Sir Josiah Mason's Orphanage, Erdington

[colin17]

I have been trying to locate a photograph / illustration of this building which sadly is no longer with us. Understand it was an ornate design, although the living conditions for orphans seem to have been rather hard. A distant relative was there in 1881. Can anyone point me in the right direction ?

 

[mikejee]

there is a picture online from the Brum city collection at:
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=122083&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=260

Hope that is what you want

 

[colin17]

Many thanks Mike, that will do very nicely - and barely had I asked the question than it was answered !