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class="infobox-data">1973<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1973</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Anglo Scandinavian Estates Group</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">100 m (330 ft)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Technical details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Floor count</th><td class="infobox-data">28</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Floor area</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>196,105 sq ft (18,218.8 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li>7,076 sq ft (657.4 m<sup>2</sup>) (floor plate)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Design and construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Marsh_(architect)" title="George Marsh (architect)">George Marsh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architecture firm</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seifert" title="Richard Seifert">Richard Seifert & Partners</a></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards and prizes</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Grade_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Grade II">Grade II</a> listed, Grade A <a href="/wiki/Listed_building#Locally_listed_buildings" title="Listed building">locally listed</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><div style="border:4px solid #ACE1AF; line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"> <a href="/wiki/Listed_building#England_and_Wales" title="Listed building">Listed Building</a> – Grade II</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designated</th><td class="infobox-data">31 July 2014</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reference no.</th><td class="infobox-data">1420049</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Alpha Tower</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Grade_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Grade II">Grade II</a> listed <a href="/wiki/Commercial_building" class="mw-redirect" title="Commercial building">office skyscraper</a> in <a 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It was designed by the Birmingham-born architect <a href="/wiki/George_Marsh_(architect)" title="George Marsh (architect)">George Marsh</a><sup id="cite_ref-heritage_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heritage-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of <a href="/wiki/Richard_Seifert" title="Richard Seifert">Richard Seifert & Partners</a> as the headquarters of the commercial television company <a href="/wiki/Associated_Television_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Television Network">ATV</a> (Associated Television) and part of the company's production studio complex known as <b>ATV Centre</b>, an adjacent shorter tower was planned but was never built. ATV closed in 1982, after which the building became offices. </p><p>At 100 m (330 ft), as of 2023 it is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_Birmingham" class="mw-redirect" title="List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham">eighth-tallest building</a> in Birmingham, and became the second-tallest office building in Birmingham after <a href="/wiki/103_Colmore_Row" title="103 Colmore Row">103 Colmore Row</a> (108 m (354 ft)) was topped out in 2020. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Building_and_architecture">Building and architecture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alpha_Tower&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Building and architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is a Grade A <a href="/wiki/Listed_building#Locally_listed_buildings" title="Listed building">locally listed</a> building. It was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Listed_building" title="Listed building">listed building status</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Century_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Twentieth Century Society">Twentieth Century Society</a> in 2002, although the owners applied for a <a href="/wiki/Certificate_of_Immunity_from_Listing" title="Certificate of Immunity from Listing">Certificate of Immunity from Listing</a>. However, <a href="/wiki/English_Heritage" title="English Heritage">English Heritage</a> added Alpha Tower to <a href="/wiki/The_National_Heritage_List_for_England" class="mw-redirect" title="The National Heritage List for England">The National Heritage List for England</a> on 31 July 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-Post_listed_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Post_listed-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to English Heritage:<sup id="cite_ref-heritage_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heritage-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The building is one of the most aesthetically successful office buildings in Birmingham with a shaped outline and careful detailing giving it a dynamic forcefulness. Its design successfully combined several ideas into a powerful and elegant building which soon became, and has continued to be, one of the most popular landmarks of the rebuilding of Birmingham city centre in the mid 20th century.</p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ownership">Ownership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alpha_Tower&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ownership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/42px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/63px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs to be <b>updated</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">February 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the early 1990’s the building was owned by Ellerman Investments - in turn owned by the Barclay Brothers. </p><p>Arena Central Developments sold the building to Catalyst's European Property Fund in 2008 for £42.5 million. <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_Council" title="Birmingham City Council">Birmingham City Council</a> left tenancy in 2010 leaving the building 77% void. <a href="/wiki/Nationwide_Building_Society" title="Nationwide Building Society">Nationwide Building Society</a> put the building into receivership in 2012 and put it on the market for £10.25 million in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-pmsa8_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmsa8-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The building was bought for £14 million in February 2014 by Anglo Scandinavian Estates Group who are set to invest £9 million in a refurbishment of the building.