Brearley Street, Birmingham
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Brearley Street, Birmingham
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 18 Mar 2022
A group of 19th century factory buildings can be seen on this section of Brearley Street, rare survivals of the Summer Lane area of the Victorian era (for more on Summer Lane see here Image]). The central block has 'J C Newee. Patentee' inscribed on the parapet, with a royal coat of arms above. It is a listed building and dates from around 1840, according to the Historic England site https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1075719?section=official-list-entry . It appears to be in very poor condition. The Super Cafe & Restaurant in the more modern building to the right, with its sign in Amharic, is evidence of the Ethiopian and Eritrean communities that have settled in the Newtown area.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.49167
Longitude
-1.899806