Egbaston is one of Brimingham’s outer districts, located to the south of the city centre.

It was originally a country estate, presided over by the Calthorpes. In the 19th century the family insisted that the area was not taken over by the industrial estates that dominated so many other parts of the city, and to this day there is little sign of industrialisation in the district.

As a result Edgbaston is one of Birmingham’s few leafy, residential areas, and there is still an air of exclusiveness to the district.

Today Edgbaston is best known for being home to Edgbaston Cricket Ground, but the district is also home to Birmingham’s Botanical Gardens, the Midlands Arts Centre and Birmingham University.