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Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_England" title="Districts of England">Metropolitan borough</a></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><a href="/wiki/City_of_Birmingham" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Birmingham">Birmingham</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_and_non-metropolitan_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England">Metropolitan county</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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.hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">List of places</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations" title="List of United Kingdom locations">UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_England" title="List of places in England">England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_West_Midlands_(county)" title="List of places in West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></dd></dl></div> <span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Balsall_Heath&params=52_27_27.98_N_1_53_31.5_W_type:landmark_region:GB"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°27′27.98″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°53′31.5″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.4577722°N 1.892083°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.4577722; -1.892083</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Balsall Heath</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Inner-city" class="mw-redirect" title="Inner-city">inner-city</a> area of <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a>, England. It has a diverse cultural mix of people and is the location of the <a href="/wiki/Balti_Triangle" class="mw-redirect" title="Balti Triangle">Balti Triangle</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Balsall_Heath&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Worcestershire" title="History of Worcestershire">History of Worcestershire</a> and <a href="/wiki/History_of_Birmingham" title="History of Birmingham">History of Birmingham</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Balsallheath.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Balsallheath.JPG/200px-Balsallheath.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Balsallheath.JPG/300px-Balsallheath.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Balsallheath.JPG/400px-Balsallheath.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1192" data-file-height="614" /></a><figcaption>Balsall Heath, circa 1890.</figcaption></figure> <p>The name is first found as Bordeshale in 1275, which is derived from the <a href="/wiki/Old_English" title="Old English">Old English</a> words <i>Bord's healh</i> meaning 'Bord's heath' or 'Bord's nook' implying a corner or small area of land, perhaps a sheltered hollow in the landscape, protected by trees, possibly within a river-bend.<sup id="cite_ref-:54_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:54-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name stems from the <a href="/wiki/Angles_(tribe)" title="Angles (tribe)">Anglian</a> personal name of one <i>Bord</i>, who held property in the area, and in this way shares its origin with that of neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Bordesley,_Birmingham" title="Bordesley, Birmingham">Bordesley</a>, first record as Bordesleie or Bordeslea meaning 'Bord's clearing'.<sup id="cite_ref-:54_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:54-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Balsall Heath was largely agricultural and park land between <a href="/wiki/Moseley" title="Moseley">Moseley</a> village and the city of Birmingham until the 1850s when expansion along Moseley Road joined the two. Balsall Heath was formerly a <a href="/wiki/Chapelry" title="Chapelry">chapelry</a> in the parish of <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Norton" class="mw-redirect" title="King's Norton">King's Norton</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a>, it was added to the <a href="/wiki/County_borough" title="County borough">county borough</a> of Birmingham in <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a> on 1 October 1891. On 31 December 1894 Balsall Heath became a separate <a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">civil parish</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> being formed from the part of King's Norton in the County Borough of Birmingham, on 1 April 1912 the parish was abolished and merged with Birmingham.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1911 the parish had a population of 39,884.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During negotiations in the previous year it had been promised a public baths and a free library. In 1895, the library was opened on Moseley Road and, in 1907, <a href="/wiki/Public_Library_and_Baths,_Balsall_Heath" title="Public Library and Baths, Balsall Heath">Balsall Heath Baths</a> were opened in an adjoining building. </p><p>In 1900, the city's <a href="/wiki/College_of_Art,_Balsall_Heath" class="mw-redirect" title="College of Art, Balsall Heath">College of Art</a> was also opened on Moseley Road. By this time the small lake ("Lady Pool" on old maps) at the end of Ladypool Road had been filled in to create a park. </p><p>Balsall Heath initially had a reasonably affluent population, which can still be seen in the dilapidated grandeur of some of the larger houses. <a href="/wiki/Brighton_Road_railway_station" title="Brighton Road railway station">Brighton Road railway station</a> led to further expansion, and the end of the 19th century saw a proliferation of high-density small <a href="/wiki/Terraced_house" title="Terraced house">terraced houses</a>. </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> community was started in June 1940 when two <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemenis</a> purchased an artisan cottage on Mary Street. With the mosque being located in the area, more Muslim immigrants began to move into private lodgings in Balsall Heath.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, Balsall Heath has one of the largest Muslim communities in Birmingham. It is also home to diverse communities from across the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a>. </p><p>By the 1980s, many of Balsall Heath's houses were in a dilapidated condition; some still lacked bathrooms or indoor toilets. The local council considered demolishing these properties but chose to refurbish them as part of an <a href="/wiki/Urban_renewal" title="Urban renewal">urban renewal</a> scheme. Most of these Victorian terraces still exist and, along with more modern <a href="/wiki/Social_housing" class="mw-redirect" title="Social housing">social housing</a>, characterise the area today. The area's traditional 'brick' pavements were replaced at this time by the more modern and conventional paving slabs. </p><p>Balsall Heath's low rents also attracted a <a href="/wiki/Bohemianism" title="Bohemianism">bohemian</a> student population. Its proximity to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Birmingham" title="University of Birmingham">University of Birmingham</a>, the city centre and the "trendy" area of <a href="/wiki/Moseley" title="Moseley">Moseley</a> were all contributing factors. There was little conflict between the students and locals despite their vastly differing lifestyles. However, a knife-incident in 1991 led to an article in <i><a href="/wiki/Redbrick_(Newspaper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Redbrick (Newspaper)">Redbrick</a></i> warning students not to live in the area. </p><p>In July 2005, Balsall Heath was hit by a <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Tornado_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Tornado (UK)">tornado</a>, which devastated many buildings around Church Road and Ladypool Road. Birmingham City Council offered loans to those who would otherwise be unable to repair their properties, and the area has now made a full recovery. