The Olive School, Small Heath
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The Olive School, Small Heath
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 5 Oct 2024
This building is the former Small Heath Lower School, which was built in 1892 as Waverley Road School by Martin and Chamberlain for the Birmingham School Board. It is a Grade II* listed building; see the listing at the Historic England site https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1211189?section=official-list-entry. It is still in use as a primary school. For more about the Birmingham School Board schools, of which this is a fine example, see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.464594
Longitude
-1.857918