There was also something from Andy Street on Facebook giving alternative names for the stations and asking people to choose.
I have always know it as Moseley Village and always thought that’s what it was.I can see the logic of "Moseley Village" as that is still how locals refer to it.
The other station was originally Hazelwell but that no longer seems to be an area referred to.
Now my BT yard was in Hazelwood Rd Stirchley. Closest station I remember was Bournville that I can remember.I can see the logic of "Moseley Village" as that is still how locals refer to it.
The other station was originally Hazelwell but that no longer seems to be an area referred to.
Strictly speaking it is Moseley. That is what road signs and maps say - as far as I know.I have always know it as Moseley Village and always thought that’s what it was.
Taken there as a kid Meteor Ford were on the corner. Was it St Mary’s Row jnc Oxford Rd.Strictly speaking it is Moseley. That is what road signs and maps say - as far as I know.
However, because of its position straddling the crossroads by St Mary's and because of its atmosphere it has, for a long time, been referred to as a village. The people work together as they would in a village. (Moseley in bloom, music festival, farmers market etc).
Yes but long gone. Now the site of an M&S food only shop.Taken there as a kid Meteor Ford were on the corner. Was it St Mary’s Row jnc Oxford Rd.
Hazelwell opened in 1901 , and had a passenger service till 1941, but the goods yard did not close till March 1965, Below is a photo from 1929 (photo credited to D.J.Norton, courtesy of https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/) nd a map c1903 showing the stagtion, though it was a bit more rural then
View attachment 170309View attachment 170310 Hazelwell was the home of the Cartland family (Barbara's relatives) I never realised there was a goods yard off Priory Rd. I note the road bridge was built between the date of Mikes map and his station photo. It has always been a bit of a hump back.
There was a time that this line was to be open in time for the Commonwealth Games. How is progress?
Birmingham railway station project receives £15m funding
The plan is to reopen Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell stations along the old Camp Hill line.www.bbc.co.uk
Bournville used to be called Stirchley Street and I see from the map posted by Mikegee above (Post 71) that there was a definite area with that name.Now my BT yard was in Hazelwood Rd Stirchley. Closest station I remember was Bournville that I can remember.
Never believe what "they" tell you, "they" change their minds when it suits them.We were also told that the line could not reopen until....
Nothing too outlandish! Seems the public had a severely limited choice. I had hoped that Pineapple Rd would be called Camp Hill School as it is adjacent to the school and the name would give purpose to the name Camp Hill line.I note that the names for the three stations seem to have been chosen by the public as Kings Heath (already named), Pineapple Road and Moseley Village.
Problems with that suggestion: 1. the station is not at Camp Hill. 2. The schools are called King Edwards not Camp Hill School.Nothing too outlandish! Seems the public had a severely limited choice. I had hoped that Pineapple Rd would be called Camp Hill School as it is adjacent to the school and the name would give purpose to the name Camp Hill line.
The problem with that is that there was a Camp Hill station before and it was in a space that could probably take a station again if the line is successful.Nothing too outlandish! Seems the public had a severely limited choice. I had hoped that Pineapple Rd would be called Camp Hill School as it is adjacent to the school and the name would give purpose to the name Camp Hill line.
Problems with that suggestion: 1. the station is not at Camp Hill. 2. The schools are called King Edwards not Camp Hill School.
Yes but in his short life he founded many schools mainly from the proceeds of confiscation of the money held by the guilds that his father did not get round to doing.Mind you David he has been dead a long while:
Edward VI (r.1547-1553)
Edward VI became king at the age of nine upon the death of his father, Henry VIII, and a Regency was created. Although he was intellectually precocious (fluent in Greek and Latin, he kept a full journal of his reign), he was not, however, physically robust. His short reign was dominated by...www.royal.uk
David I'm pretty certain it's not going to happen. But, this alumnus thinks it would have been worth giving consideration to this name for the station.King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
I am sure pupils and alumni of both schools would not like you dispensing with the King Edward bit.