Winson Green

Winson Green is a loosely defined inner-city area in the west of the city of Birmingham, England. It is part of the ward of Soho.[1]

Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Winson Green

It is the location of HM Prison Birmingham[2] (known locally as Winson Green Prison or "the Green") and of City Hospital[3] (formerly Dudley Road Hospital)[4] as well as of the former All Saints' Hospital.[5]

The area has a very multi-racial population, with large Afro-Caribbean and Asian communities.[6] There is a nearby large Tesco supermarket and attached Victorian library, Spring Hill Library.

2011 rioting

The area was the scene of a riot on the evening of 9 August 2011,[7] one of many to hit England at the time.[8] Three men defending properties along Dudley Road were run over and killed by a car. They were Haroon Jahan (aged 21), Shahzad Ali (aged 30) and Abdul Musavir (aged 31).[9] The father of Jahan appeared on national television the following day and called for the rioting to stop.[10] The alleged driver and passengers of the car were later acquitted in Court.[11]

Benefits Street

One of its streets, James Turner Street, was the location of Benefits Street,[12] which caused controversy when it was broadcast in 2014 due to it showing a cannabis farm and instructions on how to avoid detection during shoplifting.[13]

Transport

The Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line Canal[14] passes through the area, as does the former LMS main line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. The Midland Metro has a stop at Winson Green Outer Circle,[15] connecting with the Birmingham Outer Circle bus route.[16]

Railway stations which once served the area included Winson Green railway station (built by the LNWR) and Soho and Winson Green railway station (GWR), each have been completely demolished.

Nearby

References
  1. "Councillors' Advice Bureaux – Soho Ward – Birmingham City Council". GB-BIR: Government of the United Kingdom. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  2. "Winson Green". HMP Birmingham. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. "Birmingham City Hospital | Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals". Swbh.nhs.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. UK (4 August 2011). "City Hospital (formerly Dudley Road Hospital) – Birmingham City Council". GB-BIR: Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  5. "All Saints' Hospital, Winson Green". County Asylums. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. http://www.bebirmingham.org.uk/uploads/PN25%20%20Winson%20Green,%20Brookfields%20and%20West%20Summerfield.pdf?phpMyAdmin=b5998cc58dff68a4b03a480ef59038da
  7. Gall, Caroline (10 August 2011). "Riots: 'Tensions high' in Winson Green after deaths". BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  8. "Winson Green riot death families hold peaceful protest". BBC. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  9. "Birmingham riots: Lawyers to review trial after three men killed by car". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  10. "Today – 'Anger won't bring my son back'". BBC News. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  11. "Eight men cleared of murder over Birmingham riot deaths". The Guardian. Press Association. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  12. Paul Suart. "Benefits Street TV show lied to us, say Winson Green residents". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  13. Evans, Martin. "Police examine Benefits Street documentary after alleged criminal acts are broadcast". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  14. "Waterway Gazetteer for Birmingham Canal Navigations (Old Main Line) – CanalPlanAC". Canalplan.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  15. "Metro Map". Network West Midlands. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  16. "Winson Green, Outer Circle tram stop : Midland Metro". TheTrams.co.uk. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 7 January 2014.


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