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The Sacks of Potatoes is a traditional public house at Aston University in the Gosta Green area of Birmingham. It is on Woodcock Street. Frequented by students and local business workers.
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The Gosta Green is a public house on the corner of Woodcock Street and Holt Street. Not far from Aston University and the business / science parks. The building dates to 1906.
The Woodman is a Victorian public house on the corner of New Canal Street and what was formerly part of Albert Street (now Eastside City Park). Built 1896-97 by James & Lister Lea.
Aston Station serves both Villa Park for Aston Villa FC, as well as Aston Hall & Park. It is where the Chase and Cross City Line's split just before Spaghetti Junction. Opened 1837.
Duddeston Station is the first station north on the Cross City Line out of Birmingham New Street. A station first opened here in 1837, and was Birmingham's temporary terminus until 1839.
Bloomsbury Park, in Nechells, is a large, open, grassy area, used by the local community for recreation. The Lanchester Car Monument by Tim Tolkien can be found here.
Enterprise Wharf is a new £30m addition to Birmingham Innovation Campus - the UK’s largest dedicated digital tech campus, home to over 170 businesses.
The Curzon Street Tunnel was built over the Digbeth Branch Canal in 1838. The engineer was J. Locke. It provided access above to the original Curzon Street Station. It is 49 yards long.
Compass is a prism-shaped purpose-built student accommodation development comprising 290 self-contained studio apartments.
The old Curzon Street Station was the first mainline station to open in Birmingham in 1838. It closed to passengers in 1893 and to freight in 1966. It is now part of HS2.
The River Rea is a small river with big significance as it was the river on which Birmingham is believed to have been founded by the Beorma tribe in the 7th century.
The River Tame is the main river of the West Midlands and up until the 19th century it was considered an urban river, a productive fishery and popular with anglers.
Nestled in the middle of the Aston University campus is a wonderful green space. It was re-landscaped following the demolition of Stafford Tower in 2014 and completing Aston Student Village.
Millennium Point is a mixed used public venue. Home to Thinktank, Birmingham City University and Birmingham Metropolitan College. There used to be an IMAX cinema here. Opened in 2001.
Thinktank is a Science Museum in Millennium Point, Eastside, Birmingham that opened in 2001. It replaced Birmingham Museum of Science & Industry on Newhall Street, which closed in 1997.
The Birmingham Museum Collection Centre is a museum collection facility in Nechells, Birmingham on Dollman Street. Now run by the Birmingham Museums Trust (Birmingham City Council until 2012).
Salford Park is home to Aston Reservoir, and is situated in Aston, Birmingham on the Lichfield Road near Spaghetti Junction, where the A38(M) meets the M6 motorway.
Eastside City Park is a 6.75 acre urban park located in the Eastside district of Birmingham City Centre. It opened in 2012. Home of Millennium Point, The Woodman and The Parkside Building
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