The Quadrangle is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1970. Almshouses.
The Quadrangle
- WRENN ID
- iron-flue-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak MP: Al Carns (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1970
- Type
- Almshouses
- Address
- The Quadrangle, Mary Vale Road B30
- OS grid reference
- SP 046 808
- Coordinates
- 52.42523, -1.93327
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Quadrangle, formerly known as Bournville Almshouses, is a Grade II listed building located on Mary Vale Road in Bournville. Built in 1897 by Ewan Harper for Richard Cadbury, it features the traditional design of single-storeyed almshouses arranged around a spacious quadrangle. The structure is made of red brick with stone dressings and has a tiled roof, all presented in a Tudor style.
The main facade faces Mary Vale Road and includes a gatehouse-like centerpiece flanked by wings. The gatehouse is two storeys high, adorned with turrets on either side and a projecting porch that has an oriel window above. To the left of the gatehouse are the matron's rooms, while the chapel is located to the right. The houses facing the road have canted bay windows beneath timber-framed gables, and those facing the quadrangle feature round-headed entrances in pairs, also beneath timber-framed gables.
In the center of the quadrangle stands a rectangular shelter similar to one found on The Green, topped with a pyramidal tiled roof that has gabled dormers on each side and a lantern, all supported by wooden columns.
Local climate
The Quadrangle receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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