22-695: Five Ways may refer to: Places [ edit ] Five Ways, Birmingham , a city area in England Five Ways railway station , in Birmingham Five Ways, Paddington , a junction in Sydney, Australia Five Ways, Victoria , a locality in Devon Meadows, Australia Other uses [ edit ] Five Ways (Aquinas) or Quinque viæ , arguments for God's existence King Edward VI Five Ways School ,
44-510: A gadrooned basin, which used to dispense drinking water ), as well as Sturge's name and his date of death. The figures and pedestal (still the original) are in Portland stone . In 1925 the monument was moved a short distance, to its current position, and a bronze plaque was affixed to the memorial to tell passers-by more about its subject. The inscription reads (all in capitals; punctuation added for readability): He laboured to bring freedom to
66-477: A 253-bedroom Park Regis Hotel, making it the brand's first Park Regis hotel in Europe. Work commenced on the 2.3-acre site in 2014, with contractor Colmore Tang Construction appointed to complete the £50 million scheme which was to include the addition of a steel-and-glass sky bar and restaurant to the roof of the existing building. The four-star hotel opened its doors to guests on Tuesday 29 March 2016. In March 2016, it
88-466: A car park on the second floor and the 10-storey Auchinleck House, which is named after Claude Auchinleck , with office accommodation. Designed by J. Seymour Harris & Partners , it was completed in 1962. On the side of Auchinleck House was a mural by Trewin Copplestone which was illuminated at night. This was removed, though another mural by that artist remains in the courtyard. Other developments in
110-728: A partnership of the Birmingham Civic Society , Birmingham City Council and the Sturge family saw the statue restored in time for the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act of 1807 . A civic ceremony that formally rededicated the statue was held on 24 March 2007; and an interpretation board, giving details of Sturge's life, was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham. The statue is grade II listed . Buildings also located at Five Ways include Philip Chatwin's Lloyds Bank (1908-9) and
132-679: A state grammar school in Birmingham, England See also [ edit ] Fiveways (disambiguation) Tipton Five Ways railway station Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Five Ways . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Five_Ways&oldid=1092441197 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
154-496: Is a memorial to the English Quaker , abolitionist and activist Joseph Sturge (1793–1859) was unveiled before a crowd of 12,000 people on 4 June 1862 at Five Ways , Birmingham, England, near his former home. The statue has been grade II listed since 8 June 1982. Standing at the boundary between Birmingham and Edgbaston , it was sculpted by John Thomas , whom Sir Charles Barry had employed as stone and wood carver on
176-406: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Five Ways, Birmingham Five Ways is an area of Central Birmingham , England . It takes its name from a major road junction, now a busy roundabout (with pedestrian subways through a traffic island) to the south-west of the city centre which lies at the outward end of Broad Street , where
198-402: Is flanked by two female allegorical figures: one representing Peace holds a dove and an olive branch, with a lamb at her feet, symbolic of innocence; and the other, Charity, offers comfort and succour to two Afro-Caribbean infants, recalling the fight and victory over slavery . Around the crown of the plinth are inscribed the words "Charity, Temperance and Peace" (the word "Temperance" is on
220-499: Is now the Broadway Plaza entertainment complex. Completed in the early 2000s, it cost £80 million and consists of leisure, retail and residential space. Nearby is a 12-screen Cineworld cinema complex, which also contains restaurants, clubs and a casino (Grosvenor Casino). The recent development was managed by Richardson Developments (responsible for the nearby Broad Street Tower ) and cost £50 million. The listed public house on
242-544: The Birmingham Middle ring road crosses the start of the A456 ( Hagley Road). The name of Five Ways dates back to 1565, when roads leading to Harborne and Halesowen were recorded as being located there. Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck , who lived at Five Ways until 1785, describes the origins of its name as a result of the location being the junction of five roadways. Five Ways was disturnpiked in 1841, after disputes over
