The two Birchfield Houses in these photos appear to be very different: one has two wings perpendicular to each other and the other has just one wing. Perhaps the two photos were taken at different times, with a significant rebuild in the interim??Birchfield House is marked on the map I posted in post #29, but is this that house ? I can’t quite tie this to photo posted by Pudding earlier, except for the leaded light windows. The angle is different too. Maybe this is the rear of the house. Maybe there were alterations. Or the view is a side view not visible in Pudding’s image.
I notice there’s another Birchfield House in Derbyshire, but this image shows a house nowhere near the scale of the Derbyshire house. Also the pc was posted in Birmingham. So it all points to Birchfield House, Perry Barr. Viv.
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The Birchfield House in Perry Barr was once owned by Martha Gibbins. The Gibbins family were Bankers and Glassmakers. One son named Brueton Gibbins with his brother had the Aston Glass Works. Attached is a postcard of Birchfield HouseBirchfield House is marked on the map I posted in post #29, but is this that house ? I can’t quite tie this to photo posted by Pudding earlier, except for the leaded light windows. The angle is different too. Maybe this is the rear of the house. Maybe there were alterations. Or the view is a side view not visible in Pudding’s image.
I notice there’s another Birchfield House in Derbyshire, but this image shows a house nowhere near the scale of the Derbyshire house. Also the pc was posted in Birmingham. So it all points to Birchfield House, Perry Barr. Viv.
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many thanks rossbret....odd you should make this post as we have recently been talking about the aston glass works which you may have already seen..if not click on the link belowThe Birchfield House in Perry Barr was once owned by Martha Gibbins. The Gibbins family were Bankers and Glassmakers. One son named Brueton Gibbins with his brother had the Aston Glass Works. Attached is a postcard of Birchfield House
I missed this post. Very useful to know this. VivThere are two houses in close proximity called Birchfield, which explains the difference.
The large white house called simply "Birchfield" and owned by the Gibbons family was on the eastern side of the Birchfield Road, opposite Wilmore Road, and the site of the house is occupied by the parade of shops on the A34 between Bragg Road and The Broadway.
The other "Birchfield House" was further along on the western side of Birchfield Road at the junction with Heathfield Road and today is a small park.
Shows both of them .