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William Dargue 2008 A History of Birmingham Places & Placenames . . . from A to Y
https://billdargue.jimdo.com/
https://billdargue.jimdo.com/
Are we allowed to advertise our own websites here?!
My site, A History of Birmingham Places & Placenames . . . from A to Y, explains the origin and meaning of Birmingham's placenames and delves into the history of each locality. The Placenames and Postcode Gazetteers enable easy access around the site. There are suggested sights to see, some well-known landmarks, some unexpected surprises, and many of them are illustrated. Each locality has a Google map and Ordnance Survey co-ordinates. Also here are brief historical overviews of placenames and of the City. A glossary explains unfamiliar terms and gives local examples and there is an extensive annotated list of weblinks.
I’m very keen to hear from residents or past residents of Birmingham what they think of the articles about the areas they know. You can easily look up places from the Placenames Gazetteer or Postcodes Gazetteer. Have I given a fair representation of the area? Have I got my facts right? Have I missed anything out that should be in? Does anyone have any photographs they would like me to use?
The site has been fully up & running since September and I’ve already had a couple of interesting contributions. One from Dick Hayhurst in South Australia about Saltley Hall (on the Adderley Park page), and a substantial one from Gunter School about their history (on the Pype Hayes page).
Comments and constructive criticisms also very welcome?
Can I also tell you about my website providers, Jimdo https://www.jimdo.com/ who provide 500 MB of storage FREE! I’ve only used half of that so far. They also provide a wide range of page templates and, with a bit of practice, it’s easy to build your own website. There’s a good forum and the staff will answer queries personally. I guess Jimdo want you buy their full option with 5 GB of storage and other features, but even that costs only 5 euros a month.
Bill Dargue