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Red_light_era">Red light era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Balsall_Heath&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Red light era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Street_prostitution" title="Street prostitution">Street prostitution</a> first appeared in Balsall Heath during the 1950s. Property values fell, attracting Birmingham's poorer migrants. By the 1970s, the area was notorious for <a href="/wiki/Robbery" title="Robbery">street robberies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drug_dealing" class="mw-redirect" title="Drug dealing">drug dealing</a>. Cheddar Road was the centre of a red-light district worked by 450 women. About half of the 50 houses on this road had prostitutes advertising themselves in the windows, similar to <a href="/wiki/De_Wallen" title="De Wallen">Amsterdam</a>. It was labelled Britain's busiest cul-de-sac.<sup id="cite_ref-Sky_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sky-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This period of the area's history is depicted in the 1980 film <i><a href="/wiki/Prostitute_(1980_film)" title="Prostitute (1980 film)">Prostitute</a></i>. </p><p>In 1986, an organisation called ANAWIM was formed by the <a href="/wiki/Sisters_of_Charity" title="Sisters of Charity">Sisters of Charity</a> to provide outreach support to the prostitutes.<sup id="cite_ref-bh308_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bh308-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 1992, a report was published encouraging the formation of a zone of tolerance towards prostitution in Balsall Heath. This was opposed by residents and a local police inspector. In the following year Samo Paull, a woman working as a prostitute, was abducted from Balsall Heath and murdered. </p><p>In 1994, residents began to organise street patrols forcing the prostitutes and street criminals out of the area. These patrols had the qualified support of the police but were regarded as <a href="/wiki/Vigilante" class="mw-redirect" title="Vigilante">vigilantes</a> by some. There was an immediate two-thirds reduction in street and <a href="/wiki/Window_prostitution" title="Window prostitution">window prostitution</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sky_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sky-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By November 1995, they had been almost eliminated. </p><p>The area has enjoyed a slow revival. House prices are now similar to those in other inner-city areas, while the crime rate is among the lowest. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics_and_governance">Politics and governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Balsall_Heath&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Politics and governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Balsall Heath is divided by two wards for elections to <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_Council" title="Birmingham City Council">Birmingham City Council</a>; <a href="/wiki/Balsall_Heath_West" title="Balsall Heath West">Balsall Heath West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sparkbrook_and_Balsall_Heath_East" title="Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East">Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East</a>. </p><p>Balsall Heath is part of the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Hall_Green_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Hall Green (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Hall Green</a> <a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">constituency</a> for general elections to the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons of the United Kingdom</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_buildings">Notable buildings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Balsall_Heath&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable buildings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Public_Library_and_Baths,_Balsall_Heath" title="Public Library and Baths, Balsall Heath">Moseley Road Baths</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Art,_Balsall_Heath" class="mw-redirect" title="College of Art, Balsall Heath">Moseley School of Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Barnabas%27_Church,_Balsall_Heath" title="St Barnabas' Church, Balsall Heath">St Barnabas' Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Church,_Balsall_Heath" title="St Paul's Church, Balsall Heath">St Paul's Church</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_residents">Notable residents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Balsall_Heath&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable residents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donnaleigh_Bailey" title="Donnaleigh Bailey">Donnaleigh Bailey</a>, <i>Michelle Corrigan</i> in the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>-based soap <i><a href="/wiki/Doctors_(2000_TV_series)" title="Doctors (2000 TV series)">Doctors</a></i></li> <li>Alderman <a href="/wiki/John_Bowen_(alderman)" title="John Bowen (alderman)">John Bowen</a>, JP</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percy_Bullock" title="Percy Bullock">Percy Bullock</a>, Worcestershire cricketer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_R._Davies" title="Howard R. Davies">Howard R. Davies</a>, racing motorcyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Deakin" title="Alan Deakin">Alan Deakin</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa" class="mw-redirect" title="Aston Villa">Aston Villa</a> captain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Deutsch" title="Oscar Deutsch">Oscar Deutsch</a>, founder of the <a href="/wiki/Odeon_Cinemas" title="Odeon Cinemas">Odeon</a> cinema chain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Edgar_(playwright)" title="David Edgar (playwright)">David Edgar</a>, playwright</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Patrick_Kenneally" class="mw-redirect" title="John Patrick Kenneally">John Kenneally VC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Maclean" title="Don Maclean">Don Maclean</a>, comedian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conroy_Maddox" title="Conroy Maddox">Conroy Maddox</a>, surrealist artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Mosedale" title="William Mosedale">William Mosedale</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a> recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Robert_Howson_Pickard" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Robert Howson Pickard">Sir Robert Howson Pickard FRS</a> <a href="/wiki/Sterochemistry" class="mw-redirect" title="Sterochemistry">stereochemist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vice-chancellor" title="Vice-chancellor">vice-chancellor</a> of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_London" title="University of London">University of London</a> 1937–1939</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_E._Pratt" title="Anthony E. Pratt">Anthony E. 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