๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Architect William Henry Bidlake is associated with Sparkbrook. He was Professor of architecture at Royal Birmingham Society of Artists from 1902 to 1938.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Sparkbrook is an inner-city area in south-east Birmingham, England. It is one of the four wards forming the Hall Green formal district within Birmingham City Council.
Places of interest Many of the churches within Sparkbrook were constructed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. One of the most prominent churches in the area is St Agatha's Church on the Stratford Road, consecrated in 1901. It is a Grade I listed building.
Christ Church, on the corner of Grantham Road and Dolobran Road, was one of the oldest churches in the area, being consecrated in 1867. The spire belonging to the tower was removed in 1918, and following a bomb blast in World War II, the tower was demolished. In 1927, The Diocesan Home for Girls received a licence permitting public worship within the building. Following damage caused by the Birmingham Tornado 28 July 2005 the church was demolished. However the Christ Church has been rebuilt in 2013 after being destroyed by the tornado in 2005. The Health centre that is on the site of the Christ church has been rebuilt in 2012.
The home of Sampson Lloyd II โ founder of Lloyds Bank โ in Farm Park
Consecrated in the same year as St Agatha's Church, Emmanuel Church, was a chapel of ease to Christ Church until it received its own parish in 1928. Located within the church is an ancient blank bell from Ullenhall.
Ladypool Road mission hall was opened in 1894 by the Sparkbrook Gospel Mission (founded 1886).
In 1849, a group called the Methodist New Connexion, opened a chapel in the area, their first for 11 years along with a similar chapel on Bridge Street in the city centre.
Lloyd House is a Georgian building situated on Sampson Road. It was built between 1742 and 1752 by Sampson Lloyd, the founder of Lloyds Bank. The building is used as offices by the Bromford Corinthia Housing Association.
In 1780, Sparkbrook was the home of Joseph Priestley, one of the founding fathers of modern chemistry. In 1791, his mansion was partially destroyed in what became known as the Priestley riots. It stood on what is now Priestley Road.
Economy The late 2000s recession resulted in Sparkbrook and Small Heath ward having the eighth highest level of unemployment in Britain in 2009, with 12.9% (more than one in eight) of its residents being registered unemployed. Only Ladywood had a higher rate of unemployment in the West Midlands.
Sparkbrook has a population of over 32,415 people. Sparkbrook also forms part of the wider Birmingham City which has a population of over 1,141,816 people. It is also a part of the larger West Midlands area. Sparkbrook is situated 3 km south-east of the centre of Birmingham.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Birmingham has links with:
๐จ๐ณ Changchun, China ๐บ๐ธ Chicago, USA ๐ฉ๐ช Frankfurt am Main, Germany ๐จ๐ณ Guangzhou, China ๐ฟ๐ฆ Johannesburg, South Africa ๐ฉ๐ช Leipzig, Germany ๐ซ๐ท Lyon, France ๐ฎ๐น Milan, Italy ๐จ๐ณ Nanjing, China๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Architect William Henry Bidlake is associated with Sparkbrook. He was Professor of architecture at Royal Birmingham Society of Artists from 1902 to 1938.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Birmingham 52.467
๐ฉ๐ช Tempelhof-Schรถneberg 52.467
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Market Harborough 52.478
๐ฉ๐ช Schรถneberg 52.483
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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Halesowen 52.45
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๐ฉ๐ช Langenhagen 52.433
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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Sutton Coldfield -1.822
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Kirklees -1.801
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Salisbury -1.8
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๐ช๐ธ Errenteria -1.899
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Birmingham -1.9
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Keighley -1.91
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Buxton -1.911
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Redditch -1.933
๐ช๐ธ Huรฉrcal-Overa -1.933
Locations Near: Sparkbrook -1.8712,52.462
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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Solihull -1.778,52.413 d: 8.3
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Sutton Coldfield -1.822,52.563 d: 11.7
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ West Bromwich -1.999,52.522 d: 10.9
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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Redditch -1.933,52.3 d: 18.5
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Rowley Regis -2.047,52.488 d: 12.3
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Halesowen -2.051,52.45 d: 12.2
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Dudley -2.089,52.508 d: 15.6
Antipodal to: Sparkbrook 178.129,-52.462
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๐ณ๐ฟ Christchurch 172.617,-43.517 d: 18939.9
๐ณ๐ฟ Canterbury 171.58,-43.543 d: 18911.2
๐ณ๐ฟ Invercargill 168.373,-46.413 d: 19041.9
๐ณ๐ฟ Wellington 174.767,-41.283 d: 18746.4
๐ณ๐ฟ Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 18741.4
๐ณ๐ฟ Lower Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 18741.4
๐ณ๐ฟ Upper Hutt 175.05,-41.133 d: 18734.1