34-489: Paradise Street is a short street in the core area of Birmingham City Centre , in England . Paradise Street runs roughly from Victoria Square to Suffolk Street and Broad Street . The street existed in 1796 when a congregation gathered at a meeting hall for a sermon. Paradise Street is noted as the location of Birmingham Town Hall (started in 1832) and the former site of Queen's College, Birmingham (started 1843) which
68-526: A regeneration scheme by Argent Group PLC , regenerated an area of derelict warehouses alongside canals near Broad Street . Brindleyplace consists of three public squares, offices, retail units and the Sea Life Centre . Oozells Street Board School was refurbished to become the Ikon Gallery . On the opposite side of Broad Street Tunnel on the canal network is Gas Street Basin . Nearby is also
102-532: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This England road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . City Centre Core Birmingham city centre , also known as Central Birmingham , is the central business district of Birmingham , England. The area was historically in Warwickshire . Following the removal of the Inner Ring Road ,
136-522: Is a major thoroughfare and popular nightspot centre in Central Birmingham , England . Traditionally, Broad Street was considered to be outside Birmingham City Centre, but as the city centre expanded with the removal of the Inner Ring Road , Broad Street has been incorporated into the new Westside district of the city centre due to its position within the A4540 road . Broad Street is also
170-421: Is also the hub for the national coach network. Birmingham Coach Station , which is currently in the process of being prepared for redevelopment, is owned and operated by National Express who are to move their headquarters to the city. It was built by Midland Red in 1929, and until 1997 was also used by Midland Red West as a depot. The shed to the rear of the coach station has been demolished and Spencer House,
204-552: Is based in the city centre whilst Birmingham City University has educational facilities there. In the Eastside area are Birmingham Metropolitan College's Matthew Boulton College campus and BMC's New Technology Institute . Birmingham Ormiston Academy is also located on the edge of the centre. The area is sometimes called Aston Triangle . Round this area are many high rise buildings providing student accommodation as well as high rise educational buildings. New Street station
238-436: Is long standing concern over traffic congestion in the evenings when car drivers attracted by the nightlife are cruising the area. There was a proposal to ban cars during Friday and Saturday evenings and in 1998 there was a plan to ban cars every evening after 8.00 pm. Broad Street is served by several National Express West Midlands bus routes. The road's only night bus service ceased in 2008. The West Midlands Metro
272-417: Is now Five Ways, and began to develop the land in 1773 after the passing of an Act of Parliament . The 22-acre (8.9 ha) site was developed into an estate known as the 'Six Closes' or the 'Islington Estate' (named after Islington Row which bounded the south of the site). The Crown Inn was built in 1781, and survives in modified form. By 1795, several streets had been created according to Pye's map. One of
306-587: Is one of several arcades in the city centre. Digbeth is the focus for many independent retailers. Broad Street is the main centre for Birmingham's nightlife . There are further nightclubs in Digbeth . Cultural attractions include Birmingham Central Library in Chamberlain Square and Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and the Council House , Birmingham in the same building together with
340-542: Is the main railway station in the city centre with local and national railway connections. The station was first built in 1854 and rebuilt in 1967. The redevelopment of the station in a project named Gateway Plus was finished in 2016. The project cost £600m and included a new John Lewis department store and many other shops. The project took five years to build and is one of the most expensive and controversial regenerations in all of Europe . Moor Street , Snow Hill , Bordersley and Jewellery station are also located within
374-521: The Ikon Gallery . Three major radio stations - Free Radio , Capital Birmingham and 100.7 Heart FM - have their studios on the street. From 1969 to 1999 the area was a major national television production facility. The junction with Paradise Circus was home to the studios of former ITV companies ATV and Central ; the studios (on the land between the Alpha Tower and the former Birmingham Municipal Bank ) have since been demolished. There
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#1732765921391408-694: The International Convention Centre and Birmingham Symphony Hall , which is considered one of the best performance venues in the world. This overlooks Centenary Square and is adjacent to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre . Centenary Square was redeveloped in 1989 and given its current name in that year. Within Centenary Square is the Hall of Memory and Baskerville House . Other public squares in
