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Summerfield, Birmingham

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in their 'house' style. It could accommodate up to a total of 1,220 boys, girls and infants. The tower was for ventilation. The school closed in 1979, after 101 years and pupils moved to a new site. Since then, the buildings have been put to use for a community centre.
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bonfire and fireworks 'carnivals' from 1961 until the early 1980s. Summerfield Park has an area of 25 acres (10 ha) and features a bandstand built in 1907. The former Summerfield police station on Dudley Road stands beside the park.
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Summerfield House and grounds were acquired by Birmingham Corporation, who laid out a public park, which was opened on 29 July 1876 by the
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Major roads in the area include Dudley Road, City Road (part of the city's ring road, the
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Summerfield forms part of North Edgbaston ward for elections to Birmingham city council.
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Opposite Summerfield Park on Dudley Road stands the
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Summerfield, West Midlands
The former Summerfield School
52°29′03″N 1°56′25″W / 52.48403°N 1.94025°W / 52.48403; -1.94025
West Midlands
Birmingham
Summerfield Research Station

Birmingham
ecclesiastical parish
Chance family
Cape Hill
Edgbaston
Ladywood
Rotton Park
Winson Green
Edgbaston Reservoir
Mayor of Birmingham
Alderman
George Baker
Adderley Park
Calthorpe Park
Aston Park
Cannon Hill Park
Highgate Park
Chris Barber
Humphrey Lyttleton
Monty Sunshine
Guy Fawkes night
A4040
Joseph Gillott

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