Historic houses · West Midlands
Fox and Holly (Spring Road Interchange)
Fox and Holly (Spring Road Interchange) — Public artwork (sculpture) by Rosemary Terry.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Spring Road · 0.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Fox and Holly (Spring Road Interchange) is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (sculpture) by Rosemary Terry.". Coordinates: 52.4440°, -1.8347°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Blythe SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Spring Road is a small railway station in the Acocks Green area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the North Warwickshire Line, between Tyseley and Hall Green stations. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was opened in 1908 as a halt named Spring Road Platform to ease traffic from the station at Tyseley, and to serve a cluster of cottages on the nearby land, which were owned until 1925 by the landowner at Fox Hollies Hall, Zaccheus Walker IV. The station consisted of two platforms with shelters, with ramps leading from street level to the station below. Passengers had to purchase their tickets on the train. The station served as a request stop for the railmotor excursions throughout the years before the First World War, with Acocks Green building up around it. Zaccheus Walker IV, who was a well-respected philanthropist in the area, used the station for school trips (paid for by…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4440, -1.8347
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B27 7RR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Established
- 1908
- Nearest railway station
- Spring Road — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.hglt.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n12814526315 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Spring Road railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Spring Road station - 2009-03-07.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fox and Holly (Spring Road Interchange)?
- Fox and Holly (Spring Road Interchange) is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B27 7RR), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- When was Fox and Holly (Spring Road Interchange) built?
- Built or established in 1908.
- Who owns Fox and Holly (Spring Road Interchange)?
- Fox and Holly (Spring Road Interchange) is owned by West Midlands Trains.
- Is Fox and Holly (Spring Road Interchange) a protected site?
- Yes — Fox and Holly (Spring Road Interchange) is part of the River Blythe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Fox and Holly (Spring Road Interchange)?
- The nearest railway station is Spring Road, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B27 7RR.