Gardens · West Midlands
Public Office, Birmingham
In or near Birmingham.
Public Office, Birmingham — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Brian Robert Marshall — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham Moor Street · 0.1 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Public Office, Birmingham is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Public Office was a municipal building on Moor Street in Birmingham, England, built between 1805 and 1807. It was the first important administrative building in Birmingham, and remained the principal local government centre until the 1880s, when the much larger Council House was constructed. The building was demolished in 1911 to make way for a railway goods station.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Public Office was built to give the Birmingham Street Commissioners a permanent headquarters. The complex also included the magistrates' courts and a small prison. The architect was William Hollins. The design was described as 'imposing' consisting of a rusticated base, above which was the principal story of six bays, divided by paired Ionic columns which supported an entablature and a balustraded parapet. The first stone of the building was laid on 18 September 1805, the cost being estimated at £10,000 (), The prison was opened on 29 September 1806 and the Public Office was opened on 19 October 1807. It was enlarged in 1830, and again in 1861. After this it was used as a lock up, and…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4783, -1.8930
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B5 4BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Established
- 1807
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham Moor Street — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.birmingham.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q110916056 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Public Office, Birmingham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Public Office, Birmingham?
- Public Office, Birmingham is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B5 4BP), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- What is Public Office, Birmingham?
- Public Office, Birmingham — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Public Office, Birmingham?
- The nearest railway station is Birmingham Moor Street, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode B5 4BP.
- When was Public Office, Birmingham built?
- Built or established in 1807.
- Who owns Public Office, Birmingham?
- Public Office, Birmingham is owned by | address = Moor Street.
- How do I get to Public Office, Birmingham?
- The nearest railway station is Birmingham Moor Street, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B5 4BP.