Duddeston

[1] Duddeston is first mentioned in a charter granted to Wulfget the Thane by Eadgar, King of the Angles in 963.

One hundred years later, Thomas Holte became the Chief Justice of Wales and a close friend of King Henry VIII.

His grandson, also called Thomas Holte, supplied a small army in defending Ireland and for this he was knighted.

[3] After sustaining heavy damage during World War II bombing raids, as a result of its close proximity to targets such as factories and gas works, the area was named as one of five regeneration areas of the city with 267 acres (1.08 km2) of land in Duddeston and the adjoining Nechells prepared for redevelopment under the Housing Act of 1936.

[4] After World War II, the city council compulsorily purchased 267 acres (108 ha) of land.

The design by SN Cooke and Partners consists of a stretched X-shaped footprint, with brick cladding on a steel-frame.