442-566: The National Trust . The Birmingham Back to Backs are the last surviving court of back to back houses in the city. Colmore Row is the centre of the Colmore Row and Environs Conservation Area which consists of St. Philip's Cathedral . The Jewellery Quarter is also covered by a conservation area . Other quarters in the city centre are Birmingham Chinatown , Irish Quarter and Learning and Technology Quarter. Aston University
476-696: The clock tower , Big Brum . Thinktank opened in the Millennium Point complex in Eastside in 2002, replacing the Museum of Science and Industry on Newhall Street . The history of the Jewellery Quarter is documented in the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter . Also in the Jewellery Quarter is the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and St. Paul's Gallery . A group of back-to-back houses on Hurst Street were restored by
510-696: The 19th century, well established industries were established along the canals at the northern end of the street and residential properties were built at the southern end. Churches of various denominations were also built along the stretch of Broad Street, such as the Unitarian Church of the Messiah , the Roman Catholic St Peter's Church, and the Anglican Immanuel Church . In the 1970s and 1980s, Broad Street
544-567: The South side at the East end of the road from 1964 to 1987 when it was demolished. During the 1990s, Broad Street was transformed into a dynamic convention, entertainment and nightlife quarter, centred on the International Convention Centre , which opened in 1991. The Broad Street area is home to numerous bars and restaurants, the Brindleyplace development and cultural attractions such as
578-509: The centre of Birmingham's banking and financial centre. It can boast region head offices of Lloyds Banking Group , Royal Bank of Scotland , Deutsche Bank , HSBC and many other banking organisations. More than 15,000 people are employed in this sector, in this area of Birmingham. In the 1500s, the area which is now known as Broad Street was made up of several schools and guilds such as The Biddles/Free School, Colmore, Shillon/Smallbrooke Guild/School, Billwiggler Croft and Byngas Hall which
612-705: The city centre include Victoria Square , Chamberlain Square and Old Square . There are two public squares within the Bull Ring complex and another in the Custard Factory . Retail is mainly focused on the Bullring Shopping Centre , Corporation Street , New Street and High Street . Other retail centres in the city centre are The Mailbox on Suffolk Street and Grand Central Shopping Centre above New Street station . Great Western Arcade
646-594: The city centre is now defined as being the area within the Middle Ring Road . The city centre is undergoing massive redevelopment with the Big City Plan , which means there are now nine emerging districts and the city centre is approximately five times bigger. Following the removal of the Inner Ring Road , which acted as a "concrete collar" "under which pedestrians would be forced to walk through intimidating, dark and stinking underpasses" and prevented
680-696: The city centre, however. There are numerous multi-storey car parks located within the city centre, most owned by private companies. A new multi-storey car park is proposed at the rear of Millennium Point whilst the demolition of the multi-storey car park on Dale End has been granted permission by the city council as part of the Martineau Galleries redevelopment by the Birmingham Alliance. 52°28′47″N 1°54′11″W / 52.4796°N 1.9030°W / 52.4796; -1.9030 Broad Street, Birmingham Broad Street
714-547: The city centre. Ten suburban and Inter-City heavy rail routes service the city centre. The first railway station to be built in the city centre was Curzon Street railway station , which acted as the terminus for both the London and Birmingham Railway and the Grand Junction Railway, with lines connecting Birmingham to London and to Manchester and Liverpool respectively. The building, designed by Philip Hardwick ,
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#1732765921391748-405: The construction of a house by John Baskerville , a local printer and type-face designer. This led to the widening of the street which passed in front of his house. The path was soon removed and an established street was added that ran to the border of Edgbaston and, as a result of its widening, it was named Broad Street. St Martin's Church owned land on the southern end of Broad Street, at what
782-523: The expansion of the city centre, a massive urban regeneration project known as the Big City Plan has begun. Running through the city centre is the Birmingham Fault, a sandstone ridge. The "High Places" document produced and published by Birmingham City Council encouraged the construction of highrise buildings on the ridge. The city centre core is the historic heart of the city, where old and new features are juxtaposed, roughly bounded by
