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This is where participants and non-participants of the West Midlands WikiProject can add their requests for articles which would fall under the scope of the project (The West Midlands county in England).
Search for the article before posting it and check the spelling. If the article has not been created and you are unable to create it then add the name of the article under the appropriate heading and give a short sentence of what the article would be about to explain the importance of such an article. A link to information on the subject may be useful as citation when the article is created.
Please also help by creating these articles!
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Suburbs
- Cockshut Hill, area to the northeast of Yardley home to Cockshut Hill Technology College
- Garretts Green, suburb of Birmingham
- Yardley Wood, suburb of Birmingham
- Lyndon Green, suburb of Birmingham
- Aston Triangle, an area to the northeast of the Birmingham city core
- Tudor Hill, elevated area between Sutton town centre and Four Oaks
- Little Sutton, Birmingham, suburb of Birmingham
- Reddicap Heath, suburb of Birmingham in Sutton Coldfield
- Bassetts Pole, suburb of Birmingham in Sutton Coldfield
- Attwood Green, group of five council estates owned by Optima
- Ashted, area of Birmingham
- Bromford, area of Erdington
- Earlswood, West Midlands, area in south Solihull
[edit] Electoral wards
[edit] Parks, reserves and SSSIs
- Calthorpe Park, Birmingham ([1])
- Sheldon Country Park, a country park in Sheldon, Birmingham[2]
- Kings Heath Park, a large park in Kings Heath
- Victoria Park, Birmingham, a large Victorian park near the St Andrews football ground
- Metchley Park, a large park with remains of Roman buildings
- Plantsbrook Local Nature Reserve, a nature reserve around Plants Brook in Sutton Coldfield
- Warley Woods, a park area in Warley.
- Earlswood Lakes, three reservoirs in Earlswood, Solihull
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands
[edit] Buildings and structures
[edit] Existing buildings
- Edgbaston Shopping Centre, a major shopping centre in Edgbaston
- Sparkhill Library, a large elaborate Victorian library in Sparkhill[3]
- New Street Signal Box, a listed 1960s Brutalist structure on Navigation Street, Birmingham[4]
- Holliday Wharf, a complex of buildings off Broad Street and Gas Street in Birmingham[5]
- Birmingham High Performance Centre, a major sports training facility in Birmingham[6]; could be added to Alexander Stadium
- Handsworth Library, a very large elaborate building in Handsworth[7]
- Acocks Green Library, a locally listed elaborate building in Acocks Green[8]
- Aston Science Park, a major complex of buildings forming a science park in Aston[9]
- Ghamkol Sharif Mosque, a very large mosque in Small Heath[10]
- Good Hope Hospital, a major NHS hospital serving Sutton Coldfield[11]
- Gracechurch Shopping Centre, the main shopping centre, currently being extended, for Sutton Coldfield
- Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield, an ancient church in Sutton Coldfield. The burial place of John Vesey.[12]
- Birmingham Wholesale Markets, a large marketplace in Birmingham city centre near the Bullring.[13]
- Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium - some material at Birchfield Harriers
[edit] Future buildings
- Eastside City Park, Birmingham, a major city park to be created which saw an international design competition and a bid for funding in a national lottery competition.[14]
[edit] Demolished or no longer functioning buildings
- Birmingham Four District Libraries - Possibly separate articles, four libraries in Birmingham which were free to use by the public - they were the first to allow this.
- Blue Coat School, Birmingham, an old school on Colmore Row in Birmingham, no longer exists
- Handsworth railway station, a train station serving Handsworth, no longer exists[19]
Harborne railway station, a train station serving Harbourne, no longer exists[20]- Heathfield Hall, the home of James Watt
Round Oak Steelworks (see Merry Hill Shopping Centre)- Sandwell Hall
[edit] Unknown status
- Hazelwell Hall, a hall in Kings Heath built on an estate dating to the 1300s.
[edit] Water features
- Canals of the BCN (list of...)
- Bracebridge Pool, a reservoir in Sutton Park
- Fens Pools (Stourbridge Canal feeder; now a nature reserve)
- Icknield Port Loop, an area of land adjacent Edgbaston Reservoir where the canal splits and rejoins.[21]
Bumble Hole and Cobb's Engine House- Stourbridge Extension Canal
[edit] Disused railway stations
- See Template talk:West Midlands railway stations for the list of stations needed.
[edit] Groups, organisations and companies
- Advantage West Midlands
- Hamstead Colliery
- Harborne Railway Company, company that constructed railways in Harborne
- Velocette Motorcycles, major motorbike manufacturer
- Walsall Borough Police, police service for Walsall
- Birmingham Development Company, a large development company in Birmingham that has built the Mailbox
- Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, the chamber of commerce for Birmingham[22]
- Free Libraries Committee, former council department responsible for the construction and maintenance of libraries in Birmingham
- Optima Community Housing Association, major housing operator which owns five large inner city housing estates in Birmingham.
[edit] Lists and subarticles
- List of breweries in Birmingham, a list and expansion of major breweries that once existed and still exist in Birmingham
- History of Birmingham canals, a history of the canals in Birmingham such as construction dates and major events
Timeline of Birmingham history- Multiculturalism in Birmingham, as Birmingham is a diverse city, there is a lot of information around on the net about ethnicities in Birmingham
- Crime and policing in the West Midlands, an article about police forces in the West Midlands and major crimes.
- List of conservation areas in the West Midlands
[edit] Biographies
- Peter Stanford (Minister), Birmingham's first black minister
- De Birmingham family, a major family who owned Birmingham in its early days
Smalbroke family, major landowners in Yardley who constructed Blakesley Hall- William Fitz-Ansculf, a landowner in Kings Norton in its early days
- City architect of Birmingham, position in the Birmingham Public Works Department after World War II.
- Herbert Manzoni, civil engineer who spearheaded a lot of post-World War II redevelopment in Birmingham, was since knighted.
[edit] Festivals and events
- Birmingham International Jazz Festival, an important jazz festival held in Birmingham. Largest of its kind in the UK.
- Birmingham Film Festival, a major film festival held in the city.
[edit] Media
- Great Barr Observer, local newspaper for Great Barr.
- Walsall Observer, local newspaper for Walsall.
- Walsall Advertiser, local newspaper for Walsall.
- Solihull News, local newspaper for Solihull.
- Woverhampton Ad News, local newspaper for Wolverhampton.
[edit] Other
- Sutton Coldfield Coat of Arms, an article describing the history and the eventual loss of the Sutton Coldfield Coat of Arms
- Kents Moat, a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Sheldon
- Gannow Green Moat, a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Frankley
- Kingstanding Mound, a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Kingstanding
- Hawkesley Farm Moat, a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Longbridge
- Cheapside, Birmingham, a once major market street west of Deritend in south Birmingham. Still remains today.
