Scholefield Tower, Newtown, Birmingham
Introduction
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Scholefield Tower, Newtown, Birmingham
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 1 Oct 2015
Completed in 1965 by Wimpey, the tower contains 90 flats and is one of nine tower blocks on the St George's housing estate. Joshua Scholefield and William Scholefield were both leading civic figures during Birmingham's industrial expansion in the Victorian period.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.492932
Longitude
-1.90378