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Tyseley
Tyseley is in the South Yardley ward and the Acocks Green ward in south-east Birmingham, four miles from the city centre. The name is a corruption of Tyssa's Leah which means the clearing owned by Tyssa. The surrounding areas are Greet, Sparkhill, Yardley, Acocks Green, Small Heath and Hay Mills.
Tyseley was farmland through which the Birmingham & Warwick Canal was cut in 1799 and the Great Western Railway in 1852. The North Warwickshire Line, between Stratford and Birmingham, was laid through Tyseley in the early 1900's.
Tyseley Station, which opened in 1907, became a busy junction and the site of a major engineering and goods yard. The surrounding area was industrialised and rows of small terraced houses were built on the west side of Reddings Lane.
These were followed by interwar council estates, mainly of short terraces arranged in geometric patterns, on the east side of Reddings Lane.
Demographics, Politics and Housing in Tyseley
The part of Tyseley to the south of Warwick Road is in the Acocks Green ward and the part to the north is in the South Yardley ward.
This website contains information about demographics, politics and housing in the Acocks Green ward and demographics, politics and housing in the South Yardley ward.
Accident Blackspots in Tyseley
Parents
Blockade Yarnfield Road After Hit-and-Run
Parents demanded
traffic-calming measures and blockaded Yarnfield Road after a
hit-and-run driver injured a 10-year-old boy outside Yarnfield Primary
School in May 2011
(News Headlines 19/05/11).
Amington Road
A dustcart flipped over and crashed into a wall after colliding with three cars on Amington Road at around 9.45 am on Friday 10th September 2010.
Redfern Road
A taxi collided with a car on Redfern Road on 22/04/10; fire crews cut a man from the wreckage.
Police
Discover Cannabis Plantation on Kings Road
Officers
investigating a burglary discovered a 4,000-plant cannabis farm in a
former health and fitness centre on the Kings Road at around 2.30am on
Friday 8 July (News
Headlines 12/07/11).
Fire & Firefighting in Tyseley
Fire Guts Garages on Medina
Road
A row of garages on
Medina Road were gutted by fire at around 3.30pm on Monday 25th July
2011. An acetylene cylinder, which exploded during the blaze, damaged a
nearby house
(News Headlines 28/07/11).
Fire & Firefighting
in Birmingham
Fire at Roshan Frozen Foods
Firefighters were called to a blaze at Roshan Frozen Foods on Wharf Road at approximately 9am on Wednesday 22/09/10 (News Archive 23/09/10).
Fire & Firefighting in Birmingham
House Fire on Reddings Lane
Fire crews attended a blaze at an empty mid-terrace house on Reddings Lane at roughly 6am on Wednesday 24/02/10 (News Archive 24/02/10). An 18-year-old man was convicted of torching this house and imprisoned for two years for arson in September 2010 (News Archive 27/09/10).
Fire & Firefighting in Birmingham
House Fire on Weston Lane
Fire crews rescued 4 children and a 63-year-old woman from a burning house on Weston Lane at around 10am on Saturday 20/02/10 (News Archive 23/02/10).
Fire & Firefighting in Birmingham
Illegal Immigrants Arrested at Roshan Frozen Foods
Two men suspected of being illegal immigrants were arrested at Roshan Frozen Foods during a UK Border Agency raid on Thursday 4th November 2010 (News Archive 06/11/10).
Further & Higher Education in Tyseley
City Technology Campus
The City Technology Campus on Amington Road is a constituent campus of City College Birmingham.
It trains students in motor vehicle repair & maintenance, auto-electrics, electrical installation, IT networking, IT systems maintenance, PC and software support.
There is a cafe, recreation centre, state-of-the-art workshops and a learning resource centre.
Amington Road B25 8EP 0121 204 0000 Map
Further Education City College Website
Tyseley contains industrial belts alongside the Birmingham and Warwick Canal, the Leamington and Worcester Railway and on the south side of the Warwick Road.
These include Hay Hall Business Park (map), the Tyseley Industrial Estate (map), the Tudor Industrial Estate (map) and Reddings Lane (
map).Eaton Electric
Eaton manufactures electrical components on Reddings Lane with an estimated workforce of 250. This company is owned by a US multinational headquartered in Cleveland Ohio.
