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Kings Heath

I think there were several Carnegie libraries. Must have been established by a Mr Carnegie perhaps ? Must look it up. Viv.
 
I too used the Kings Heath Library throughtout the 1950s - mainly for sheet music or local history. I wasn't aware that it was one of Carnegie's libraries, but in those days it was just a source of getting what I wanted and it always looked like a converted bank to me!

Maurice :cool:
 

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Originally in King's Norton, "the king's heath" was part of the royal manor
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I wondered about it being listed: it is.
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King's Heath Library, Moseley and Kings Heath, Birmingham

King's Heath Library is a Grade II listed building in Moseley and Kings Heath, Birmingham, England. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.
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maypolebaz said:
I was a proud member of that library in the early 50s. I never knew it was called The Carnegie Library though. I don't remember that building to the right, would it have been railway connected I wonder ?
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I think the building to the right was until recently Kings Heath police station. Fairly sure it is the same building.
 
ellbrown said:
Does anyone remember this building being a Tesco on the Alcester Road South in Kings Heath. This view from the no 50 bus stop. It's diagonally opposite of Sainsbury's.

Now Sports Direct Fitness (was LA Fitness).



A new Diamond bus on the 50 seen passing by.

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Just looking at some older posts about Kings Heath and asked my wife about this one. Irene says that there has never been a TESCO in Kings Heath but there was one in Moseley Village. She thinks this building was a FineFare supermarket.
 
Yes, Viv, but not early 60s. I remember Sydney Brown & Wimbushes, but not the new shops on the right, and I left in January 1961.

Maurice :cool:
 
devonjim said:
Certain MidlandRed didn't pick up passengers within the boundary so no-one to shelter?
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Well, there is a Midland Red bus stop just before the BCT shelter. Passengers for Wythall and beyond to Alcester and Evesham needed to board their buses.
I could catch an Inner Circle 8 from Ladywood, to Stratford Road, Sparkbrook and then catch any Stratford Road Midland Red service that went through Shirley to my home area.
The Midland Red bus stop is to the right of bus JOJ 203.
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Radiorails said:
Well, there is a Midland Red bus stop just before the BCT shelter. Passengers for Wythall and beyond to Alcester and Evesham needed to board their buses.
I could catch an Inner Circle 8 from Ladywood, to Stratford Road, Sparkbrook and then catch any Stratford Road Midland Red service that went through Shirley to my home area.
The Midland Red bus stop is to the right of bus JOJ 203.
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Don'tknow about Birmingham but in similar situation in Liverpool, you could use the Ribble buses but a minimum fare - enough to put any scousers off! Was it the same on Midland Red? Before my time in Brum.
 
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