North Birmingham Technical College (originally Aston Technical College and then part of

UCE Birmingham , mottoeng = "Do what you are doing; attend to your business" , established = 1992—gained university status1971—City of Birmingham Polytechnic1843— Birmingham College of Art , type = Public , affiliation = ...

) and finally part of

Birmingham City University Birmingham City University (abbrev. BCU) is a university in Birmingham, England. Initially established as the Birmingham College of Art with roots dating back to 1843, it was designated as a polytechnic (United Kingdom), polytechnic in 1971 and gai ...

. The college was created in 1967 when Aston Technical College moved to

Perry Barr Perry Barr is a suburban area in north Birmingham, England. It is also the name of a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. Birmingham Perry Barr is also a parliamentary constituency; its Member of Parliament is Khalid Ma ...

but even then it was being earmarked as part of the proposed

Birmingham Polytechnic , mottoeng = "Do what you are doing; attend to your business" , established = 1992—gained university status1971—City of Birmingham Polytechnic1843— Birmingham College of Art , type = Public , affiliation = ...

. At the start of 1971, the college became part of the new City of Birmingham Polytechnic.The Times, Friday, Jan 01, 1971; pg. 4; Issue 58061; col A In 1972, work began on the already planned new buildings for the college at

which became the Attwood and Baker buildings of the Birmingham Polytechnic (later

) Perry Barr campus. The buildings were demolished in 2018.

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