Hawkesley
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Hawkesley is an area of Birmingham
, England
. It is part of 'The Three Estates', the housing estates Hawkesley, Pool Farm, and Primrose. These are to the south east of Kings Norton
. The Ordnance Survey grid reference is SP0477.
Hawkesley was an important area of action during the English Civil War
particularly around Hawkesley Farm which is situated further towards Longbridge
site of the famous motor works.
Wasthill Tunnel, on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal
, passes beneath the area.
The Three Estates New Deal for Communities in place since 2001 has encouraged urban regeneration.
UK artists Gavin Wade and Alec Finlay working with poet Paul Conneally
were commissioned to make public art in Hawkesley and as part of the work organised community Renga
workshops across the Three Estates making a unique piece that forms part of Wade's huge Strategic Questions piece. The piece being co-funded by the Three Estates New Deal for Communities and Birmingham City Council.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is part of 'The Three Estates', the housing estates Hawkesley, Pool Farm, and Primrose. These are to the south east of Kings Norton
Kings Norton
Kings Norton is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also a Birmingham City Council ward within the formal district of Northfield.-History:...
. The Ordnance Survey grid reference is SP0477.
Hawkesley was an important area of action during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
particularly around Hawkesley Farm which is situated further towards Longbridge
Longbridge
Longbridge is an area of Birmingham, England. For local government purposes it is a ward within the district of Northfield.Since 1905, the area has been dominated by the Longbridge plant, which produced Austin, Nash Metropolitan, Morris, British Leyland, and most recently MG Rover cars...
site of the famous motor works.
Wasthill Tunnel, on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal
Worcester and Birmingham Canal
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Birmingham and Worcester in England. It starts in Worcester, as an 'offshoot' of the River Severn and ends in Gas Street Basin in Birmingham. It is long....
, passes beneath the area.
The Three Estates New Deal for Communities in place since 2001 has encouraged urban regeneration.
UK artists Gavin Wade and Alec Finlay working with poet Paul Conneally
Paul Conneally
Paul Terence Conneally is a poet, artist and musician based in Loughborough, UK.-Poetry and art:In the field of poetry Conneally is best known for his haiku and haiku-related forms including haibun and renga/renku. His definition of haibun is quoted among others on the Contemporary Haibun Online...
were commissioned to make public art in Hawkesley and as part of the work organised community Renga
Renga
' is a genre of Japanese collaborative poetry. A renga consists of at least two or stanzas, usually many more. The opening stanza of the renga, called the , became the basis for the modern haiku form of poetry....
workshops across the Three Estates making a unique piece that forms part of Wade's huge Strategic Questions piece. The piece being co-funded by the Three Estates New Deal for Communities and Birmingham City Council.