A History of Kingstanding – Part 9
The first Kingstanding and Perry Barr Air Training squadron headquarters were located in a six bedroom private building at 21
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A History of Kingstanding – Part 8
The College Arms Public House building remains standing on the corner of College Road. Many of its original external features
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The magnificent original Kingstanding Public House was built on Kingstanding Circle at the same time as the houses. It was
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Significant Buildings of Kingstanding Oscar Deutsch’s first Odeon cinema was built on Kingstanding Island (junction of Kingstanding Road &
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House development Below is a photo of Mr William Henry Wilson (Person on right of picture below). Mr Wilson
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Kingstanding Estate A map of the Kingstanding estate from 1930 shows the ‘Kingstanding estate falling within an area
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Building of the houses With Government backing, Birmingham City Council embarked on a major house building programme in the 1920’s.
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Within Kingstanding lies a former roman road. Although now covered by a modern road surface, Icknield Street (also referred to
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We have been funded by the Heritage Lottery to explore the history of Kingstanding. Keep up to date with our
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