Five Ways, Birmingham

[1] Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, who lived at Five Ways until 1785, describes the origins of its name as a result of the location being the junction of five roadways.

[3] It was the former home of King Edward VI Five Ways School,[4] before it relocated to its present site in Bartley Green.

The West Midlands Metro light rail system from the city centre along Broad Street, passes through the Five Ways underpass and into Hagley Road.

[6] The sculptor was John Thomas, whom Sir Charles Barry had employed as stone and wood carver on the former King Edward's Grammar School at Five Ways.

A civic ceremony that formally rededicated the statue was held on 24 March 2007; and an interpretation board, giving details of Sturge's life, was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham.

The area began to develop in the early 1960s when Birmingham's business centre expanded westwards towards Edgbaston, along Broad Street and Hagley Road.

Calthorpe Estates, the landowners, started various schemes to encourage highrise construction in the area and to develop it into a business centre.

Work commenced on the 2.3-acre site in 2014, with contractor Colmore Tang Construction appointed to complete the £50 million scheme which was to include the addition of a steel-and-glass sky bar and restaurant to the roof of the existing building.

[22] In October 2017 SevenCapital was granted permission to build a 17-storey, 228 bedroom luxury apartment development, named St Martin's Place adjacent to the Park Regis hotel.