<sup id="cite_ref-pmsa89_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmsa89-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Occupancy">Occupancy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alpha_Tower&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Occupancy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_Council" title="Birmingham City Council">Birmingham City Council</a> took a large tenancy of the building<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (February 2023)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> until they vacated in 2010.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alpha_Tower&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tower featured in the <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Take_Me_High" title="Take Me High">Take Me High</a></i> (1973) for both exterior and interior shots.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alpha_Tower&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-heritage-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-heritage_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-heritage_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHistoric_England1420049" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Historic_England" title="Historic England">Historic England</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1420049?section=official-list-entry">"Alpha Tower (1420049)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/National_Heritage_List_for_England" title="National Heritage List for England">National Heritage List for England</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Heritage+List+for+England&rft.atitle=Alpha+Tower+%281420049%29&rft.au=Historic+England&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2FHistoricEngland.org.uk%2Flisting%2Fthe-list%2Flist-entry%2F1420049%3Fsection%3Dofficial-list-entry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlpha+Tower" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Post_listed-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Post_listed_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/commercial-property/alpha-tower-handed-listed-status-7617072">"Alpha Tower handed listed status"</a>. <i>Birmingham Post</i>. Trinity Mirror Midlands. 15 August 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 January</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Birmingham+Post&rft.atitle=Alpha+Tower+handed+listed+status&rft.date=2014-08-15&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.birminghampost.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fcommercial-property%2Falpha-tower-handed-listed-status-7617072&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlpha+Tower" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pmsa8-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pmsa8_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/commercial-property/alpha-tower-sale-quarter-2008-6285687">"Birmingham's Alpha Tower on sale for quarter of 2008 price"</a>. <i>Birmingham Post</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 November</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Birmingham+Post&rft.atitle=Birmingham%27s+Alpha+Tower+on+sale+for+quarter+of+2008+price&rft.date=2013-11-08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.birminghampost.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fcommercial-property%2Falpha-tower-sale-quarter-2008-6285687&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlpha+Tower" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pmsa89-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pmsa89_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/commercial-property/alpha-tower-set-investment-after-6750628">"Alpha Tower set for investment after £14m sale"</a>. <i>Birmingham Post</i>. 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Hospital">Witton Isolation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Religious</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Christian</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Ascension,_Hall_Green" title="Church of the Ascension, Hall Green">Ascension, Hall Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Agatha%27s_Church,_Sparkbrook" title="St Agatha's Church, Sparkbrook">St Agatha, Sparkbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Agnes%27_Church,_Moseley" title="St Agnes' Church, Moseley">St Agnes, Moseley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Alban_the_Martyr,_Birmingham" title="St Alban the Martyr, Birmingham">St Alban, Highgate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_Church,_Handsworth" title="St Andrew's Church, Handsworth">St Andrew, Handsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Anne%27s_Church,_Moseley" title="St Anne's Church, Moseley">St Anne, Moseley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Anne%27s_Church,_Birmingham" title="St Anne's Church, Birmingham">St Anne, Digbeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Augustine%27s_Church,_Edgbaston" title="St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston">St Augustine, Edgbaston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Barnabas%27_Church,_Erdington" title="St Barnabas' Church, Erdington">St Barnabas, Erdington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Bartholomew%27s_Church,_Edgbaston" title="St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston">St Bartholomew, Edgbaston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Benedict%27s_Church,_Bordesley" title="St Benedict's Church, Bordesley">St Benedict's, Bordesley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop_Latimer_Memorial_Church,_Winson_Green" title="Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Winson Green">Bishop Latimer, Winson Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Catherine_of_Siena_Church,_Birmingham" title="St Catherine of Siena Church, Birmingham">St Catherine, Bristol Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Chad%27s_Cathedral,_Birmingham" title="St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham">St Chad's Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Cyprian%27s_Church,_Hay_Mills" title="St Cyprian's Church, Hay Mills">St Cyprian, Hay Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_David%27s_Church,_Shenley_Green" title="St David's Church, Shenley Green">St David, Shenley Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Edburgha%27s_Church,_Yardley" title="St Edburgha's Church, Yardley">St Edburgha, Yardley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Edward%27s_Church,_Selly_Park,_Birmingham" title="St Edward's Church, Selly Park, Birmingham">St Edward, Selly Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erdington_Abbey" title="Erdington Abbey">Erdington Abbey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Faith_and_St_Laurence%27s_Church,_Harborne" title="St