Highbury Hall and Park, Birmingham, England

The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

Gardens and landscaped grounds of 1879 by Edward Milner associated with a contemporary, city-edge villa built for Joseph Chamberlain. The greater part of the grounds have been a public park since the early 20th century.

LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING

Highbury lies in the suburb of Moor Green, about 7km south of the centre of Birmingham. To the north and north-east the site is bounded by Yew Tree Road and Queensbridge Road, on the far side of which are sports fields and other open ground associated with a school and offices. To the south-east the park adjoins the Birmingham to Cheltenham railway line. Beyond is suburban housing, as there is on the west side of the park, along Shutlock Lane. The registered area comprises around 33 hectares.

REFERENCES Used by English Heritage

Gardener's Chronicle, (25 October 1884), pp 519-20; (8 December 1894), pp 699-700; (15 September 1900), pp 192-5, 200; (26 November 1904), pp 360-2; (3 December 1904), pp 390-2; (14 January 1905), pp 24-5

Journal of Horticulture and Cottage Gardener, (12 March 1896), pp 227-35

The Victoria History of the County of Warwickshire 7, (1964), p 49

Garden History 14, (1986), pp 61-76

Maps

OS 25" to 1 mile: 1st edition published 1884; 2nd edition published 1904; 3rd edition published 1916; 1937 edition
 

Description written: 1997

Edited: October 1999