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  1. Lotusisok

    Report - Five Ways Tower, Birmingham - May 2023

    19/05/23 Five Ways Tower in Birmingham is a 23 floor abandoned office building that closed down due to sick building syndrome in 2005. More information in my previous threads, this is a sort of update about the building. My past few visits to the tower have been filled with great effort...
  2. Lotusisok

    Report - Five Ways Tower, Birmingham - April 2023

    (as of 16/04/23) Five Ways Tower is a 23 floor abandoned tower in Five Ways Birmingham. It was constructed in 1979 and was eventually abandoned in 2005 due to sick building syndrome. For a while, security has been on high for the tower, with our last visit having the entrance sealed up with...
  3. Bikin Glynn

    Report - Five ways tower Birmingham - Dec 18

    Wahoo just about the only category I hadnt done a report in as I dont really do high stuff! Five Ways Tower is a 23-storey commercial building on a 2.1-acre (8,500 m2) prime site located in the Birmingham City Centre by the corner of Frederick Road and Islington Road, near to the Five Ways...
  4. E

    Report - Five ways tower, Birmingham - April 2019

    Five ways tower used to be an old office block in central Birmingham, by the five ways round about. The 23 storey building was completed in 1979 however it was abandoned when a large amount of the workers kept on falling ill. Known as sick building syndrome this is caused by poor ventilation and...
  5. BrainL

    Report - Five Ways Tower, Birmingham - October 2017

    The Explore Roof-topping really isn't my thing and only ever been up one tower like this, funnily enough just over the road from Five Ways. Have to say though I did quite enjoy this one, the views were great but I'm not keen on heights so I was pretty nervous even looking over the edge.. Not a...
  6. jellyfish

    Report - Five ways tower, Birmingham. june 17

    Hello all. Another rooftop from me :-) This time its Fiveways tower in Birmingham. This place offers some amazing views over Birmingham and beyond, definitely one of the better views iv seen since i started exploring. Visited with @lou2209 who once again had me climbing stuff i wouldnt usually...
  7. iamsilverfox

    Report - Five Ways Tower, Birmingham, Mid 2013

    Recently came across some old pictures i never shared from fiveways. Birmingham is pretty much my home town and this was the first place i ever really topped, so it'll always hold some significance. I'll do some history, but im sure its well covered by now. Pinched off wiki, The...
  8. Adders

    Report - Five Ways Tower, Birmingham: Sept 09 - Jan 11

    Visited over the last couple of years with Bubblehead, God, Siologen, Sammydoublewhammy, Wezism, Sophietherat, Shadow, Raptor Jesus, Thompski, Hulfordj, Jen and a couple more I can't remember. 6 times I've been up here now, after the second time asking myself why once I get to the top. I...
  9. R

    Report - Five Ways Tower - Birmingham - Nov 2010

    With fireworks as far as the eye could see, I thought it would be ideal to take a trip to the top of the city! Getting in was interesting, would have been a lot easier with 2 people! But in I got and up I went.... 1. There was cloud above and a low lying cloud below, with a thick...
  10. Ojay

    Report - Five Ways Tower, Birmingham - October 2010.

    Five Ways Tower, Birmingham - Visited By Ojay & Stepping Lightly. Five Ways Tower is a 23 storey commercial building designed by architect Philip Bright and was built in 1979. At 76m (249ft) and over 100,000 sq ft of office space, the building occupies 2.1-acre of prime Birmingham City...
  11. O

    Report - Five Ways Tower Birmingham - Sept 09

    First time in Birmingham, and i spent the whole night running around buildings and on rooftops. We met up with the Brum crew and went straight to the first tower. This has to be the fastest time for getting inside a building for any urbex. Once we got in there was loads of stairs to go up...
  12. heightlover

    Report - five ways tower, Birmingham Sept 09

    Five ways tower was completed in 1979 but was put out of use due to SBS (sick building syndrome) and it stands 23 floors high 76 meters or 249ft tall. there is nothing to see inside but empty offised unless you goto the boiler room or electric cupboards so didnt bother to photograph so just went...
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