TYSELEY

'Tyseley' is a district in the southern half of the city of Birmingham, England, near the Coventry Road and the districts of Small Heath and Yardley. It is located near the Grand Union Canal.
Tyseley means "Tyssa's clearing" with "-ley" meaning woodland clearing^[1].
Much of Tyseley is industrial, with many companies, including Klaxon, SCC, Western Pegasus Limited and Bakelite Limited, basing themselves there. One of the local attractions is the Birmingham Railway Museum, located inside a large railway depot.
The local comprehensive secondary school (on Reddings Lane) is Yardleys School, which was newly constructed on the site of a former brick works. The school moved from its previous split site location in 2001.
Tyseley railway station is on the Chiltern Main Line between London and Birmingham. The 36, 37 and 38 bus services, operated by Travel West Midlands, also serve the Tyseley area.
Tyseley was once a thriving Industrial Area with thousands of people working in the area for companies such as TI Reynolds (formally Reynolds Tubes) and Corona.
Tyseley has a large incineration plant, the Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant which burns rubbish and in the process produces electricity for the National Grid.
Tyseley contains many Victorian buildings that housed many manual workers reflecting the heritage of the area and the city.

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1. ''The History of Greater Birmingham - down to 1830'', Victor Skipp, 1987, V. H. T. Skipp (ISBN 0-9506998-0-2)

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★ Tyseley Locomotive Works

★ Western Pegasus

★ Yardleys School