816-443: The first person to be honoured when he had his brass star installed on 6 July 2007. Since then comedian Jasper Carrott , glam rocker Noddy Holder , motor racing commentator Murray Walker , the cast and crew of BBC Radio 4 's The Archers , long serving Archers cast member Norman Painting and founding member of Black Sabbath , Tony Iommi have all been honoured on the street with a star. Other famous local people nominated to do
850-420: The former Birmingham Inner Ring Road . Its pre-eminent features include Chamberlain Square , Old Square , Victoria Square , Birmingham Town Hall , Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery , Birmingham Central Library , St Philip's Cathedral , Methodist Central Hall , Victoria Law Courts and other Birmingham Law Courts . The city centre contains many tourist destinations as well as landmarks. Brindleyplace ,
884-673: The office building above the main waiting room, has been boarded up. A planning application for the refurbishment of the building has been submitted and is awaiting planning permission. A temporary coach station on the opposite side of the road is currently being used. Cars are not officially encouraged in the city centre. Some areas have been pedestrianised to prevent cars interfering with pedestrian traffic, and some roundabouts with pedestrian subway systems have been replaced with signal-controlled junctions, e.g. on Smallbrook Queensway, Moor St Queensway, James Watt Queensway and St Chad's Circus near St Chad's Cathedral . However, there are still
918-521: The remnants of the Birmingham Inner Ring Road (Queensway) in existence despite much demolition and downgrading, with a de facto heavily trafficked "half-ring" with vehicular underpasses for through traffic on St Chads Queensway, Great Charles St Queensway and Suffolk St Queensway. Some at-grade pedestrian crossings go over these roads, but most remain subways or bridges. This "half-ring" does arguably reduce traffic in other parts of
952-456: The streets that remain from the development is Tennant Street, named after William Tennant who had the advowson of St Martin's Church. Development slowed as a result of overseas wars, but rapidly increased after the Battle of Waterloo . Land along the street also developed and became a well established neighbourhood as a result of the connections with industry and Edgbaston, an upmarket area. In
986-513: Was built by the developers of Snowhill , adjacent to Snow Hill station. Birmingham city centre used to have a trolleybus system in the 19th century and early-20th century which extended towards the suburbs. The trolleybus system was replaced by motor buses and the city centre is now the hub for the bus system in the city. The buses mainly terminate at Bull Street, Corporation Street and Moor Street, Queensway. The majority of these buses are operated by National Express West Midlands . The city centre
1020-476: Was built in 1838 and is Grade I listed . The West Midlands Metro system, opened in 1999, terminates at Grand Central and has stops at Bull Street , St Chads , St Paul's and Jewellery Quarter . Line One is currently being extended to Centenary Square, and on to Five Ways in the future. In 2007, construction of a new viaduct to carry the Metro line over Great Charles Street Queensway commenced. The viaduct
1054-549: Was extended along Broad Street to Five Ways between 2015 and 2019 with stops at Birmingham Library , Brindleyplace and Five Ways. The proposed SPRINT bus rapid transit route between Birmingham and Quinton would also serve Broad Street. At its northern end is: A 'Walk of Stars', similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame , runs along the pavement on Broad Street. Ozzy Osbourne , of the Aston area of Birmingham, became
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1088-509: Was later to become a home for the Lloyds Bank family and subsequently Bingley Hall and then Symphony Hall /ICC after Bingley Hall burned down. In the 1750s, Broad Street was an unnamed country path that ran across Easy Hill from Bewdley Street (now Victoria Square ) and Swinford Street (now the top end of New Street ) to Five Ways and on to Stourbridge and Bewdley . However, in the following years, Easy Hill began to develop with
1122-457: Was still very much a suburban high street. However, one prescient early manifestation of the street's future purpose as a fashionable partying district was the Rum Runner nightclub, which from the late 1970s restyled itself after New York City 's Studio 54 and later London's Blitz club. The club was best known as the original home base of major 1980s band Duran Duran . It was situated on
1156-833: Was the first establishment in Birmingham to grant degrees. The Birmingham and Midland Institute had its first building on Paradise Street (opened 1860) but moved to Margaret Street when the Inner Ring Road (A4400) was developed in the 1960s. The head office building of the Birmingham Canal Navigations was built opposite the western end of Paradise Street. For a few years in the 1960s Birmingham Borough Labour Party had its office at 25A Paradise Street. The street gave its name to Paradise Circus , which lies adjacent. 52°28′45″N 1°54′14″W / 52.4791°N 1.9040°W / 52.4791; -1.9040 This West Midlands location article
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