page_title: Bennetts Hill
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bennetts Hill / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Blue plaque to Edward Burne-Jones, artist and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, on the house where he was born in Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, England. This image represents an Open Plaques entry&#160;#1548.
context_page_description: Bennetts Hill is a street in the Core area of Birmingham City Centre, United Kingdom. It runs from New Street, uphill to Colmore Row, crossing Waterloo Street in the process. It is within the Colmore Row conservation area.
context_section_description: Bennetts Hill was created as part of the 19th-century Inge estate development. 11 Bennetts Hill (now demolished) was the birthplace of the artist Edward Burne-Jones in 1833, a fact commemorated by a Birmingham Civic Society blue plaque on the site.
  The neighbouring house, 10 Bennetts Hill, was occupied by David Barnett and Samuel Neustadt, both Jewish jewellery merchants. As a child Edward Burne-Jones played with their children, shared entertainments, and even took part in Jewish festivals. For the Purim festival, he arrived early and wore disguises as the other children did.
  John Pemberton, who developed the Priory Estate (including Old Square) in the early 18th century, also lived on Bennetts Hill.
caption: Blue plaque on Bennetts Hill.
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