)
Listed Secular Buildings in Stirchley
Stirchley Baths
Stirchley Baths are at the junction of Bournville Lane and Hazelwell Street; they were built by Kings Norton and Northfield District Council in 1910, one year before Stirchley was annexed by Birmingham.
The baths consist of a swimming pool, spectator's balcony, men's and women's slipper baths and steam room. An early filtration system meant that the pool could be cleaned without being emptied.
A false floor was fitted above the pool in the winter so that it could double as a dance hall. The baths closed in 1988 and the building is now disused and in a poor state of repair. There are plans to reopen it as a community building.
Links: Secular Listed Buildings
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