Metropolitan House

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Building
Metropolitan House
Metropolitan House from Five Ways.
Type	Commercial
Architectural Style	Post-modern
Structural System	Highrise
Location	1, Hagley Road, Birmingham, England
Coordinates	52°28′23.45″N 1°55′10.61″W / 52.4731806, -1.9196139Coordinates: 52°28′23.45″N 1°55′10.61″W / 52.4731806, -1.9196139
Construction
Started	1972
Completed	1974
Height	69 metres (226 ft)
Floor Count	19
Design Team
Architect	John Madin

Metropolitan House (also known as 1 Hagley Road after its address) is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the A456 Hagley Road at Five Ways. Built to a design by John Madin, it is home to many car parts suppliers and employment agencies.

[edit] Radio transmitters

The building hosts several radio transmitting antennas on its roof. These include:

Galaxy Birmingham - 102.2 MHz FM
CE Birmingham (DAB digital radio) - Block 11C: 220.35 MHz

[edit] See also

List of highrise buildings in Birmingham, UK

[edit] External links

v • d • e Buildings in Birmingham, England

Highrise (in height order):	BT Tower • 10 Holloway Circus • Chamberlain Clock Tower • Alpha Tower • Orion Building • The Rotunda • 103 Colmore Row • Five Ways Tower • Centre City Tower • 1 Snow Hill Plaza • Quayside Tower • Colmore Gate • The McLaren Building • Metropolitan House • Edgbaston House • Post & Mail Building • Jury's Inn Birmingham

Notable lowrise:	1-7 Constitution Hill • 17 & 19 Newhall Street • Birmingham Assay Office • Baskerville House • Central Library • Council House • Curzon Street railway station • Great Western Arcade • ICC • The Mailbox • Methodist Central Hall • Millennium Point • NIA • The Old Crown • Paradise Forum • Birmingham Proof House • Sarehole Mill • Symphony Hall • Town Hall • Victoria Law Courts

Major railway stations:	Moor Street station • New Street station • Snow Hill station

Major complexes:	Brindleyplace • Bull Ring, Birmingham • Pallasades Shopping Centre

Sports venues:	Alexander Stadium • Edgbaston Cricket Ground • St. Andrews • Villa Park

List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham • List of Birmingham board schools • Listed buildings in Birmingham