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Lyndhurst

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Normanton Tower 67 12
Kentmere Tower 67 12
Harlech Tower 91 16
Glendale Tower 67 12
Fairbourne Tower 67 12
Burcombe Tower 67 12

five 12-storey blocks containing 335 dwellings; one 16-storey block containing 91 dwellings

Agents

Building contractor:
Wimpey
Architects:
A.G. Sheppard Fidler

Events

Committee approval date:
1958
Significant alterations/demolition, etc.:
One 12-storey block and 16-storey tower since demolished

Local authority

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

Location

Postcode:
B23 5UB, B23 5UD, 5UE, 5UF
Other location names:
Sutton Road; Portfield Grove; Beechmount Drive
View of 12-storey blocks from Sutton Road with Normanton Tower in foreground
1987
View of 12-storey blocks from Sutton Road with Normanton Tower in foreground
Entrance to Burcombe Tower
1987
Entrance to Burcombe Tower
View of Lyndhurst development from East with 16-storey Harlech Tower on right
1987
View of Lyndhurst development from East with 16-storey Harlech Tower on right