Faith and St Laurence's Church, Harborne">SS Faith & Laurence, Harborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Francis_of_Assisi%27s_Church,_Bournville" title="St Francis of Assisi's Church, Bournville">St Francis, Bournville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Francis_of_Assisi_Church,_Handsworth" title="St Francis of Assisi Church, Handsworth">St Francis, Handsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Gabriel%27s_Church,_Weoley_Castle" title="St Gabriel's Church, Weoley Castle">St Gabriel, Weoley Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_George%27s_Church,_Edgbaston" title="St George's Church, Edgbaston">St George, Edgbaston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Giles%27_Church,_Sheldon" title="St Giles' Church, Sheldon">St Giles, Sheldon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mortuary_Chapel,_Handsworth_Cemetery" title="Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery">Handsworth Cemetery Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Birchfield" title="Holy Trinity Church, Birchfield">Holy Trinity, Birchfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Church_of_the_Holy_Trinity_and_St_Luke" title="Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity and St Luke">Holy Trinity & St Luke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Sutton_Coldfield" title="Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield">Holy Trinity, Sutton Coldfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_James%27_Church,_Handsworth" title="St James' Church, Handsworth">St James, Handsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_John%27s_Church,_Ladywood" title="St John's Church, Ladywood">St John, Ladywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_John_the_Evangelist%27s_Church,_Perry_Barr" title="St John the Evangelist's Church, Perry Barr">St John, Perry Barr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_John%27s_Church,_Sparkhill" title="St John's Church, Sparkhill">St John, Sparkhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Laurence%27s_Church,_Northfield" title="St Laurence's Church, Northfield">St Laurence, Northfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Prince_Lazar,_Birmingham" title="Church of the Holy Prince Lazar, Birmingham">St Lazar, Bournville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Martin_in_the_Bull_Ring" title="St Martin in the Bull Ring">St Martin, Bull Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Church,_Washwood_Heath" title="St Mark's Church, Washwood Heath">St Mark, Washwood Heath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary_the_Virgin,_Acocks_Green" title="St Mary the Virgin, Acocks Green">St Mary, Acocks Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Handsworth" title="St Mary's Church, Handsworth">St Mary, Handsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Moseley" title="St Mary's Church, Moseley">St Mary, Moseley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Selly_Oak" title="St Mary's Church, Selly Oak">St Mary, Selly Oak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Convent,_Handsworth" title="St Mary's Convent, Handsworth">St Mary's Convent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Central_Hall,_Birmingham" title="Methodist Central Hall, Birmingham">Methodist Central Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Michael_and_All_Angels%27_Church,_Bartley_Green" title="St Michael and All Angels' Church, Bartley Green">St Michael & All Angels, Bartley Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Church,_Handsworth" title="St Michael's Church, Handsworth">St Michael, Handsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Catholic_Church,_Moor_Street" title="St Michael's Catholic Church, Moor Street">St Michael, Moor Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Nicolas%27_Church,_Kings_Norton" title="St Nicolas' Church, Kings Norton">St Nicolas, Kings Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Oratory" title="Birmingham Oratory">Oratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Church,_Birmingham" title="St Paul's Church, Birmingham">St Paul, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Church,_Lozells" title="St Paul's Church, Lozells">St Paul, Lozells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Peter%27s_Church,_Harborne" title="St Peter's Church, Harborne">St Peter, Harborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_SS_Peter_%26_Paul,_Aston" title="Church of SS Peter & Paul, Aston">SS Peter & Paul, Aston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Philip%27s_Cathedral,_Birmingham" title="St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham">St Philip's Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Silas%27_Church,_Lozells" title="St Silas' Church, Lozells">St Silas, Lozells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stechford_Baptist_Church" title="Stechford Baptist Church">Stechford Baptist</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Islamic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Central_Mosque" title="Birmingham Central Mosque">Central Mosque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darul_Barakaat_Mosque" title="Darul Barakaat Mosque">Darul Barakaat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghamkol_Shariff_Masjid" title="Ghamkol Shariff Masjid">Ghamkol Shariff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Lane_Masjid" title="Green Lane Masjid">Green Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jami_Masjid_and_Islamic_Centre_Birmingham" title="Jami Masjid and Islamic Centre Birmingham">Jami</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Jewish</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Central_Synagogue" title="Birmingham Central Synagogue">Central Synagogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singers_Hill_Synagogue" title="Singers Hill Synagogue">Singers Hill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sikh</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guru_Nanak_Nishkam_Sevak_Jatha" title="Guru Nanak Nishkam Sevak Jatha">Guru Nanak, Handsworth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hindu</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shree_Geeta_Bhawan" title="Shree Geeta Bhawan">Shree Geeta Bhawan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Houses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Anchorage,_Birmingham" title="The Anchorage, Birmingham">Anchorage, The</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Wray_Lighting_works" title="Christopher Wray Lighting works">Christopher Wray Lighting works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgbaston_Hall" title="Edgbaston Hall">Edgbaston Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Endwood" title="The