Places
36 places found.
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- Solihull, West Midlands
- Shirley, West Midlands
- Dorridge, West Midlands
- Knowle, West Midlands
- Castle Bromwich, West Midlands
- Olton, West Midlands
- Meriden, West Midlands
- Berkswell, West Midlands
- Packwood, West Midlands
- Solihull Lodge, West Midlands
- Beechwood, West Midlands
- Stonebridge, West Midlands
- Hillfield, West Midlands
- Eastcote, West Midlands
- Elmdon, West Midlands
- Wootton Green, West Midlands
- Norton Green, West Midlands
- Fen End, West Midlands
- Four Ashes, West Midlands
- Rotten Row, West Midlands
- Hook End, West Midlands
- Worlds End, West Midlands
- Barston, West Midlands
- Blossomfield, West Midlands
- Copt Heath, West Midlands
- Hockley Heath, West Midlands
- Kineton Green, West Midlands
- Sharmans Cross, West Midlands
- Salter Street, West Midlands
- Ulverley Green, West Midlands
- Lodge Green, West Midlands
- Bentley Heath, West Midlands
- Hall Green, West Midlands (near Solihull)
- Catchems Corner, West Midlands
- Cheswick Green, West Midlands
- Flint's Green, West Midlands
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Memories
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Long Hot Summer!
Spent many a hot summer lounging around with friends in Park Road, Gatley Hill (especially fishing for sticklebacks in the stream) and the school fields, not to mention the village. Great local shops owned by friendly local people. ...Read more
A memory of Gatley in 1975 by
Schooldays
I have fond memories of marching up to St. Margarets Church from St. Margarets Junior and infant school, Richmond Rd. in the sixties and early seventies. We had to hold hands, and the operation of crossing the Warwick Road safely was a ...Read more
A memory of Olton by
1950s/60s
My mum, Kay Walford, was at Solihull Girls' School and Malvern, and I've found some of the magazines from the late 1950s/early 60s. Would anyone be interested in them? Or does anyone know of an ex-pupils group or local history group who ...Read more
A memory of Solihull by
Ex Garw Man
I was born in 193 Oxford Street, Pontycymer in 1935. I left to go into the army for National Service at the age of 18 in 1954. I returned for just 1 year in 1956 when I returned to the Midlands, to Birmingham. The house I lived in ...Read more
A memory of Pontycymer in 1945 by
Building The New Shopping Centre
I was born near COventry in 1948 and we move to Olton in 1952. After I left school in late 1965 I got a job as a labourer with C Bryant & Sons on the new Solihull shopping centre, and a few weeks later head office ...Read more
A memory of Solihull by
My Years In Tring
I was born at Aylesbury Hospital in 1948 and lived briefly at Pitstone, then Tring in Park Road and later Western Road. My Parents, Grandparents and many other relatives lived in the town. I attended Gravelly infant school in Park ...Read more
A memory of Tring by
Lower Wortley
I was born in Lower Wortley, and until the reservoir was built on the ring road, can remember the ring road floading. I went to Lower Wortley school, then Thornhill which isn't there anymore, my brother and mum still live in ...Read more
A memory of Beeston in 1968 by
Schooldays 1962 68
The back entrance seemed to be used by most pupils and linked in to malvern park and then solihull high street. The school grounds were extensive and new buildings were added for sports and dining. The outdoor lido next to the school was used for swimming lessons .... Lorraine Sinclair-Evans
A memory of Solihull by
Wiseacre Croft And Area
I remember the Co-op milk and bread deliveries and also the laundry being sent off, mainly the sheets and towels as we had no washing machine or central heating so washing and drying was a problem especially ...Read more
A memory of Shirley in 1966
Heath Lane
I moved from Elmdon Heath, Solihull to a Grocers Shop in Heath Lane approx. 1953 with my parents, Sister & Brother. We used to walk down to the Park when we could. As youngsters, you could in those days. A packed lunch + bread ...Read more
A memory of Stourbridge in 1953 by
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In 1885 Solihull was described as a 'very pleasant village, but a few miles distant'.
In 1885 Solihull was described as a ‘very pleasant village, but a few miles distant’.
In 1885 Solihull was described as a ‘very pleasant village, but a few miles distant’.
The Greswold family was the most distinguished in Solihull's history, and it was Humphrey Greswold who built Malvern Hall in the 18th century.
As with many other towns, the centre of Solihull was redeveloped in the 1960s.Among the projects was a new civic centre designed by H Weedon & Partners, and the demolition of Drury Lane for a pedestrian
It was originally called The Mermaid, but was renamed in the early 19th century after Henry Greswolde Lewis of Malvern Hall, Solihull.
It was originally called The Mermaid, but was renamed in the early 19th century after Henry Greswolde Lewis of Malvern Hall, Solihull.
Though perilously close to being engulfed by Solihull, Knowle manages to hang on to its own distinct character.
Council offices and a civic suite were built alongside it after Solihull became a county borough in 1964.
Though perilously close to being engulfed by Solihull, Knowle manages to hang on to its own distinct character.
Council offices and a civic suite were built alongside it after Solihull became a county borough in 1964.
Birmingham Mail in November 1903 reported that Acock's Green's genteeler residents were moving further out: 'Like the Arab, they are folding their tents and stealing away in the direction of Knowle and Solihull
Birmingham Mail in November 1903 reported that Acock’s Green’s genteeler residents were moving further out: ‘Like the Arab, they are folding their tents and stealing away in the direction of Knowle and Solihull
Knowle, one mile south-east of Solihull, contains several interesting old buildings, including the medieval Chester House, and the heavily restored 17th-century Red Lion.
Knowle, one mile south-east of Solihull, contains several interesting old buildings, including the medieval Chester House, and the heavily restored 17th-century Red Lion.
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