In January 2011, Eaton Electric announced that it was axing up to 130 jobs at its Tyseley plant; more production will be outsourced to Asia and Eastern Europe; the overall workforce will be reduced to around 120 (News Archive 13/01/10)
Reddings Lane B11 3EZ 0121 685 2100 Map
Eaton Electric WebsiteMereway
Mereway makes bathroom and kitchen furniture on the Hay Hall Industrial Estate. This independent company employs an estimated workforce of 300.
Redfern Park Way B11 2BF 0121 706 7844 Map
Factories in Brum Mereway Website
St Edmunds C of E
St Edmund's is an Anglican church on Reddings Lane.
Reddings Lane B11 3DD - 0121 777 2433 - Map
Churches in Birmingham - St Edmund's Website
Laxmi-Naryan Mandir
This Hindu temple is on Warwick Road.
541a Warwick Road B11 2JP - Map
Idara Musbahul Quran
This mosque is a converted terraced house on Manor Farm Road with an estimated capacity of 100 worshippers.
38 Manor Farm Road B11 2HU - Map
Jamia Islamia Razvia Zia-ul-Eiman
This mosque is on the campus of Al Furqan School on Reddings Lane; it can hold around 200 worshippers.
Reddings Lane B11 3EY - Map
Newspapers Published in Tyseley
Kashmiri Post
The Kashmir Post is based at Fairgate House on the Kings Road; it is a free weekly Urdu paper that is aimed at the Asian community in the West Midlands.
The paper is available at grocery stores, supermarkets and mosques; it deals with day to-day issues affecting the community and seeks to communicate, educate and advise its readership.
The Kashmir Post remains viable by selling advertising, particularly to major organisations such as NHS Direct and Birmingham City Council.
Tel 0121 208 0857 205 Kings Road B11 2AA
Links:
Media Kashmir PostThe following bus routes run through Tyseley: 1, 31, 37
Overview
Two railways run through Tyseley: (1) the Leamington - Worcester Line and (2) the Birmingham-Stratford Line.
Trains travelling to and from Birmingham can switch between these lines at Tyseley Junction.
There are two railway stations in Tyseley: Spring Road Station on the Birmingham-Stratford Line and Tyseley Station on the Birmingham-Stratford Line and the Leamington-Worcester Line.
There is a modern traincare facility and vintage train depot and museum at Tyseley Station.
Tyseley Junction
The Birmingham and Stratford Railway joins the Leamington-Worcester Line at Tyseley Junction which is roughly 160 metres east of the passenger platforms at Tyseley Station..
Links: Birmingham-Stratford Line Leamington - Worcester Railway
Leamington-Worcester Line
The Leamington-Worcester Line broadly runs through Tyseley on a north-west/south-east axis. Heading north-westwards towards Birmingham from Tyseley Junction, the line runs through the Tyseley Industrial Estate and then crosses viaducts above the River Cole and the Birmingham and Warwick Canal.
Links: Leamington - Worcester Railway
Birmingham-Stratford Line
The Birmingham-Stratford Line curves north-westwards through Tyseley; it passes beneath bridges on Shaftmoor Land and Spring Road.
Spring Road Railway Station, next to the old Lucas Factory, is located between these bridges.
From Spring Road, the line heads north-westwards, passing beneath Mayfield Road and the Warwick Road Bridge before reaching Tyseley Junction.
Spring Road Station
Spring Road Station on the Birmingham-Stratford Line opened in 1908; there is a seated area, payphone and two platforms. The station, which serves the Shaftmoor Lane Industrial Estate, has an annual passenger footfall of 85,000.
Spring Road
does not have a car park but there is a minicab office opposite the station entrance and buses 1 and 31 stop nearby on Shaftmoor Lane.There are normally 3 trains every hour in each direction from Monday to Saturday; however, services are less frequent in the evenings and on Sundays. Typical average journey times are 55 minutes to Stratford, 11 minutes to Birmingham Snow Hill and 6 minutes to Birmingham Moor Street.
