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    Church Of The Messiah Broad Street (unitarian)

    That’s great everyone. Thankyou. As I’m new to Birmingham but will be moving from Folkestone to the Solihull area soon is there a Birmingham history society I could join that focusses on the development of the city from 1780 onwards and particularly the inter war period?
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    Church Of The Messiah Broad Street (unitarian)

    Looking both from the Mailbox does anyone know the church? building shown in the attached photo. It was there in 1953 but disappears afterwards.
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    Lionel Street

    We have visited the Back to Backs property in Birmingham as run by the National Trust but I’m wondering if the Courts were truly back to backs or were they something similar? I guess we should also bear in mind that in 1847 they weren’t that old and may well have been more desirable than the...
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    Lionel Street

    Thank you. That’s brilliant.
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    Lionel Street

    Wow, this is an impressive thread. I’m trying to research a William Wood living at what looks like 15 Court , Lionel Street. It is shown on his son’s birth certificate. It also appears he was a wire worker but the text is difficult to read. Does anyone know anything about number 15 and do you...
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