The Metchley Grange Estate is a large council estate in Harborne, Birmingham. The housing on the estate is centred around Leahurst Crescent and Metchley Drive, and is bordered to the west by Harborne Park Road and to the east by Metchley Lane. The estate takes its name from the large Metchley Grange house that was located in the northeastern corner, at the junction of Malins Road and Metchley Lane.
The current layout of the estate was partly laid out in the 1950s when Leahurst Crescent was created to accommodate temporary prefabs. Plans for the construction of permanent housing were approved in phases between 1963 and 1964. The first phase included a 16 storey tower block, which was built on the site of Metchley Grange. This was joined by three 11 storey tower blocks immediately south of it in the second phase. The estate was completed in 1966.
Tower blocks[]
The single 16 storey tower block on Malins Road is Kendal Tower.
The three 11 storey tower blocks are: