Bricks from a Birmingham (UK) hospital – City Hospital Birmingham – that stood for more than a century are being salvaged for a major regeneration scheme.
Bricks Bought
‘BBC’ stated that the Birmingham City Football Club have bought one million bricks which the specialists have cleaned, sorted and restored from the former City Hospital.
The Birmingham City F.C. is a professional football club based in Bordesley, Birmingham, England (UK). The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football.
The 29,409-seat St Andrew’s, known since 2024 for sponsorship reasons as the St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, is an association football stadium in the Bordesley district of Birmingham, England (UK). It has been the home ground of the Birmingham City F.C. for more than a century.
Powerhouse Stadium
‘BBC’ further stated that they will be used to build the Powerhouse Stadium in the city’s planned Sports Quarter thus replacing the materials removed after the hospital’s closure.
The Birmingham City F.C. has unveiled plans for The Powerhouse Stadium, a massive 62,000-seat multipurpose venue at the former Birmingham Wheels 48-acre site in Bordesley Green, East Birmingham (UK).
The Birmingham City F.C. unveiled plans for the 62,000-capacity stadium last year.
They said the reuse of the bricks in The Powerhouse “marks a new phase for the materials that have been present through more than a century of change in Birmingham”.
They added, “The development will return the bricks to the site where they were first made thus preserving a link between the city’s industrial past and its current regeneration plans.”
Sports Quarter
The Birmingham City F.C. Sports Quarter is a £3 billion urban regeneration and stadium project in East Birmingham, England (UK) anchored by a new 62,000-seat home for the club known as the Powerhouse Stadium.
Industrial Heritage
The developers say the bricks will help build the 12-brick chimney‑style towers planned to reference Birmingham’s industrial heritage.
Wider Development
The stadium forms part of a wider development designed to host the sporting and entertainment events.
Documented-Displayed
A record of how the bricks were manufactured, stored and transported is expected to be documented and displayed as part of the new development.
City Hospital Birmingham
The City Hospital Birmingham first opened in the late 19th century. It was built using more than a million bricks produced at the Adderley Park Brickworks.
The site was originally known as the Birmingham Workhouse Infirmary before being renamed the Dudley Road Hospital in 1912. In 1948, the hospital became part of the newly-established National Health Service (NHS) thus offering medical, dental and nursing care to all.
The City Hospital closed after more than 130 years of service in 2024 with the original bricks removed and stored during the decommissioning process.
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