Saltley
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Saltley is an inner-city area of Birmingham
, east of the city centre. The area is currently part of the Washwood Heath
ward, although formerly a feature of the Nechells
ward. It also currently falls under the Ladywood
constituency in the city.
. As water became a key resource, the family moved their residence to Hams Hall
for better access to the River Tame
. When the English Civil War
occurred, the Adderley's like most gentry chose the Royalist side, and paid heavy fines afterwards for choosing the wrong side.
As Birmingham developed as an industrial location, Saltley became an over spill area for workers, although still owned by the Adderley family. Lord Norton in 1855 donated land for the development of Adderley Park, as well as churches. It was Norton who oversaw the then modern layout of the square set streets and well spaced houses of the late 19th century, later seen as slum development post World War II
.
St Peter's College
was both a teacher training college and school, which was developed from 1852. The school closed in 1941 post destruction by a Luftwaffe bomb, while the college closed in 1978 to become part of Birmingham University. The building today encompasses houses, meeting rooms and council facilities.
(mostly from Pakistan and Bangladesh) who have formed a strong ethnic community over the last half a century.
The neighbourhood is home to mainly terraced properties and some new housing projects, trade and Christian and Muslim places of worship. Situated in the area are a number of primary schools and St. Peter's College. (St Peters College is no longer used as a college but the site is used for sheltered housing, small business offices, such as CSV
Environment, and a small playing field). Recreation includes the Wheel's Adventure Park
and smaller domestic parks. The area was host to an annual parade, known as the Saltley Festival.
The future of Wheel's Adventure Park is under threat as a result of a proposed major redevelopment to construct a sports village and City of Birmingham Stadium
. The proposal for the City of Birmingham Stadium has fallen through.
, the first paleolithic
human artefact to be found in the English Midlands
.
Saltley Gate coke depot, was significant at the beginning of the National coal
miners' strikes from 1972, when mass picketing with Arthur Scargill
took place at Saltley Gates - an historic battle which proved ultimately futile given the crushing defeat of the miners by the Thatcher government some 13 years later.
there is a shopping area on the alum rock road which has asian restaurants/takeaways and clothes shops streching for about 1.5 miles
on the Birmingham New street to Coventry railway line and just half a mile up the road in Duddeston the Duddeston Station on the cross city line. Bus routes into the area include the 8A/8C, 14, 55, 26, 26A, and 27.
Saltley was served by Saltley railway station between 1854 and 1968.
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...
, east of the city centre. The area is currently part of the Washwood Heath
Washwood Heath
Washwood Heath is a ward in Birmingham, within the formal district of Hodge Hill, roughly two miles north-east of Birmingham city centre, England...
ward, although formerly a feature of the Nechells
Nechells
Nechells is an area in inner-city Birmingham, England, with a population of 27,969 . It is also a ward within the formal district of Ladywood. Nechells local government ward includes areas, for example parts of Birmingham city centre, which are not part of the historic district of Nechells as such...
ward. It also currently falls under the Ladywood
Ladywood
Ladywood is an inner-city area in Birmingham, England. It is a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Ladywood ward and the wards of Aston, Nechells and Soho. In June 2004, Birmingham City Council conducted a city-wide "Ward Boundary...
constituency in the city.
History
Saltley was originally an unverified parish within the estate of the Adderley family and their descendents, who had built their original residence Saltley Hall on the site of what is now Adderley ParkAdderley Park
Adderley Park is an area in the east of Birmingham, England. Charles Adderley MP donated of land to create the park, which he managed privately from 1855 to 1864.It is served by Adderley Park railway station....
. As water became a key resource, the family moved their residence to Hams Hall
Hams Hall
Hams Hall is a place near Lea Marston in North Warwickshire, England, named after the manor house which formerly stood there.-Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal:http://www.hamshallrailterminal.co.uk...
for better access to the River Tame
River Tame, West Midlands
The River Tame is the main river of the West Midlands, and the most important tributary of the River Trent. The Tame is about 40 km from source at Oldbury to its confluence with the Trent near Alrewas, but the main river length of the entire catchment, i.e...
