Fascinating pictures from the Birmingham Mail archive show the sprawl of the neighbourhood, which had a town centre and housing that backed onto streets. READ MORE: Building Chelmsley Wood ...

If you have ever driven on the M6 near Birmingham, the chances are you have seen the tower blocks of Chelmsley Wood as you approach ... which had a town centre and housing that backed onto streets.

Solihull Council is pushing ahead with ambitious plans to revamp Chelmsley Wood town centre despite unsuccessful talks with owners of the shopping centre. Chelmsley Wood centre, built in the late ...

According to William Dargue's A History of Birmingham Places and Placenames, Chelmsley Wood was at the time, the largest single residential development in Europe. Fascinating pictures from the ...