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Victoria Square House

Victoria Square House, is an office building on the south side of Victoria Square, Birmingham, England. It was formerly Birmingham's Head Post Office, designed in the French Renaissance style by architect for the Office of Works Henry Tanner for the General Post Office.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: building, formerly Head Post Office, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Birmingham Head Post Office”, “General Post Office”, and “General Post Office, Birmingham”
  • Address: Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4DN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and Council House.

Museum
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a and art gallery in , England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local history and industrial history. is situated 460 feet north of Victoria Square House.

Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Birmingham City in , England, is the home of Birmingham City Council, and thus the seat of local government for the city. It provides office accommodation for both employed council officers, including the Chief Executive, and elected… is situated 360 feet north of Victoria Square House.

Railway station
Birmingham New Street, also known as New Street station, is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in Birmingham city centre, England, and a central hub of the British railway system. is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Victoria Square House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birmingham Chinatown and Brindleyplace.

Neighborhood
in , England is located in the city centre's Southside. It is an area with a predominantly influence as a result of a concentration of Chinese owned businesses, organisations and social clubs.

Locality
is a large mixed-use canalside development, in the Westside district of , England. It was named after Brindley Place, the name of the street around which it is built.

Locality
Photo: Jenova20, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an LGBT district next to the Chinese Quarter in Birmingham city centre, centred along Hurst Street, which hosts many LGBT-friendly businesses.

Victoria Square House

Latitude
52.47924° or 52° 28′ 45″ north
Longitude
-1.9026° or 1° 54′ 9″ west
Inception
1891
Height
115 feet (35 metres)
Open location code
9C4WF3HW+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 86684466
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­heritage
Wiki­data ID
Q15976642
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