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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Small Heath

  

Small Heath Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Small Heath

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Small Heath history

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Small Heath, which has been settled and used since Roman times, sits on top of a small hill. The slightly elevated site offers poor agricultural land, lying on a glacial drift of sand and gravel.

Victorian development

The first recording of Small Heath was noted in 1461, which term applied to a narrow heath between Green Lane and Coventry Road, where the baths and library were built later . The 1799 opening of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal defined the southern edge of this scattered rural community . In 1852, the Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway opened the same route .

Muntz Street

The development of properties in the area was made easier and cheaper through the extraction of the local clay, which was then turned into bricks . The largest local clay pit was located on Cattell Road .

World War II

By the outbreak of World War II, BSA Guns Ltd at Small Heath was the only factory producing rifles in the UK . The armed forces had chosen the 500 cc side-valve BSA M20 motorcycle as their preferred machine . The Government requisitioned the 690 machines BSA had in stock .

You can visit Small Heath places with Walkfo Small Heath to hear history at Small Heath’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Small Heath has 300 places to visit in our interactive Small Heath map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Small Heath, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Small Heath places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Small Heath & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 300 audio facts unique to Small Heath places in an interactive Small Heath map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Small Heath Places Map
300 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Small Heath tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Small Heath

  

Best Small Heath places to visit

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

Chamberlain Memorial The Chamberlain Memorial is a monument in Chamberlain Square, Birmingham . It was erected in 1880 to commemorate the public service of Joseph Chamberlain . Chamberlain was a Birmingham businessman, councillor, mayor, Member of Parliament, and statesman .

Omega Sektor Omega Sektor was a computer gaming centre brand . One smaller venue was based in Harrow, the other on Corporation Street in Birmingham . The Birmingham venue claimed to be the largest of its kind in Europe .

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 .

Deritend Deritend is a historic area of Birmingham, England, built around a crossing point of the River Rea . It was first mentioned in 1276 and is usually considered to be part of Digbeth .

Theatre Royal, Birmingham The Theatre Royal, until 1807 the New Street Theatre, or, colloquially the New Theatre, was a 2000-seat theatre located on New Street in Birmingham, England . It was erected in 1774 and demolished in 1956 .

Frankfurt Christmas Market, Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market and Craft Market is held in central Birmingham, England . The market started in 2001 with 24 stalls and has expanded every year . It opens in mid November and continues until late December, closing before Christmas .

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 .

Christ Church, Birmingham Christ Church, Birmingham, was a parish church in the Church of England on Colmore Row, Birmingham from 1805 to 1899 . Christ Church was a church in Birmingham from the 1805-1899 period .

Gosta Green Gosta Green lies at the edge of the city centre, 3/4 mile (1.2 km) northeast of Birmingham New Street station .

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