Part of the Chelmsley Wood complex. Bottom-left is Fordbridge. Top-left is Bacon's end. Centre-right is Chelmsley and top-right is Chelmunds Cross. The M6 & M42 run across the top of the photo. Looking north-east towards Coleshill.
Fordbridge is an overspill housing estate for Birmingham in the Chelmsley Wood complex. It is situated to the far-east of Birmingham in north Solihull. It was the first estate to be approved for construction in Chelmsley Wood and was built in 1966. Three of its nine tower blocks were demolished in the mid-late-1990s in Perth Avenue to make way for modern low-rise houses.
Fordbridge borders Tile Cross, Chelmsley, Bacon's End and Kingshurst Hall Estate. The road layout and housing on the estate is in a grid format similar to the design of Castle Vale a few miles north.
Tower blocks of the Chelmsley Wood Estates[]
The Chelmsley Wood complex had 51 tower blocks until the late 1990s. The complex consists of 7 estates that are all closely linked to Chelmsley Wood. As of 2015 there are approximately 43 tower blocks left across the estates. Right next to Chelmsley Wood is Buckland End which has 2 tower blocks and Shard End which had 7 tower blocks, 6 of them being on Kitsland Road.
Chelmsley - 12 tower blocks
- Richmond House, of Marlene Croft, buil 1967 - 11 storeys
- Trevelyan House, of Marlene Croft, built 1967 - 11storeys
- Chester Court, aka Hatfield House, of Dunster Rd, built 1967 - 10 storeys
- Warwick Court, aka Bede House, of Dunster Rd, built 1967 - 10 storeys
- Downing House, of Willow Way, built 1967 - 9 storeys
- Darwin House, of Alder Dr, built 1967 - 9 storeys
- Kingsgate House, of Winchester Dr (Area 3), built 1968 - 11 storeys
- Avoncroft House, of Winchester Dr (Area 3), built 1968 - 11 storeys
- Fircroft House, of Winchester Dr (Area 3), built 1968 - 11 storeys
- Woodbrook House, of Hedgetree Croft / Larch Croft, built 1968 - 13 storeys
- Dillington House, of Moorend Av / Town Centre, built 1968
- Chestnut House, of Moorend Av / Town Centre, built 1968
Chelmunds Cross - 4 tower blocks
- Selwyn House, of Waterson Croft, Yorkminster Dr, built 1967 - 13 storeys
- Somerville House, of Waterson Croft, Yorkminster Dr, built 1967 - 13 storeys
- Mansfield House, of Woodlands Way, Yorkminster Dr, built 1967 - 11 storeys
- Wadham House, of Woodlands War, Yorkminster Dr, built 1967 - 11 storeys
Fordbridge - 9 tower blocks - 1st to be built
- Balliol House, of Bosworth Dr, built 1966 - 11 storeys
- Linacre House, of Bosworth Dr, built 1966 - 11 storeys
- Merton House. of Bosworth Dr, built 1966 - 11 storeys
- Keble House, of Bosworth Dr, built 1966 - 11 storeys
- Oriel House, of Bosworth Dr, built 1966 - 11 storeys
- Greyfriars House, of Chapelhouse Rd, built 1966 - 9 storeys
- Dunford House, of Perch Av, built 1968 - 13 storeys - Demolished 1997
- Grantley House, Perch Av, built 1968 - 13 storeys - Demolished 1997
- Pendrell House, of Perch Av, built 1968 - 13 storeys - Demolished 1997
Tile Cross - 6 tower blocks
- Ledbury House, of Shirestone Rd
- Banbury House, of Shirestone Rd
- Monmouth House, of Shirestone Rd
- Redditch House, of Tile Cross Rd
- Stafford House, of Tile Cross Rd
- Leominster House, of Tile Cross Rd
Bacon's End - 4 tower blocks
- Bangor House, of Forth Dr, built 1968 - 14 storeys
- Keele House, of Forth Dr, built 1968 - 14 storeys
- Westham House, of Forth Dr, built 1968 - 14 storeys
- Wedgewood House, of Forth Dr, built 1968 - 14 storey
Smith's Wood - 10 tower blocks
- Newnham House, of Sheppey Dr (Area 10), built 1966 - 13 storeys
- Birbeck House, of Guernsey Dr (Area 10), built 1966 - 13 storeys
- Bedford House, of Sanda Croft (Area 10), built 1966 - 15 storeys
- Westfield House, of Arran Way (Area 10), built 1966 - 15 storeys - Demolished 2012
- Pembroke House, of Burtons Way, built 1967 - 15 storeys
- Clare House, of Burtons Way, built 1967 - 15 storeys
- Nuffield House, of Kingfisher Dr / Tamar Dr, built 1967 - 15 storeys - Demolished 2009-11
- Worcester House, of Kingfisher Dr / Tamar Dr, built 1967 - 15 storeys - Demolished 2009-11
- Gonville House, of Dove Way / Tamar Dr, built 1967 - 15 storeys - Demolished 2012
- Girton House, of Dove Way / Tamar Dr, built 1967 - 15 storeys - Demolished 2012
Kingshurst Hall Estate - 6 tower blocks
- Redwood House, of Broomcroft Rd
- Wingfield House, of Kingshurst Way
- Catesby House, of Kingshurst Way
- De Montfort House, of Stonebridge Cres
- Kingshurst House, of Stonebridge Cres
- Digby House, of Stonebridge Cres