Nechells
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Nechells is an area in inner-city Birmingham, England, with a population of 27,390 (as of 2001). It is also a ward within the formal district of Ladywood. Nechells includes parts of the city centre. It is adjacent to Saltley.
The 2001 Population Census found that 27,390 people lived in the ward with a population density of 3,015 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. 62.6% (17,142) of the ward's population consists of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham.
Whilst it is notable in Birmingham for being the area with the highest rate of unemployment, crime and poverty, it has been the focus of a great deal of urban regeneration by Birmingham City Council and the former Birmingham Heartlands Development Corporation.
The districts of Little Bromwich, Adderley Park, Duddeston and Bordesley are located within the ward.
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[edit] Transport
There are three railway station located within the ward. The largest is Moor Street station in Birmingham city centre. The other two are Duddeston railway station and Adderley Park railway station.
[edit] Places of interest
The ward includes the local landmarks of Millennium Point and Aston University. Nechells is also home to Star City - a vast entertainment complex that houses shops, restaurants, an indoor gaming arcade (Megabowl), a casino and Vue Cinema which, with forty screens, is one of the largest multiplexes in Europe.
The ward is served by the grand Bloomsbury Library on Nechells Parkway. It is also served by Nechells Play Centre and the Nechells Green Community Centre. Sports facilities are provided at the Heartlands High Community Leisure Centre and the Nechells Community Sports Centre.
Nechells Baths on Nechells Park Road is a Grade II listed building. Plans for baths to be constructed in the Nechells ward came about in 1900 when representatives from the ward pressured the council into providing public baths for the ward. However, the Birmingham City Council Baths Department were already committed to other projects in the city and were unable to immediately attend the matter.
In 1903, a site at the corner of Nechells Park Road and Aston Church Road was acquired and in 1908, approval was given for the construction of baths on the site. Construction commenced that year and the baths were opened June 22, 1910. Facilities provided included a large swimming bath with a spectators' gallery and suites of private baths for men and women. The baths were immediately popular among the locals.
[edit] Local politics
The ward is served by three Labour councillors; Tahir Ali, Rashid Chauhdry and Yvonne Mosquito[1].
Nechells has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being Maz Dad.
[edit] References
- Birmingham City Council's Nechells Ward page
- The City of Birmingham Baths Department 1851 - 1951, J. Moth, 1951
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