Some Photos of Houses on the Bournville Estate

Photos by David Anderson

Some Photos of Houses on the Bournville Estate in Birmingham

An enlightened 'Arts and Crafts' style suburb built at the start of the Twentieth Century in Birmingham by the Cadbury Family. The houses are mainly the designs of architect W.H.Harvey. Although the houses are plain, care has been taken in their composition and siting.

The book 'The model village and its cottages: Bournville.' by William Alexander Harvey is available for free from Kobo Books

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270 and 272 Mary Vale Road Two houses skillfully designed in the style of Voysey

274 Mary Vale Road An example of some of the prominent corner houses which have more interesting designs.

110 & 112 Bournville Lane Two houses combined into a single composition by creating an apparently single gabled window on the party wall.

123 Bournville Lane Another prominent corner house.

3 Laurel Grove I imagine the half-timbering is actually boarding applied to the face of brickwork.

84 & 86 Bournville Lane Two of a group of four similar houses. Small groups of houses are used throughout the Bournville estate to create individuality and break up the repetition of the street.

21 & 23 Maple Road A simple composition but nicely done, with the bedroom windows offset from the usual symmetry and a blank wall at first floor to emphasise the front door. The upstairs windows are in the sideways-facing gables.

20 Acacia Road A nice composition of very different window types. Only the older Bournville houses have sliding sash windows.

24 Linden Road

23 & 25 Linden Road Two houses with similar plans, but nicely varied elevations making a subtle asymmetric composition.

30 Linden Road

64 Linden Road The middle one of a block of three with a curving roof.

1 Thorn Road One of a unique pair of corner semi's with carefully composed window and door positions.

3,5 & 7 Thorn Road Three small houses.

20 Thorn Road

14 & 16 Beech Road One of the Bournville houses that have the eaves halfway up the bedroom window position. This is a particularly nice 'solution' to that 'problem'.

88 Bournville Lane Another richer design for a corner site. slate roof this time. With my knowledge of architectural design, I can date this house to, let me see, I would say 1901.

Some Photos of Houses on the Bournville Estate in Birmingham
An enlightened 'Arts and Crafts' style suburb built at the start of the Twentieth Century in Birmingham by the Cadbury Family. The houses are mainly the designs of architect W.H.Harvey. Although the houses are plain, care has been taken in their composition and siting.
The book 'The model village and its cottages: Bournville.' by William Alexander Harvey is available for free from Kobo Books
Click on small images to bring up a larger version.
	270 and 272 Mary Vale Road	Two houses skillfully designed in the style of Voysey
	274 Mary Vale Road	An example of some of the prominent corner houses which have more interesting designs.
	110 & 112 Bournville Lane	Two houses combined into a single composition by creating an apparently single gabled window on the party wall.
	123 Bournville Lane	Another prominent corner house.
	3 Laurel Grove	I imagine the half-timbering is actually boarding applied to the face of brickwork.
	84 & 86 Bournville Lane	Two of a group of four similar houses. Small groups of houses are used throughout the Bournville estate to create individuality and break up the repetition of the street.
	21 & 23 Maple Road	A simple composition but nicely done, with the bedroom windows offset from the usual symmetry and a blank wall at first floor to emphasise the front door. The upstairs windows are in the sideways-facing gables.
	20 Acacia Road	A nice composition of very different window types. Only the older Bournville houses have sliding sash windows.
	24 Linden Road
	23 & 25 Linden Road	Two houses with similar plans, but nicely varied elevations making a subtle asymmetric composition.
	30 Linden Road
	64 Linden Road	The middle one of a block of three with a curving roof.
	1 Thorn Road	One of a unique pair of corner semi's with carefully composed window and door positions.
	3,5 & 7 Thorn Road	Three small houses.
	20 Thorn Road
	14 & 16 Beech Road	One of the Bournville houses that have the eaves halfway up the bedroom window position. This is a particularly nice 'solution' to that 'problem'.
	88 Bournville Lane	Another richer design for a corner site. slate roof this time. With my knowledge of architectural design, I can date this house to, let me see, I would say 1901.