Birmingham Proof House

The Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House is a weapons proving establishment in Banbury Street, Birmingham, UK. The building was designed by John Horton and consists of a centre bay, emphasised by a segmental parapet, which contains trophies by William Hollins. A Jacobean-style gateway was added in 1883. It is a grade II* listed building.

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1813 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House; Gun Barrel Proof House
military museum, building, 

• British Listed Buildings page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• Grade II* listed building page^@
• Mapping Museums page^@
• National Heritage List for England page^@
• Statens historiska museers samlingar page^@
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Location: 52.4804, -1.8847, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Tettenhall ⓘ
  910 battle

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  Siege of Kenilworth ⓘ
  1266 siege during the Second Barons' War

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  Battle of Kings Norton ⓘ
  1642 battle

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  Battle of Camp Hill ⓘ
  1643 battle in the first English Civil War

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  Siege of Lichfield ⓘ
  1643 siege

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  Battle of Stourbridge Heath ⓘ
  1644 battle

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  Battle of Tipton Green ⓘ
  1644 battle

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  Coventry Blitz ⓘ
  1940 German bombing raids on the English city of Coventry in World War II

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  Birmingham Blitz ⓘ
  WWII aerial bombardment of British city

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  Battle of Saltley Gate ⓘ
  1972 battle

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  Birmingham Regional War Room ⓘ
  

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  Drakelow Tunnels ⓘ
  underground military complex in Worcestershire, UK

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  Solihull Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in the West Midlands, UK

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  Warwick County Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Warwickshire

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  West Midlands Civil Defence Bunker ⓘ
  civil defence centre in the West Midlands, UK

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  Wylde Green Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Cannock Castle Ring ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Tamworth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Tamworth, United Kingdom  

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  Weoley Castle ⓘ
  remains of a fortified manor house, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

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  Dudley Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Dudley, United Kingdom  

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  Kenilworth Castle ⓘ
  castle ruin in the town of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, UK  

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  Hartlebury Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed house in Hartlebury, Wychavon, Worcestershire, England, UK  

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  Lunt Roman Fort ⓘ
  Roman fort in Warwickshire, England, UK  

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  Military Wireless Museum in the Midlands ⓘ
  museum in Kidderminster,Worcestershire, England, UK  

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  Birmingham Proof House ⓘ
  military museum

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  Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Warwick, England, United Kingdom

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  Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lichfield, England, UK

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1813 Birmingham Proof House

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910 Battle of Tettenhall

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1266 Siege of Kenilworth

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1643 Siege of Lichfield

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1644 Battle of Stourbridge Heath

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1644 Battle of Tipton Green

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1940 — 1942 Coventry Blitz

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1940 — 1943 Birmingham Blitz

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1972 Battle of Saltley Gate

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1070 Dudley Castle

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1122 Kenilworth Castle

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1300 Hartlebury Castle

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1979 Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum

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2005 Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum

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Thinktank Birmingham - Proof House(1)

Thinktank Birmingham - Proof House(2)

Birmingham Gunbarrel Proof House

Gun Barrel Proof House

Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House

Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House gates

Main Gates, Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House

Birmingham Gun barrel Proofing House

Gun Barrel Proof House, Banbury Street, Digbeth - sign removed

Gun Barrel Proof House, Banbury Street, Digbeth

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	527	Kingdom of Mercia		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	910	Battle of Tettenhall	Vikings, Kingdom of Mercia, battle, Kingdom of Wessex	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1266	Siege of Kenilworth	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Kings Norton	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Camp Hill	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Siege of Lichfield	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Stourbridge Heath	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Tipton Green	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Coventry Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Birmingham Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1972	Battle of Saltley Gate	battle	Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1861	Birmingham Small Arms Company	automotive industry, arms industry, public limited company, vehicle construction, manufacture of weapons and ammunition, manufacture of metal forming machinery, Manufacture of motorcycles, machinery industry and plant construction	Wikidata
site	bunker		Birmingham Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Drakelow Tunnels	military museum, factory, tunnel, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Solihull Borough Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Warwick County Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Warwickshire County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		West Midlands Civil Defence Bunker	civil defense center, West Midlands County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Wylde Green Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Cannock Castle Ring	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Tamworth Castle	local authority museum, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Weoley Castle	ruins, archaeological site, archaeological museum, fortified manor house	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Dudley Castle	archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1122	Kenilworth Castle	historic house museum, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Hartlebury Castle	historic house museum, episcopal palace, local museum, fortified manor house, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Lunt Roman Fort	independent museum, military museum, castrum	Wikidata
site	museum		Military Wireless Museum in the Midlands	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1813	Birmingham Proof House	military museum, building	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum	regimental museum, independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Thinktank Birmingham - Proof House(1)		Commons
commons	image		Thinktank Birmingham - Proof House(2)		Commons
commons	image		Birmingham Gunbarrel Proof House		Commons
commons	image		Gun Barrel Proof House		Commons
commons	image		Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House		Commons
commons	image		Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House gates		Commons
commons	image		Main Gates, Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House		Commons
commons	image		Birmingham Gun barrel Proofing House		Commons
commons	image		Gun Barrel Proof House, Banbury Street, Digbeth - sign removed		Commons
commons	image		Gun Barrel Proof House, Banbury Street, Digbeth		Commons