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Highgate redevelopment area, u439/440

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Wilmcote Tower 116 20
Brinklow Tower 116 20

two 20-storey blocks containing 232 dwellings

Agents

Building contractor:
Wimpey

Events

Committee approval date:
1965
Significant alterations/demolition, etc.:
Wilmcote House refurbished in 1990 at cost of £300,000

Local authority

Original commissioning authority:
Birmingham County Borough Council
Original location authority:
Birmingham County Borough Council
Present day authority:
Birmingham City Council

Location

Postcode:
B12 0XU, B12 0XZ
Other location names:
Highgate Street
View of Brinklow Tower and Wilmcote Tower from Highgate Street
1987
View of Brinklow Tower and Wilmcote Tower from Highgate Street
View of Highgate and Lee Bank redevelopment areas from Southeast
1987
View of Highgate and Lee Bank redevelopment areas from Southeast