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'''Newtown''', also referred to as '''Aston New Town''', is an [[inner city]] area of [[Birmingham]], [[England]], just to the north of the city centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=#GetOutside: do more in the British Outdoors |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/newtown-birmingham |website=OS GetOutside |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |accessdate=24 August 2020 |language=en-gb}}</ref>


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'''Newtown''', also referred to as '''Aston New Town''', is an [[inner city]] area to the north of [[Birmingham]] city centre, England and an [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|electoral ward]] of [[Birmingham City Council]].<ref>{{cite web |title=#GetOutside: do more in the British Outdoors |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/newtown-birmingham |website=OS GetOutside |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=24 August 2020 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
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Newtown is centred on the [[A34 road (England)|A34 road]], locally named New Town Row which runs from [[Birmingham]] City Centre through north-west [[Birmingham]] into [[Walsall]]; and part of the [[A4540 road|A4540]] which is the ring-road around the centre of the city. Newtown is bordered by a number of other areas such as the [[Jewellery Quarter]], the [[Gun Quarter]] and the [[University of Aston]]. West is [[Hockley]] and the Hockley Flyover, to the north west is [[Lozells]] and to the north east is [[Aston]].


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Newtown is centred on New Town Row, a section of the [[A34 road (England)|A34 road]], which runs from [[Birmingham city centre]] through north-west Birmingham into [[Walsall]]; and part of the ring-road around the centre of the city, the [[A4540 road|A4540]]. Newtown ward is bordered by the [[Jewellery Quarter]], the [[Gun Quarter]] and the [[University of Aston]] to the south; to the west is [[Hockley]] and the Hockley Flyover, to the north west, [[Lozells]], to the north lies [[Birchfield, Birmingham|Birchfield]] and to the north east is [[Aston]].
Newtown was a large project in the [[Aston]] area of [[Birmingham]], [[England]] to construct 16 tower blocks. It was approved in 1968.

Points of interest include [[The Bartons Arms]], an historic pub; [[Aston Hippodrome]], a defunct theatre; [[The Elbow Room]], a nightclub; and [[The Drum Arts Centre]].

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As of May 2018, Newtown ward is served by one [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] councillor; Ziaul Islam.

==Notable links==
*[[Larry Wright (priest)]], former Rector of St George's Newtown.<ref>[http://www.stgnewtown.bham.sch.uk// St George's CE Academy Newtown]</ref>
*[[Pelé Reid]], British heavyweight born in Newtown
*[[Saido Berahino]], from Burundi to Newtown, aged 10


== Tower blocks ==
== Tower blocks ==
[[File:Hodgson Tower in Newtown, Birmingham (geograph 4685585).jpg|thumb|Hodgson Tower]]
Aston underwent large scale redevelopment following the [[Second World War]]. South Aston was designated a renewal area involving comprehensive redevelopment of the traditional area known as "Aston New Town".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/teacher/history/jm_jones/jmj_redevelopment/jm_jones+_pics/redevelop_1.jpg|title=www.bgfl.org|website=www.bgfl.org}}</ref> The area, was more commonly called simply "Newtown" and is a large estate consisting of sixteen tower blocks, five of which have since been demolished. The project was approved in 1968. Three 20-storey tower blocks on the complex contained 354 flats alone.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191007024645/https://www.emporis.com/complex/101170/newtown-birmingham-united-kingdom Emporis: Newtown, Birmingham]</ref>


=== Existing ===
=== Existing ===

*Hodgson Tower
*Hodgson Tower
*Baldwin House
*Baldwin House
*Inkerman House — block of flats, completed in 1968 and set on a two-storey podium above Newtown shopping centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newtown redevelopment area, District Shopping Centre {{!}} Tower Block |url=https://www.towerblock.eca.ed.ac.uk/development/newtown-redevelopment-area-district-shopping-centre |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=www.towerblock.eca.ed.ac.uk}}</ref>
*Inkerman House
*Sadler House
*Sadler House
*Fallows House
*Fallows House
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*Weston House
*Weston House
*Manton House
*Manton House

=== Demolished ===
=== Demolished ===

*Wiggin Tower
*Wiggin Tower
*Brooks Tower
*Brooks Tower
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*Sayer House
*Sayer House
*White House
*White House

==Points of interest==

* [[Aston Hippodrome]], a defunct theatre
* [[The Bartons Arms]], an historic pub
* [[The Drum (Arts Centre)|The Drum]], an arts centre
* [[The Elbow Room]], a nightclub
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==Politics==
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As of May 2018, Newtown ward is served by one [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] councillor; Ziaul Islam.


== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 03:33, 12 May 2024

Newtown, also referred to as Aston New Town, is an inner city area to the north of Birmingham city centre, England and an electoral ward of Birmingham City Council.[1]

Newtown is centred on New Town Row, a section of the A34 road, which runs from Birmingham city centre through north-west Birmingham into Walsall; and part of the ring-road around the centre of the city, the A4540. Newtown ward is bordered by the Jewellery Quarter, the Gun Quarter and the University of Aston to the south; to the west is Hockley and the Hockley Flyover, to the north west, Lozells, to the north lies Birchfield and to the north east is Aston.

Points of interest include The Bartons Arms, an historic pub; Aston Hippodrome, a defunct theatre; The Elbow Room, a nightclub; and The Drum Arts Centre.

As of May 2018, Newtown ward is served by one Labour councillor; Ziaul Islam.

Tower blocks

Hodgson Tower

Aston underwent large scale redevelopment following the Second World War. South Aston was designated a renewal area involving comprehensive redevelopment of the traditional area known as "Aston New Town".[3] The area, was more commonly called simply "Newtown" and is a large estate consisting of sixteen tower blocks, five of which have since been demolished. The project was approved in 1968. Three 20-storey tower blocks on the complex contained 354 flats alone.[4]

Existing

  • Hodgson Tower
  • Baldwin House
  • Inkerman House — block of flats, completed in 1968 and set on a two-storey podium above Newtown shopping centre.[5]
  • Sadler House
  • Fallows House
  • James House
  • Lloyd House
  • Reynolds House
  • Thornton House
  • Weston House
  • Manton House

Demolished

  • Wiggin Tower
  • Brooks Tower
  • Bower House
  • Sayer House
  • White House

References

  1. ^ "#GetOutside: do more in the British Outdoors". OS GetOutside. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ^ St George's CE Academy Newtown
  3. ^ "www.bgfl.org". www.bgfl.org.
  4. ^ Emporis: Newtown, Birmingham
  5. ^ "Newtown redevelopment area, District Shopping Centre | Tower Block". www.towerblock.eca.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

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