Stirchley History

From a rural hamlet to a lively urban village: researching the people, places and stories of Stirchley through the ages

[Birmingham Archives & Collections @TheIronRoom]

Don’t forget to join us on Saturday for Gareth’s talk – The Impossible Bomb, the story of the British scientists who enabled the Manhattan Project, including Otto Frisch and Rudolf Peierls of Birmingham University: https://t.co/5vwE9aWad0 @LibraryofBham @UoBSchool @PhysicsNews

[Fruit & Nut Village @fruitnutvillage]

#NewlandsRun #Stirchley... #OpenToAll 29th November 25

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Come in and see us. 10 til 3 today at Stirchley Community Church

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Happy Birthday Stirchley Market! Come and meet us at Stirchley Baths today. We'll be here until 3pm

[Birmingham Archives & Collections @TheIronRoom]

Don't forget A Time for Letters: Workshop, Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM. Get close to original 18th-century letters from our archive. Explore their uses as sources and try transcription exercises. Book here: https://t.co/WiH8qbS9Rl Ref: MS 3219/4/23 @LibraryofBham @unibirmingham

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@Ktphotouk @stirchleybaths We'll catch up with you

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@cannonhillpark @stirchleybaths @BhamCityCouncil @stirchley_forum @StirchleyCD @CotteridgeJI @FriendsofRVS @MoseleyRdBaths @heritageopenday @EnglishHeritage @nationaltrust It was good to see you.

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And we're open!! Open until 3pm today

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@TheIronRoom @LibraryofBham Thank you. Rather confusingly, the Dads Lane estate is now known as the Pineapple estate!

[GoldenLionBrum @Goldenlionbrum]

Over the next few months we’ll be bringing you project soundbites and snippets of all things Golden Lion.

In this clip, Sarah and Irene from @BirminghamCT talk about the building’s remarkable survival and its importance as a landmark in Cannon Hill Park. More to come!

[Birmingham Archives & Collections @TheIronRoom]

#SundayShowcase This week we bring you - Female Entrepreneurship in Nineteenth Century England by Jennifer Aston with extensive reference to Birmingham. Ref - A 330 Wolfson Centre Stack Items @LibraryofBirmingham @DrJenniferAston

[Stirchley History @StirchleyHist]

They bombed the canal bridge in Bournville Lane, by the railway station, and flooded houses in Stirchley

[Antonio Das Mortes @AntoniodasMort]

@ichoosemag They were trying to bomb Cadbury's?

You know, the more I hear about these Nazi's the harder it is to feel charitable towards them...

[Sandra Cooper @cooper_sandra]

@IndianaMolyneux Nick's family regrets to announce that Nick passed away on Saturday. They have no access to his address book. If you want to contact them, please DM me

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A wonderful interview celebrating the Cadbury legacy. Duncan is coming to speak in person about his ancestor George and the Bournville Village Trust at @stirchleybaths at 7 pm on Thursday 11 April (£3 entry)

[ITV News Central @ITVCentral]

Duncan Cadbury: 200 years of chocolate and community still thrives in Bournville https://t.co/sEvGqyWoiE

[Birmingham Archives & Collections @TheIronRoom]

#BirminghamPanoramic. This week we're bringing you MS 619/35 : the Birmingham Gazette and Express Birds Eye View map of the City of Birmingham, 1904. Edgbaston Reservoir tucked in there in the bottom left. @LibraryofBham

[Woolly Mammoth Stitch Works CIC @Woolly_Works]

What a brilliant, lively & creative afternoon at @stirchleybaths yesterday! Thank you to everyone who came along and to the amazing @LeafCreativeArt Beat It Percussion @OurSceneCIC & Misfits Music who organised activities. 'Official' photos coming soon! A flavour.. @SellyOakNNS

[Bham Museums Images @BMAGimages]

A Huguenot - Compositional Study by John Everett Millais, 1852. This lovely pen and ink drawing is new on @BM_AG's online image resource.
https://t.co/47TQSaGhA3
#openaccess #publicdomain

[Birmingham Archives & Collections @TheIronRoom]

#MapOnATuesday. Birmingham Rating Map 8B (MAP/270023). From a collection of tracings used by Mr Richard Clarke, Borough Valuer and Surveyor for the Parish of Birmingham for the purposes of assessment, 1870 -71. One of a few sets of maps to identify property numbers @LibraryofBham