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A Bygone Era In Birchfield

Posted on 15th December 2010 by

I was really surpised to hear from Deb Silia all the way from Canada who had somehow found the ‘Be Heard in Birchfield’ blog! She said the website brought back many memories because she used to live in Birchfield Tower as a child and has many great memories of it.

She told me that she was a baby of 11 months old when the Birmingham Post covered a story of Father Christmas coming down the 14 floors of Birchfield Tower by lift!  Here’s the article:

Children from Birchfield Tower enthralled by a visit from Father Christmas

It would be great to record your memories of the three tower blocks. If you send them to me I’d be happy to include them on the blog.

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Tower Block Demolition Update 4th March

Posted on 4th March 2010 by

Tweed Tower Demolition on 4th March 2010

Today on 4th March I went to look at the progress of the tower block demolition as well as being interviewed by some students from Birmingham City University I got to see close up how things were going. (more…)

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Demolition of Calder Tower on Birchfield Road

Posted on 16th February 2010 by

Demolition work is continuing on the first of three towers on the Birchfield Road on the A34 in Birmingham.  The video below shows the bizarre site of a machine gnaw its way through the building, exposing the painted walls of the flats in the block. (more…)

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News about the demolition of Calder and Tweed Towers and the Bridgelands Maisonettes

Posted on 21st January 2010 by

Tweed and Calder towers on the Birchfield Road

Tweed and Calder towers on the Birchfield Road

You may have noticed that work has now started on site to prepare the demolition of first Calder Tower and then Tweed Tower. (more…)

Posted on 21st January 2010 by
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