Does anyone have any photographs or other details of the Smallwood Health Centre? The modern building that was behind Smallwood Hospital which was demolished. Simon Parkinson of the St Stephens Surgery is looking for them to add to a history of the practice he's compiling. Derek derek.coombes@rlhs.org.uk
The Lost Children. We will be telling the story of c.6,000 children emigrated to Canada between 1873-1948 through Birmingham's Middlemore Homes. Saturday 14th September to Sunday 22nd September at the Birmingham & Midland Institute - 10 am to 4pm daily We hope to see you there! Regards, Balsall Heath Local…
Liam Basford writes...... Dear Redditch Local History Society, I wonder if you could help me with some research that I am undertaking about the Redditch town crest. I’m particularly interested in the reasoning behind the town’s affinity to the Kingfisher bird. I understand that originally, a Swift sat upon the…
We were recently asked about the availability of the Norman Neasom Map depicting Redditch in the 1700s. After some investigation we received this reply from his daughter, Jeannie Brown, at Neasom Fine Art. Dad was keen on local history and the chances are that you have seen some of his…
Posted by Derek Coombes.... If you are reading this you are probably interested in Redditch Local History. If so would you like to get "Hands On" with two projects aimed at uncovering and documenting untold local history? The RLHS has been asked to support two local history projects being planned…
Ian Harman asks....... I wondered if anyone has any information about a underground bunker in Red Lion street during World War 2 and cites this diagram below from Mike Johnson's Book - The Redditch Home Guard - as the reason for his question.
Gary Emms asks..... Does anyone know why the bridge over Batchley Brook on the Birmingham Road just before in junction with Windsor Road/Middlehosue Lane is called "Pigeon Bridge"?