Lickey, The Woods c.1965
Photo ref: L215018
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Photo ref: L215018
Photo of Lickey, The Woods c.1965

More about this scene

This view could be Cofton Woods, Pinfield Wood or Lickey Warren, among others. In the Middle Ages the whole area was densely wooded with patches of heathland and small clearings for agriculture and settlement. It was Royal Forest for a time, but it was confirmed as common land by Edward I. However, just as the railway in 1840 opened up the Lickeys to day trippers, local landowners were enclosing land to keep the public out. The Birmingham Association for the Preservation of Open Spaces was formed to fight against encroachment, and Birmingham Corporation gradually acquired much of the area, partly through donations from the Cadburys. Eventually, almost the whole of the wooded area of the Lickeys was preserved for the public.

A Selection of Memories from Lickey

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Lickey

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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

In the 1901 census my great-grand mother was living at this place and was working at Stoke Priory as a domestic. I cannot find any information on this building, can anyone help?
During the 1950s many children from Birmingham and surrounding areas suffered with TB and chest complaints.  I can remember the doctor prescribed that I should have sun ray treatment twice a week and climb the Lickey Steps once a week.  Climbing these steps was really hard going, coughing and feeling breathless and with legs like jelly, but as the months went by the climb became easier, my health returned.  As a teenager ...see more