The Close
The Close is an university building in Birmingham, England. The Close is situated nearby to University of Birmingham Selly Oak Campus, as well as near BBC Drama Village.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fircroft College and BBC Drama Village.
Fircroft College
College
Fircroft College is a specialist adult residential college based in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England. The college was founded by George Cadbury Junior, son of George Cadbury Senior, in 1908 and offers over 150 short residential courses throughout the year, most of which last three days. Fircroft College is situated 890 feet east of The Close.
BBC Drama Village
The BBC Drama Village was a television production facility run by the BBC. It was operated by BBC Birmingham and latterly BBC Studios. It was based largely at the Selly Oak campus of the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, England.University of Birmingham School
School
University of Birmingham School is a mixed free school that occupies a new, purpose-built building located on the University of Birmingham's Selly Oak campus. University of Birmingham School is situated 720 feet northeast of The Close.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Selly Oak and Bournville.
Selly Oak
Suburb
Photo: Lepidus Magnus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Selly Oak is a suburban area in south-west Birmingham, England, located approximately 5 miles from the city centre. Named after a prominent oak tree that once stood at a major crossroads, the area encompasses the neighbourhoods of Bournbrook, Selly Park, and Ten Acres.
Bournville
Suburb
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bournville is a 19th century model village on the southwest side of Birmingham, England, founded by the Quaker Cadbury family for employees at its Cadbury's factory, and designed to be a "garden" village where the sale of alcohol was forbidden.
Bournbrook
Suburb
Bournbrook is an industrial and residential district in southwest Birmingham, England, in the ward of Bournbrook and Selly Park and the parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Selly Oak.
The Close
- Type: University building
- Address: Birmingham
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.43349° or 52° 26′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.94922° or 1° 56′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C4WC3M2+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 106675221OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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