Agents
Building contractor
Wates
Events
Committee approval date
Local authority
Original commissioning authority
Birmingham County Borough Council
Original location authority
Birmingham County Borough Council
Location
Postcode
B7 5BD
B7 5BQ
B7 5BJ
Other location names
Cromwell Street
References and links
Architect and Building News 15-8-1947, 122, 126-7
The Builder 12-3-1954, 458-9
Municipal Review 4-1954, 106
Official Architecture and Planning 4-1954, 118-20
Municipal Journal 22-11-1950, 2280ff
Municipal Journal 2-4-1954, 735-41
The Architects' Journal 25-2-1954, 249
The Architectural Review 5-1954, 342
E. Simon, Rebuilding Britain 1945, 190-3
F.W. Bradnock (ed.), City of Birmingham Official Handbook 1947, 84-6
1987
View (from right to left) of Thames Tower, Medway Tower, and Severn Tower
View (from right to left) of Thames Tower, Medway Tower, and Severn Tower
1981
View of Medway Tower and Thames Tower
View of Medway Tower and Thames Tower
1981
View of 6-storey blocks on Bradburne Way and Elm Tree Tower with 16-storey Cromwell Street blocks in background
View of 6-storey blocks on Bradburne Way and Elm Tree Tower with 16-storey Cromwell Street blocks in background
Original development name
Nechells Green redevelopment area, u4
Multi-storey block names
Severn Tower M411
Medway Tower M318
Thames Tower M446
Multi-storey block details
three 16-storey blocks containing 270 dwellings
Postcode area
B7
Image dates
1987; 1981; 1981
Image details
View (from right to left) of Thames Tower, Medway Tower, and Severn Tower; View of Medway Tower and Thames Tower; View of 6-storey blocks on Bradburne Way and Elm Tree Tower with 16-storey Cromwell Street blocks in background