Booths Lane, Great Barr
William Booth was a Notorious forger and minter of false coins,and on the 28 march 1812 the military attacked his fortifyed farm house in great Barr,
Hence Booth,s Farm Road when he was captured the authorities found £ 3 ,000 in good notes,200 Guineas in gold ,, £600 in counterfeit silver coins
And a large amount of notes,
He was sent for trial at Stratford Assizes, for years previously he had been tried at Warwick, for the murder of his brother, John,
But had been acquitted for lack of Evidence, this time he was not so fortunate, booth was executed publicly on 15 August 1815
But the hangman bungled the job and so the coiner had to be revived, and Hanged again two hours later
He was hurried at Hands worth old church and later moved thus Booth was tried twice and. Hanged twice and hurried twice
, Alan,,, Astonian,,,,,,,