Louisa
master brummie
The Manors of Aston Parish is a useful factual snapshot introduction to the historical geography of Aston Manor, Bordesley & Deritend, Duddeston & Nechells, Saltley and Little Bromwich which was published in 1978 by the Birmingham Education Department, Margaret Street Birmingham.
The author is John Morris Jones ACO FRGS Headmaster at George Dixon Junior School and it is in A4 format and not a bound book. The reference is ISBN 0-7093-0008-5.
This booklet is useful for any one newly researching in Aston Manor, it gives condensed descriptions about the development of each of the areas through the ages from 1700's to 1977 with hand drawings of maps denoting the location of roads,canals industrial works and housing areas for each time span the section is covering.
The copy which I consulted for my family history was in the Birmingham & Midland Society for Geneology & Heraldy Library but there may be a copy in the Birmingham Library.
The author is John Morris Jones ACO FRGS Headmaster at George Dixon Junior School and it is in A4 format and not a bound book. The reference is ISBN 0-7093-0008-5.
This booklet is useful for any one newly researching in Aston Manor, it gives condensed descriptions about the development of each of the areas through the ages from 1700's to 1977 with hand drawings of maps denoting the location of roads,canals industrial works and housing areas for each time span the section is covering.
The copy which I consulted for my family history was in the Birmingham & Midland Society for Geneology & Heraldy Library but there may be a copy in the Birmingham Library.