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#1732855237265264-683: The John Madin-designed building into 271 apartments under the Government's permitted development rights. All of the apartments sold within five months of the developer purchasing the building. Construction was completed on the site in March 2016. In 2014, SevenCapital also purchased the Broadway building at Five Ways from the Glanmore Property Fund for £15 million, and has since redeveloped parts of
286-636: The Marriott Hotel (formerly the Swallow Hotel, and before that Tube Investments House), which was expected to receive a five-star rating when opened to rival the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Broad Street; however, it was unable to achieve this. The building was built in 1957 to a design by Cotton, Ballard & Blow. It is now a Grade B locally listed building . Five Ways is a major commercial area of Birmingham city centre. The area began to develop in
308-456: The Negro slave, the vote to British workmen, and the promise of peace to a war-torn world. In 2006–2007 the Birmingham Civic Society , Birmingham City Council , and the Sturge family restored the statue for the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. This included the provision of a replacement for the missing hand. On 24 March 2007, the city held a civic ceremony to formally rededicate
330-540: The building into 250 apartments. In October 2017 SevenCapital was granted permission to build a 17-storey, 228 bedroom luxury apartment development, named St Martin's Place adjacent to the Park Regis hotel. Completed in 2021, the development is Birmingham's first residence to offer residents hotel services. 52°28′22″N 1°55′06″W / 52.4729°N 1.9183°W / 52.4729; -1.9183 Joseph Sturge memorial The Joseph Sturge memorial
352-459: The city centre along Broad Street, passes through the Five Ways underpass and into Hagley Road. On 4 June 1862, a memorial to Joseph Sturge (which originally incorporated drinking fountains) was unveiled in front of a crowd of 12,000. The sculptor was John Thomas , whom Sir Charles Barry had employed as stone and wood carver on the former King Edward's Grammar School at Five Ways . In 2006/7,
374-457: The corner of Bishopsgate Street and Tennant Street, currently known as 'The Bull's Head', was fully restored as part of the development. It has an approximate total area of 200,000 square feet (18,580 sq. m.). In 2012, it was announced that property developer SevenCapital, along with Australian hospitality chain StayWell Group, would be transforming empty office building Auchinleck House into
396-458: The early 1960s when Birmingham's business centre expanded westwards towards Edgbaston , along Broad Street and Hagley Road. Calthorpe Estates, the landowners, started various schemes to encourage highrise construction in the area and to develop it into a business centre. One of the first developments here was Five Ways Shopping Centre, with Auchinleck House above it. It consists of a traffic-free piazza with ground floor retail, an indoor market area,
418-408: The former King Edward's Grammar School at Five Ways. He died before completing the memorial, which cost £1000. Some time around 1975, the figure of Sturge's left hand fell off. Sturge is posed as if he were teaching, with his right hand resting on a Bible to indicate his strong Christian faith. He wears a lapel-less coat of a style favoured by contemporary Quakers. Lower on the plinth , he
440-563: The near vicinity of Five Ways include Five Ways House on Islington Row, designed by Cotton, Ballard & Blow, and the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce building, by John Madin. Five Ways House was the location of the Ministry of Public Building and Works ' library. Other highrise buildings that were constructed later on include: The Department for Work and Pensions has branches at Five Ways. The former Birmingham Children's Hospital site
462-609: The repair of the roadways in the area. It was the former home of King Edward VI Five Ways School , before it relocated to its present site in Bartley Green . Five Ways railway station is located on the Cross-City Line . It opened in 1884 to replace the Granville Street station and closed in 1944, reopening in 1978. The old station building survives as offices on Islington Row. The West Midlands Metro light rail system from
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#1732855237265484-523: Was announced that former Ivy head chef Des McDonald would be opening a £3 million Japanese restaurant on the 16th floor of the Park Regis Hotel called Rofuto, the Japanese word for 'loft'. This was to sit alongside a sake and cocktail lounge named Kurabu. In 2014, developer SevenCapital announced that it had purchased No.1 Hagley Road, also known as Metropolitan House , with the intention to transform
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