. When the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
occurred, the Adderley's like most gentry chose the Royalist side, and paid heavy fines afterwards for choosing the wrong side.
As Birmingham developed as an industrial location, Saltley became an over spill area for workers, although still owned by the Adderley family. Lord Norton in 1855 donated land for the development of Adderley Park, as well as churches. It was Norton who oversaw the then modern layout of the square set streets and well spaced houses of the late 19th century, later seen as slum development post World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
St Peter's College
St Peter's College, Saltley
St Peter's College, Saltley was a school and teacher training establishment located in Saltley, Birmingham.Founded in 1852 in part with help from Charles Adderley, 1st Baron Norton as modern Saltley developed, the school closed in 1941 while the college closed in the 1980s...
was both a teacher training college and school, which was developed from 1852. The school closed in 1941 post destruction by a Luftwaffe bomb, while the college closed in 1978 to become part of Birmingham University. The building today encompasses houses, meeting rooms and council facilities.
Present day
Saltley is a largely business area with a high level of outlets in a densely populated area. Saltley begins at the Saltley Viaduct, marked with the Saltley Gate, a local landmark, at the entrance to Alum Rock Road and Washwood Heath Road. There are many older houses from around the turn of the 20th century still in existence around Saltley. During the 1950s and 1960s, many of these houses were bought by immigrants from the CommonwealthCommonwealth
Commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic."More recently it has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations...
(mostly from Pakistan and Bangladesh) who have formed a strong ethnic community over the last half a century.
The neighbourhood is home to mainly terraced properties and some new housing projects, trade and Christian and Muslim places of worship. Situated in the area are a number of primary schools and St. Peter's College. (St Peters College is no longer used as a college but the site is used for sheltered housing, small business offices, such as CSV
CSV
CSV may refer to:* Clerics of Saint Viator* Common Stored Value Ticket* Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol* Character Strengths and Virtues* Christian Social People's Party* Community Service Volunteers...
Environment, and a small playing field). Recreation includes the Wheel's Adventure Park
Birmingham Wheels
Birmingham Wheels Park is a dedicated motor sport park with short-track oval motor racing circuit and MSA approved kart circuit, based in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham, England...
and smaller domestic parks. The area was host to an annual parade, known as the Saltley Festival.
The future of Wheel's Adventure Park is under threat as a result of a proposed major redevelopment to construct a sports village and City of Birmingham Stadium
City of Birmingham Stadium
The City of Birmingham Stadium is a proposed multi-purpose stadium in the Saltley area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, originally for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Birmingham City F.C., to replace the current St Andrews Stadium however the cricket club cancelled these plans and only...
. The proposal for the City of Birmingham Stadium has fallen through.
Places of interest
Adderley Street was the site of the 1890 discovery of the Saltley HandaxeSaltley Handaxe
The Saltley handaxe is a quartzite hand axe found in the gravels of the valley of the River Rea in the Saltley area of Birmingham, England in 1890...
, the first paleolithic
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...
human artefact to be found in the English Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
.
Saltley Gate coke depot, was significant at the beginning of the National coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
miners' strikes from 1972, when mass picketing with Arthur Scargill
Arthur Scargill
Arthur Scargill is a British politician who was President of the National Union of Mineworkers from 1982 to 2002, leading the union through the 1984–85 miners' strike, a key event in British labour and political history...
took place at Saltley Gates - an historic battle which proved ultimately futile given the crushing defeat of the miners by the Thatcher government some 13 years later.
there is a shopping area on the alum rock road which has asian restaurants/takeaways and clothes shops streching for about 1.5 miles
Transport
Saltley is served by the Adderley Park railway stationAdderley Park railway station
Adderley Park railway station serves the Adderley Park area in the east of Birmingham, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland. It was threatened with closure in 2004, but has now been given a reprieve...
on the Birmingham New street to Coventry railway line and just half a mile up the road in Duddeston the Duddeston Station on the cross city line. Bus routes into the area include the 8A/8C, 14, 55, 26, 26A, and 27.
Saltley was served by Saltley railway station between 1854 and 1968.