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Bournbrook Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bournbrook

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Bournbrook history

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Prehistoric

Bourn Brook Mills

The Bourn Brook was in continuous use to power mills for several centuries . Harborne Mill was in Staffordshire until 1891 . Pebble Mill and Edgbaston Mill were both in Warwickshire .

Farms

The Tithe Map shows that in 1839 there were seven farms in Selly Oak . Selly Farm was on the corner of Warwards Lane and St Stephen’s Road . Raddlebarn Farm was formerly Raddle Barn Doors Farm in a reference of 1776 . Bournbrook Farm was at the junction of Exeter and Dawlish Roads .

Kerby’s Pools

Kerby’s Pools was a Victorian pleasure resort in Bournbrook, Worcestershire . Its three pools were devoted to boating and fishing and there was also a leisure garden . It was one of few spots for fishing within walking distance of Birmingham .

Selly Oak Institute

The Selly Oak Institute is a listed building located in Bournbrook, Bournville and Stirchley . The Institute was used by others including the Traders and Ratepayers Association, and the police who held a court there twice a month .

Selly Oak Water Pumping Station

Selly Oak Water Pumping Station was built in the 1870s by Birmingham Corporation Water Department . The beam engine was built by Messrs. James Watt and Co. and produced 1¼ million gallons each day . The well was retained in case of emergencies but was finally capped in 1920 .

Bournbrook toponymy

The name ‘Bourn’ is derived from the Old English burna or bourne for brook or stream when it had gravel beds and was characterised by clear water and submerged water plants. By contrast ‘broc’ usually denotes muddy streams with sediment laden with water.

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Best Bournbrook places to visit

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Bournbrook has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bournbrook’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bournbrook’s information audio spots:

Chinese Quarter, Birmingham The Chinese Quarter of Birmingham is located in the city centre’s Southside . It is an area with a predominantly Chinese influence as a result of a concentration of Chinese owned businesses . The area now covers a neighbourhood that includes Hurst Street, Ladywell Walk and Pershore Street .

Highgate, Birmingham Highgate is the site of the original Anglo-Saxon settlement which gave the city of Birmingham its name . Following the Big City Plan of 2008, Highgate has become a district of Birmingham City Centre .

Victoria Square House Victoria Square House, is an office building on the south side of Victoria Square, Birmingham, England . It was formerly Birmingham’s Head Post Office, designed in the French Renaissance style by architect Henry Tanner for the General Post Office .

Dhamma Talaka Pagoda Dhamma Talaka Peace Pagoda was opened in Birmingham UK in 1998 and is the only such building in traditional Burmese style in the Western hemisphere . On its grounds there are now a monastery and the teaching hall of a planned Buddhist Academy .

Perrott’s Folly Perrott’s Folly, grid reference SP047862, also known as The Monument, or The Observatory, is a 29-metre (96-foot) tall tower . It is a Grade II* listed building in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, United Kingdom .

St Bartholomew’s Church, Edgbaston St Bartholomew’s Church, Edgbaston, is a parish church in the Church of England . It is also known as Edgbast Old Church .

Chad Brook Chad Brook is a brook wholly within Birmingham, England . It rises in Harborne, giving its name to the area known as Chad Valley . It runs through the suburb of Edgbaston, giving the name Chad Valley to Chad Valley toys .

Selly Oak Pumping Station Selly Oak Pumping Station was a water pumping station operating in Birmingham, England, from 1878 until the 1920s . The station was operating in Selly Oak from 1878 to the 1930s .

Selly Oak Library Selly Oak Library is Grade II listed in Birmingham . It is a Carnegie library in the city centre . It was built in 1903 and is now Grade II-listed .

St Francis of Assisi’s Church, Bournville St Francis of Assisi’s Church, Bournville is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham . The church is located in the city centre of Birmingham .

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