Main Destinations: Birmingham Moor Street, Birmingham Snow Hill, Great Malvern, Kidderminster, Shirley, Stourbridge Junction, Stratford-upon-Avon, Tyseley, Worcester Shrub Hill.
Tel: 08457484950 Address: Spring Road Road B11 3DP
Links: Tyseley National Rail Enquiries
Tyseley Station
Tyseley Station on the Leamington -Worcester Line has an annual passenger usage of around 57,000. The station, which opened in 1906, features a listed Edwardian booking hall. The facilities include payphones and seated areas; there are 4 platforms.
Tyseley Station does not have a car park, but is served by bus route 36. There are usually 8 trains per hour during the daytime but services are less frequent on Sundays and during the evening.
Main Destinations: Birmingham Moor Street, Birmingham Snow Hill, Dorridge, Great Malvern, Shirley, Worcester Foregate Street, Worcester Shrub Hill
Tel: 08457484950 Address: Wharfedale Road B11 2HH
Links: Tyseley National Rail Enquiries
Great Western Depot and Freight Yard
The Great Western built a depot and freight yard at Tyseley Station in 1908. Part of this site has been rebuilt as a modern traincare depot, the rest has been taken over by Birmingham Railway Museum Trust.
The Trust repaired the old sidings, water columns and coaling stage; it now stores, operates and maintains vintage steam locomotives at the depot.
A regular steam service, the Shakespeare Express, runs between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon during the summer.
Tel: 0121 708 4960 Address: 670 Warwick Road B11 2HL
Links:
Leamington - Worcester Railway Birmingham Railway Museum Trust WebsiteSubway
Subway (Halal) is at
395 Warwick Road B11 2JR, T 0121 706 4389Al-Furqan School
Al-Furqan School on Reddings Lane is a Muslim voluntary-aided co-educational primary school attended by roughly 250 children aged between four and eleven.
Reddings Lane B11 3EY 0121 777 2222 Map
Faith Primary Schools in Brum Al-Furqan Primary Website
Yarnfield Primary School
Yarnfield School is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 660 children aged between three and eleven.
Yarnfield Road B11 3PJ 0121 693 0362 Map
Secular State Primary Schools Yarnfield School Website
Al Furqan Community College
Al Furqan Community College on Redings Lane is an independent secondary school attended by around 150 boys and girls aged between 11 and 19 who are educated in an Islamic environment.
Examination data is unavailable.
Reddings Lane B11 3EY 0121 777 8666 Map
Secondary Schools Al Furquan College Website
Yardleys School
Yardleys School on Reddings Lane is a community comprehensive specialising in mathematics and science that is attended by around 900 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16.
43%
of pupils passed five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009.Reddings Lane B11 3EY 0121 464 6821 Map
Yardleys School WebsiteUniversities and Colleges in Tyseley
Pathway International College
Pathway is a national provider of training courses, particularly in health and social care.
205 Kings Road B11 2AA - 0121 707 0550 - Map
Sports and Leisure Centres in Tyseley
Yardley School Sport and Fitness Centre
Yardley School Sport and Fitness Centre on Reddings Lane contains grass pitches, netball courts, a sports hall, gymnasium, fitness room, pulse point gym and cricket academy.
The centre offers activities such as football, cricket, netball, badminton, basketball, starter fitness and five-a-side football. Since these facilities belong to Yardley School, they are only available to the general public at the weekend and on weekday evenings.
Links: Sports and Leisure Centres
Tyseley Locomotive Works
The Tyseley Locomotive Works, next to Tyseley Station on Warwick Road, restore and maintain vintage locomotives, some of which are used for steam excursions.
The visitor centre and works are only open to the general public on designated days when most of the stock and some visiting exhibits are demonstrated in working order. These are extremely popular events attended by thousands.
Links: Guide Tyseley Railway Museum Website
The Birmingham and Warwick Canal passes through the industrial area of Tyseley where it travels beneath Kings Road and past the old Bakelite Works, the Tyseley Foundry, Tyseley Destructor Works and Waste to Energy Plant.
Links: Canals Birmingham and Warwick Canal
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