Endwood">The Endwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hay_Hall,_Birmingham" title="Hay Hall, Birmingham">Hay Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highbury_Hall" title="Highbury Hall">Highbury Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moat_House,_Sutton_Coldfield" title="Moat House, Sutton Coldfield">Moat House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moor_Hall" title="Moor Hall">Moor Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moseley_Hall,_Birmingham" title="Moseley Hall, Birmingham">Moseley Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hall_Manor" title="New Hall Manor">New Hall Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northfield_Manor_House" title="Northfield Manor House">Northfield Manor House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peddimore_Hall" title="Peddimore Hall">Peddimore Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penns_Hall" title="Penns Hall">Penns Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pype_Hayes_Hall" title="Pype Hayes Hall">Pype Hayes Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Hall" title="Sheldon Hall">Sheldon Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stratford_House_(Birmingham)" title="Stratford House (Birmingham)">Stratford House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winterbourne_Botanic_Garden" title="Winterbourne Botanic Garden">Winterbourne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hotels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Hotel,_Birmingham" title="Grand Hotel, Birmingham">Grand Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_Birmingham" title="Hyatt Regency Birmingham">Hyatt Regency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cube,_Birmingham" title="The Cube, Birmingham">Hotel Indigo (The Cube)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jurys_Inn_Birmingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Jurys Inn Birmingham">Jurys Inn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_Holloway_Circus" title="10 Holloway Circus">Radisson Blu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resorts_World_Birmingham" title="Resorts World Birmingham">Resorts World Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Hotels_in_Birmingham,_West_Midlands" title="Category:Hotels in Birmingham, West Midlands">Other hotels</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_%26_Eve,_Birmingham" title="Adam & Eve, Birmingham">Adam & Eve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anchor_Inn,_Birmingham" title="Anchor Inn, Birmingham">Anchor Inn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Antelope,_Birmingham" title="The Antelope, Birmingham">Antelope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bartons_Arms" title="The Bartons Arms">Bartons Arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Horse,_Northfield" title="Black Horse, Northfield">Black Horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookhill_Tavern" title="Brookhill Tavern">Brookhill Tavern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crown,_Birmingham" title="The Crown, Birmingham">Crown</a> (closed)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crown_Inn,_Birmingham" title="The Crown Inn, Birmingham">Crown Inn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Cocks,_Moseley" title="Fighting Cocks, Moseley">Fighting Cocks, Moseley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_and_Grapes,_Birmingham" title="Fox and Grapes, Birmingham">Fox and Grapes</a> (demolished)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Eagle,_Birmingham" title="Golden Eagle, Birmingham">Golden Eagle</a> (demolished)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lad_in_the_Lane" title="Lad in the Lane">Lad in the Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Crown,_Birmingham" title="The Old Crown, Birmingham">Old Crown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Arms,_Birmingham" title="Queen's Arms, Birmingham">Queen's Arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Lion,_Handsworth" title="Red Lion, Handsworth">Red Lion</a> (Handsworth; closed)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Woodman" title="The Woodman">Woodman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Complexes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brindleyplace" title="Brindleyplace">Brindleyplace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bull_Ring,_Birmingham" title="Bull Ring, Birmingham">Bull Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friends%27_Institute_buildings" title="Friends' Institute buildings">Friends' Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICC_Birmingham" title="ICC Birmingham">International Convention Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mailbox_Birmingham" title="Mailbox Birmingham">Mailbox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Central,_Birmingham" title="Grand Central, Birmingham">Grand Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longbridge_plant" title="Longbridge plant">Longbridge plant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Birmingham" title="Paradise, Birmingham">Paradise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swan_Shopping_Centre" title="Swan Shopping Centre">Swan Shopping Centre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Art and theatres</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Alexandra,_Birmingham" title="The Alexandra, Birmingham">The Alexandra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barber_Institute_of_Fine_Arts" title="Barber Institute of Fine Arts">Barber Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Odeon" title="Birmingham Odeon">Birmingham Odeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crescent_Theatre" title="Crescent Theatre">Crescent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Drum,_Birmingham" class="mw-redirect" title="The Drum, Birmingham">Drum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empire_Cinema,_Sutton_Coldfield" title="Empire Cinema, Sutton Coldfield">Empire Cinema, Sutton Coldfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Hippodrome" title="Birmingham Hippodrome">Hippodrome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac,_Birmingham" title="Mac, Birmingham">mac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Repertory_Theatre" title="Birmingham Repertory Theatre">Rep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Cinema" title="Oak Cinema">Oak Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odeon,_Kingstanding" title="Odeon, Kingstanding">Odeon, Kingstanding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Rep" title="Old Rep">Old Rep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piccadilly_Cinema,_Birmingham" title="Piccadilly