Blythe Valley Park
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Blythe Valley Park is a newly created district of the town of Solihull
in the West Midlands conurbation
. It is adjacent to Junction 4 of the M42 motorway
, on the A34 Stratford Road between Solihull and Hockley Heath
. The area was agricultural land administered by Sydenhale Farm until the late 1990s. After the death of the last landowner in 1984, the land was purchased by Solihull Council in preparation for development. The project is still underway, and is composed of two principal elements; a public park along the valley of the River Blythe
and a business park. Because of the location of the site and its proximity to the motorway network and Birmingham International Airport it was deemed prime land for office development. The development consists of large office blocks set in parkland. The most apparent element of the development is the Blythe Bridge
over the M42, which stands out amongst the functionalist motorway architecture. Junction 4 of the M42 was remodelled and altered to allow for direct access from the motorway.
Solihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
in the West Midlands conurbation
West Midlands conurbation
The West Midlands conurbation is the name given to the large conurbation that includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and the large towns of Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Solihull, Stourbridge, Halesowen in the English West Midlands....
. It is adjacent to Junction 4 of the M42 motorway
M42 motorway
The M42 motorway is a major road in England. The motorway runs north east from Bromsgrove in Worcestershire to just south west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, passing Redditch, Solihull, the National Exhibition Centre and Tamworth on the way. The section between the M40 and M6 road forms...
, on the A34 Stratford Road between Solihull and Hockley Heath
Hockley Heath
Hockley Heath is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. The parish is to the south of the West Midlands conurbation, from Birmingham from Solihull and from Stratford on Avon...
. The area was agricultural land administered by Sydenhale Farm until the late 1990s. After the death of the last landowner in 1984, the land was purchased by Solihull Council in preparation for development. The project is still underway, and is composed of two principal elements; a public park along the valley of the River Blythe
River Blythe
The Blythe is a river in the English Midlands which runs from Warwickshire, through the borough of Solihull and on to Coleshill. It runs along the Meriden Gap in the Midlands Plateau,...
and a business park. Because of the location of the site and its proximity to the motorway network and Birmingham International Airport it was deemed prime land for office development. The development consists of large office blocks set in parkland. The most apparent element of the development is the Blythe Bridge
Blythe Bridge
Blythe Bridge is a village situated in the Staffordshire Moorlands District, although it is effectively a south-eastern suburb of the city of Stoke-on-Trent.-Etymology:...
over the M42, which stands out amongst the functionalist motorway architecture. Junction 4 of the M42 was remodelled and altered to allow for direct access from the motorway.