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Sarehole Mill

I have been helping a writer in America who is interested in the house that J. R. R. Tolkien lived in in Wake Green Road (5 Gracewell, now 264 Wake Green Road). She wanted to know who actually owned the property. The only records that I could find in Birmingham Library was the Poor and General District rate assessment book 1901 View attachment Rate Assessment.docfor Wake Green Road. Unfortunately, it does not show house numbers/names, only what I can assume are schedule numbers. Does anybody know how the system worked? Is there anyway of determining from the schedule numbering the corresponding house numbers?
 
You have to ask to see the Rates Books. I have done this for a property my family lived in, just to check on the year they moved there. It gives the tenant, the rateable value and the owner. I believe they may have now been digitised - it's Archives you want, at least that's where the books were. Shortie
 
Hi Gensec: According to several references about JJR Tolkien's life at 264 Wake Green Road. The house was initially owned by a wealthy
Birmingham solicitor named A.H. Foster. Mr. Foster had the house built for his servants. He and his family were living close by in a much larger residence. Mr. Foster at some point purchased Sarehole Mill and Meadow from some people in Yardley who owned it and then bequeathed it to the City of Birmingham..

As Shortie suggests for further information you would have to see the Rates Books.
 
Sarehole Mill makes an appearance in Ian Hislop's Olden Days programme, tonight @ 9.00 pm on BBC2. Viv.
 
They certainly do produce bread now. And it looks delicious! Viv.


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They sell the flour on the premises and at street markets too. Nice example of a product from a traditional craft. Viv


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If anyone is looking for The Big Hoot's Little Hoot, there is currently two small painted owls in one of the rooms here.


Owl for One and One for Owl - Hall Green Junior School



Billesley Base Owlet - Billesley Primary School

 
Not Sarehole but connected to the last post. There are several owls in Kings Heath - follow the footprints on the pavement! I thought someone was messing around until I remembered about The Big Hoots Little Hoot.

Janice
 
(Little Hoot's in Kings Heath) I found two on the High Street, one in Kings Heath Park and two down on Poplar Road.


RHS in Bloom judges came to Sarehole Mill yesterday morning, as well as at other floral locations around the city.


See Jas Sansi's photos on Flickr of that. Sarehole Mill - RHS judges visit
 
That is the mill I was looking for, I know Sarehole mill, would the mill have been part of Sarehole farm ? As there used to be a large barn on Wakefield road were I believe there's a petrol station now. I believe it bordered Brooks farm where Coleside avenue "old Wakefield road" is now, the was a building there just by the four arches bridge, would like to have more information on that, did have a photo 1932 from Hall Green archive but unable to find it again.
Tippin said:
Memories of the Mill

Hi,

I currently work at Sarehole Mill, and am trying to find out about it's past. I would be very intrested to hear about any memories any one may have of the mill, or the last occupent, George Andrew Junior, who died in 1959 (and is also a distant relative of mine).

Stephen
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Well this is Four Arches in 1905, if the building pictured is the one you mean then I think it's Brook Farm.

Hall Green four arches 1905.jpg
 
Tippin said:
Memories of the Mill

Hi,

I currently work at Sarehole Mill, and am trying to find out about it's past. I would be very intrested to hear about any memories any one may have of the mill, or the last occupent, George Andrew Junior, who died in 1959 (and is also a distant relative of mine).

Stephen
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George Andrew, do you know if he had the farm on Robin Hood Lane, Marion Way and had a large stone house over on the corner of Wake Green Rd. across from the mill, it just might be the same George I knew. this would have been in the late 40's early 50's. us kids in the neighbourhood would help raking straw and loading a wagon. He also built dry stone walls which I kind of helped, being a kid, but he taught me how to shape and cut stone with a hammer. I remember too we also had to start his old truck with a and crank. It does sound like the person in question , he was elderly at the time. The memory has come on occasions when asked what was my first job.
 
Ravenwood said:
George Andrew, do you know if he had the farm on Robin Hood Lane, Marion Way and had a large stone house over on the corner of Wake Green Rd. across from the mill, it just might be the same George I knew. this would have been in the late 40's early 50's. us kids in the neighbourhood would help raking straw and loading a wagon. He also built dry stone walls which I kind of helped, being a kid, but he taught me how to shape and cut stone with a hammer. I remember too we also had to start his old truck with a and crank. It does sound like the person in question , he was elderly at the time. The memory has come on occasions when asked what was my first job.
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BernardR said:
This is actually a little way from the Mill I believe and part of my 'playground' as a Kid. It would have been at the bottom of Brook Lane before it was re-aligned.
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Hi, when were you there? I grew up on Cole Side ave.in the prefabs 1940?-54. just curios.
 
Was a free open day today as the Bakehouse was reopened and was back in use after not being used for 150 years. Storm Dennis didn't stop people visiting the mill.





Wooden roof beams on the ceiling.



About to bake some bread.



Putting the bread into the hot oven.





Outside the Bakehouse back into the storm.

 
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