Cinema, Birmingham">Piccadilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Symphony_Hall,_Birmingham" title="Symphony Hall, Birmingham">Symphony Hall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Museums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aston_Hall" title="Aston Hall">Aston Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Back_to_Backs" title="Birmingham Back to Backs">Back to Backs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Museum_and_Art_Gallery" title="Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery">Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blakesley_Hall" title="Blakesley Hall">Blakesley Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hall_Mill" title="New Hall Mill">New Hall Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newman_Brothers_Coffin_Furniture_Factory" title="Newman Brothers Coffin Furniture Factory">Newman Bros Coffin Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarehole_Mill" title="Sarehole Mill">Sarehole Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selly_Manor" title="Selly Manor">Selly Manor</a>/ <a href="/wiki/Minworth_Greaves" title="Minworth Greaves">Minworth Greaves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soho_House" title="Soho House">Soho House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weoley_Castle_(house)" title="Weoley Castle (house)">Weoley Castle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Stadium" title="Alexander Stadium">Alexander Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgbaston_Cricket_Ground" title="Edgbaston Cricket Ground">Edgbaston (cricket)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgbaston_Priory_Club" title="Edgbaston Priory Club">Edgbaston Priory Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_(stadium)" title="St Andrew's (stadium)">St Andrew's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Villa_Park" title="Villa Park">Villa Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1%E2%80%937_Constitution_Hill,_Birmingham" title="1–7 Constitution Hill, Birmingham">1–7 Constitution Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_%26_19_Newhall_Street,_Birmingham" title="17 & 19 Newhall Street, Birmingham">17 & 19 Newhall Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Birmingham" title="Arena Birmingham">Arena Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Ashford_%26_Son_building" title="J. Ashford & Son building">Ashford & Son</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Assay_Office" title="Birmingham Assay Office">Assay Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Banking_Company" title="Birmingham Banking Company">Birmingham Banking Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Crematorium" title="Birmingham Crematorium">Birmingham Crematorium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bromford_Viaduct" title="Bromford Viaduct">Bromford Viaduct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Bromwich_Assembly" title="Castle Bromwich Assembly">Castle Bromwich Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Pagoda" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese Pagoda">Chinese Pagoda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Dunlop" title="Fort Dunlop">Fort Dunlop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gas_Retort_House" title="Gas Retort House">Gas Retort House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gas_Street_Studios" title="Gas Street Studios">Gas Street Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Arcade" title="Great Western Arcade">Great Western Arcade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holliday_Street_Aqueduct" title="Holliday Street Aqueduct">Holliday Street Aqueduct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICC_Birmingham" title="ICC Birmingham">ICC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Point,_Birmingham" title="Millennium Point, Birmingham">Millennium Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_Signal_Box" title="Birmingham New Street Signal Box">New Street Signal Box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perrott%27s_Folly" title="Perrott's Folly">Perrott's Folly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_Bridge" title="Perry Bridge">Perry Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HM_Prison_Birmingham" title="HM Prison Birmingham">Prison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Proof_House" title="Birmingham Proof House">Proof House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ringway_Centre" title="Ringway Centre">Ringway Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roundhouse,_Birmingham" title="Roundhouse, Birmingham">Roundhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saracen%27s_Head" title="Saracen's Head">Saracen's Head</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selfridges_Building,_Birmingham" title="Selfridges Building, Birmingham">Selfridges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_James%27s_House,_Birmingham" title="St James's House, Birmingham">St James's House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Square_House" title="Victoria Square House">Victoria Square House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Law_Courts" title="Victoria Law Courts">Victoria Law Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Works,_Birmingham" title="Victoria Works, Birmingham">Victoria Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodcock_Street_Baths" title="Woodcock Street Baths">Woodcock Street Baths</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Demolished</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aston_Hippodrome" title="Aston Hippodrome">Aston Hippodrome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Manor_House" title="Birmingham Manor House">Birmingham Manor House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop%27s_House,_Birmingham" title="Bishop's House, Birmingham">Bishop's House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop_Ryder_Church,_Birmingham" title="Bishop Ryder Church, Birmingham">Bishop Ryder Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bordesley_Hall,_Birmingham" title="Bordesley Hall, Birmingham">Bordesley Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Goods_railway_station" title="Central Goods railway station">Central Goods railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Central_Library" title="Birmingham Central Library">Central Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_Church,_Birmingham" title="Christ Church, Birmingham">Christ Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Messiah,_Birmingham" title="Church of the Messiah, Birmingham">Church of the Messiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crescent,_Birmingham" title="The Crescent, 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