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North Edgbaston Blue Plaque Walk in Brief Walking Distance Category EDGBASTON (North) How to find Edgbaston HISTORY of EDGBaSTON Edgbaston is an elegant leafy suburb just one BLUE PLAQUES Celboldestone in the Doomsday book of 1086 is mile west of Birmingham city centre. thought to refer to Edgbaston and depicts it as an area of cultivated land of about 250 acres. th century and Edgbaston church dates from the 13 Edgbaston Hall, the manor house, somewhat th century Edgbaston Public Transport later. At the beginning of 17 From City was inconspicuous. Buses along Hagley Road , buses to Harborne During the English civil war when Edgbaston Hall was the seat of Robert Middlemore, a Roman Train to Five Ways station Catholic and Royalist, Parliamentarian troops extensively damaged the church and took over the Hall, which was eventually destroyed. In 1717, Walk developed in 2018 by Heritage the Middlemore line having been extinguished, volunteers from TASBE the lordship of Edgbaston was purchased by Sir (The Arts Society Birmingham Evening) Richard Gough. During ten years at Edgbaston he ch. The Hall was rebuilt both the hall and the chur tenanted in 1796 by William Withering who became a member of the Lunar society, a group of eminent men such as James Watt, Joseph Priestly and Matthew Boulton. They were feared North Edgbaston 2 In brief by the common people and when celebratingHow the to get there second anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, were attacked by a mob. Edgbaston Hall was Blue Plaque Walk threatened but successfully defended andEdgbaston the is an elegant leafy suburb just one mile west arrival of military support from Birminghamof ended Birmingham city centre. the riot. Goughs married into the Calthorpe family and the Walking distanceCalthorpe estate continues to dominate Edgbaston to this day, many roads being Publicnamed Transport th century the and sponsored by Calthorpe Residents’ Society after family members. From early 19 3.5 miles / 5.6 km migration of wealthy manufacturers from Fromthe city City to the leafy suburb ousted the tenant farmers and on allowed the building of large elegant housesBy bus - using Hagley Road towards Quinton or buses tree-lined streets. No trade or manufacturingto Harborne. was allowed on the estate. Concessions were occasionally made and the Blind Institute, the Deaf and Dumb Institute, the Botanical Gardens,By train - from New Street travel to Five Ways station. Category the Oratory and its school and land for Warwickshire cricket club were granted in the19th LINEAR WALK Easy century. For more information visit: www.networkwestmidlands.com BRIEF HISTORY of How to find Edgbaston EDGBASTON Central EDGBaSTON Celboldestone in the Doomsday book ofBy 1086 is carEdgbaston is an elegant leafy suburb just one thought to refer to Edgbaston and depicts it as an mile west of Birmingham city centre. area of cultivated land of about 250 acres. Places to eat, drink and relax in Edgbaston church dates from the 13th centuryEdgbaston and Village is easily accessible by car. Car parking Edgbaston Hall, the manor house, now the Golf Public Transport club, somewhat later. During the Englishis civil available war, at pay and display car parks, and there is Edgbaston: www.edgbastonvillage.co.ukwhen Edgbaston Hall was the seat of Robert From City Middlemore, a Roman Catholic and limitedRoyalist, free Buseson-street along Hagleycar parking. Road towards Quinton, buses to Harborne Parliamentarian troops extensively damaged the church and took over the Hall, which was eventually destroyed. In 1717, the Middlemore line Train to Five Ways station Walk available through the ‘Walk Run EDGBASTONhaving (North) been extinguished, the lordship of How to find Edgbaston BRIEF HISTORY of How to find Edgbaston HISTORY of EDGBaSTON Edgbaston was purchased by Sir Richard Gough. EDGBASTON Central Walk orWalk Cycle developed in 2018 by Heritage EdgbastonCycle’ is an elegant app: leafy suburb www.walkruncycle.com/ just one EDGBaSTONDuring 10 years at Edgbaston he rebuilt both the BLUE PLAQUES Celboldestone in the Doomsday book of 1086 is mile west of Birmingham city centre. Celboldestone in the Doomsdayhall and thebook church. of 1086 The is Hall wasEdgbaston tenanted in is 1796 an elegant leafy suburbvolunteers just one from TASBE thought to refer to Edgbaston and depicts it as an by William Withering who became a membermile west of ofthe Birmingham (The city Arts centre Society. 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From early 19 Calthorpe estate continues to dominate Edgbaston BLUe PLAQUEs migration of wealthy manufacturers from the city North Edgbastonto this day, many roads beingopened named to the after shareholders family of the Society in 1832. to the leafy suburb ousted the tenant farmers and th CIRCULARWALK on members. From early C19 migration of wealthy allowed the building of large elegant houses manufacturers from the city to the leafy suburb lined streets. No trade or manufacturing was www.tasbe.org www.calthorperesidents.org www.calthorpe.co.uk tree- Blue Plaque Walkousted the tenant farmers and allowed the building www.tasbe.org allowed on the estate. Concessions were of large elegant houses on tree-lined streets. No occasionally made and the Blind Institute, the and sponsored by Calthorpe Residents’ Society trade or manufacturing was allowed on the estate. April 2019 Deaf and Dumb Institute, the Botanical Gardens, However, concessions were occasionally made the Oratory
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