Warwick Bar
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Warwick Bar is a canalside conservation area in Birmingham, England which was home to many canalside factories during the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th century.
Warwick Bar is an area of 1.9 hectares (4.56 acres) where the Birmingham-to-London Grand Union Canal meets the Digbeth Branch Canal. The Warwick Bar Conservation Area includes three statutorily listed buildings built by the canal company in the 1840s and 1850s, and a locally listed canal warehouse built in 1935.
The area began a redevelopment during 2005 as part of the Eastside development which saw the renovation of dilapidated buildings. Many proposals for the area have been aired including one named the "The Needle" which has had very little information presented about it. The developments are mainly residential and will replace old factory buildings. Other proposals will include a film centre, art gallery, hotel and social areas.
Designs were presented at an international design competition with the winners being Kinetic AIU who were awarded the title by ISIS and Birmingham City Council. The three groups worked together to produce a masterplan which will be submitted for planning determination in late 2006.
