1 Lancaster Circus
1 Lancaster Circus is a former municipal facility in Birmingham, England. It was the headquarters of West Midlands County Council from its formation in 1974 until its abolition in 1986. The building then served as offices of Birmingham City Council until 2022.Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Office building
- Description: County building in Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Also known as: “1 Lancaster Circus, Birmingham”, “1, Lancaster Circus”, “County Hall”, and “West Midlands County Hall”
- Address: 1 Lancaster Circus, Birmingham, B4 7DJ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birmingham Children’s Hospital and West Midlands Police Museum.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a specialist children's hospital located in Birmingham, England. The hospital provides a range of specialist services and operates the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for the city. Birmingham Children’s Hospital is situated 900 feet southwest of 1 Lancaster Circus.
West Midlands Police Museum
Museum
Photo: Gilbert911, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The West Midlands Police Museum is located in a Victorian cell block on Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, England, which was operational from 1891 until 2016. West Midlands Police Museum is situated 1,100 feet south of 1 Lancaster Circus.
St Chad’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: G-Man, Public domain.
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church and Basilica of Saint Chad is a Catholic cathedral in Birmingham, England. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and is dedicated to Saint Chad of Mercia. St Chad’s Cathedral is situated 1,500 feet west of 1 Lancaster Circus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gun Quarter and Newtown.
Gun Quarter
Locality
The Gun Quarter is a district of the city of Birmingham, England, which was for many years a centre of the world's gun-manufacturing industry, specialising in the production of military firearms and sporting guns.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Newtown, also referred to as Aston New Town, is an inner city area to the north of Birmingham city centre, England and an electoral ward of Birmingham City Council.
Jewellery Quarter
Suburb
Photo: Brian Clift, CC BY 2.0.
The Jewellery Quarter is an area of central Birmingham, England, in the north-western area of Birmingham City Centre, with a population of 19,000 in a 1.07-square-kilometre area.
1 Lancaster Circus
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.48692° or 52° 29′ 13″ northLongitude
-1.89246° or 1° 53′ 33″ westOperator
Birmingham City CouncilOpen location code
9C4WF4P5+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 74017837OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeWikidata ID
Q85727724
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