The Harborne Clock Tower Centre is a Grade II Listed Building which dates from 1881 and was most recently used as an Adult Education Centre.
Serious structural problems were encountered in March 2010, which led to the building being covered in protective scaffold in the interest of public safety. Following subsequent structural surveys the City Council decided in late July to close the Centre in view of the potential threat to the public, Centre users and staff. In the interim, courses starting in September were relocated to other Adult Education Centres and to some venues in the Harborne area.
Following a review of the Adult Education Service across the city it has been concluded that The Clock Tower will not reopen. The City Council therefore faces the challenge of a Grade II Listed Building in need of significant investment to make it safe and to bring it up to standard whilst protecting it for the long-term benefit of Harborne.
Serious structural problems were encountered in March 2010, which led to the building being covered in protective scaffold in the interest of public safety. Following subsequent structural surveys the City Council decided in late July to close the Centre in view of the potential threat to the public, Centre users and staff. In the interim, courses starting in September were relocated to other Adult Education Centres and to some venues in the Harborne area.
Following a review of the Adult Education Service across the city it has been concluded that The Clock Tower will not reopen. The City Council therefore faces the challenge of a Grade II Listed Building in need of significant investment to make it safe and to bring it up to standard whilst protecting it for the long-term benefit of Harborne.
