Tyseley is a district in the southern half of the city of Birmingham , England , near the Coventry Road and the districts of Acocks Green , Small Heath and Yardley . It is located near the Grand Union Canal .
20-447: Tyseley means "Tyssa's clearing" with "-ley" meaning woodland clearing. The local comprehensive secondary school (on Reddings Lane) is Yardleys School , which was newly constructed on the site of a former brick works. The school moved from its previous split site location in 2001. There is also several primary schools located in Tyseley, among those an Islamic school called Al Furqan which
40-410: A new site in 1910. The school originates from Yardley Grammar School, and Formans Road Secondary Modern School. Yardley Grammar School became Yardleys Comprehensive School in 1974 when it merged with Leys Secondary School (Formans Road). The school closed in 2002 to be re-opened the same year as Yardleys School in a new school building built on the school playing fields . The old grammar school building
60-484: A shadow authority until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1998. Political control of the council since 1998 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 1998 have been: Following the 2021 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to June 2024 the composition of the council was: Two of the independent councillors sit in a group with the Green Party. The next election
80-493: Is currently controlled by the Conservative Party . The county council was first created in 1889. In 1974 the council was abolished when Worcestershire and neighbouring Herefordshire were merged to form a new county called Hereford and Worcester . In 1998 Worcestershire and Herefordshire became separate counties again, and Worcestershire County Council was re-established. Elected county councils were created in 1889 under
100-462: Is due in 2025. Worcestershire County Council currently operates using a Leader and Cabinet system. Worcestershire County Council's cabinet is composed of ten Conservative councillors and the Conservative Leader of the council. Cabinet members work closely with the directors and professional officers of the council to ensure the successful implementation of the decisions they make. Since
120-563: Is on the Cotswold Line ) as the Honeybourne Line to Cheltenham . 52°27′N 1°50′W / 52.450°N 1.833°W / 52.450; -1.833 This West Midlands location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Yardleys School Yardleys School is a mixed secondary school located in the Tyseley area of Birmingham , in
140-487: The Local Government Act 1888 , taking over many administrative functions which had previously been performed by unelected magistrates at the quarter sessions . The boroughs of Worcester and Dudley were considered large enough to provide their own county-level services and so they were made county boroughs , independent from Worcestershire County Council. The county council was elected by and provided services to
160-535: The National Grid . Much of Tyseley remains industrial, with many companies, including Klaxon , SCC , Western Pegasus Limited and Bakelite Limited , basing themselves there. One of the local attractions is the Tyseley Locomotive Works , located inside a large railway depot. The 4, 4A, and 41 bus services, operated by National Express West Midlands , serve the Tyseley area. Tyseley railway station
180-507: The West Midlands of England. Yardleys School was originally located over two sites, the school relocated to a new location and building in 2001, on the site of a former brickworks. The school converted to academy status in August 2013, but coordinates with Birmingham City Council for admissions. Yardley County Grammar School was opened by Worcestershire County Council in 1904, moving to
200-518: The county borough of Worcester to form a new non-metropolitan county called Hereford and Worcester. Hereford and Worcester County Council therefore took over the old Worcestershire County Council's functions for most of its area. Hereford and Worcester only existed as a county for 24 years. It was abolished in 1998 as part of the 1990s United Kingdom local government reforms and divided into separate counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, with Worcestershire County Council being re-established as
220-466: The factory where Co-Operative Society (CWS) toys, motorcycles, prams and bicycles were made. They marketed their toys as 'Tyseley Toys'. The area contains many Victorian buildings that housed many manual workers reflecting the heritage of the area and the city. There is now a large incineration plant, the Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant , which burns rubbish and in the process produces electricity for
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#1732844720781240-467: The last boundary changes in 2005 the council has comprised 57 councillors representing 52 electoral divisions , with each division electing one or two councillors. Elections are held every four years. The county council has its headquarters at County Hall on Spetchley Road on the outskirts of Worcester. The building was purpose-built as the headquarters of Hereford and Worcester County Council and had been completed in 1978. The building transferred to
260-457: The re-established Worcestershire County Council as part of the 1998 reforms. Having held its first meeting in 1889 at Worcester Guildhall, the first Worcestershire County Council later established its usual meeting place at Shire Hall, Worcester , a courthouse which had been built in 1835. County Buildings was built alongside Shire Hall in 1930 to house the council's administrative offices. County Buildings and Shire Hall continued to be used by
280-665: The rest of the county, which area was termed the administrative county . The 1888 Act also said that any urban sanitary districts which straddled county boundaries were to be placed entirely in the county which had the majority of that district's population, which saw Worcestershire gain the part of Redditch which had been in Warwickshire . The first elections to the county council were held in January 1889 and it formally came into being on 1 April 1889. On that day it held its first official meeting at Worcester Guildhall . The first chairman
300-478: The upper-tier local authority for Worcestershire. Worcestershire County Council provides county-level services. District-level services are provided by the six district councils: Much of the county is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2005. The first elections to the re-established Worcesteshire County Council were held in 1997, initially operating as
320-473: Was George Hastings , who was the Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for East Worcestershire . There were a number of changes to the boundaries of the administrative county over the years. It ceded territory in the north-east to Birmingham on several occasions, and the complicated boundaries in the south with Gloucestershire and Warwickshire were simplified in the 1930s. In 1966 Oldbury
340-580: Was a predominant junction for the ex- Great Western Railway mainline between Birmingham Snow Hill and London Paddington , with the North Warwickshire Line (via Shirley to Stratford upon Avon ) diverging here. Tyseley is on the Chiltern Main Line between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill. The North Warwickshire Line used to run beyond Stratford upon Avon onto Honeybourne railway station (which
360-533: Was demolished in 2007. This West Midlands school or sixth form college related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Worcestershire County Council Worcestershire County Council is the county council for the non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire in England. Its headquarters are at County Hall in Worcester , the county town . The council consists of 57 councillors and
380-544: Was established on site a decade ago. Tyseley was once a thriving industrial area with thousands of people working in the area for major companies such as TI Reynolds (formally Reynolds Tubes) and Corona, attracting a large number of bicycle and motorcycle manufacturers to the area, and component suppliers. Other companies based in the area in the past include Abingdon Motorcycles (later becoming King Dick Tools ), Dawes Cycles , Girling Brakes, Slumberland, Smiths Crisps, MEM Electrical, Harmo Exhausts, Wilmot Breedon and also
400-415: Was transferred to the new County Borough of Warley , which was ceremonially associated with Worcestershire but outside the administrative county controlled by the county council. The administrative county of Worcestershire was abolished in 1974. The boroughs of Halesowen and Stourbridge were transferred to the new West Midlands county, and the rest of administrative county merged with Herefordshire and
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