Recent content by Sue Fell

Unfortunately I don't have any photos of our house in Swanshurst Lane but am enquiring of other members of the family so hope I will find some! Looking back at Ernest Stanbury I found that on 1871 census he was living with his father, was aged 17 and the address was Sare Hole, Yardley...

Thank you so much both of you, such an interesting story to attach to our family history! I will have to look in the newspapers round about that time to get more. I am glad I found this forum with so many interested people. Will keep on looking in!

Thanks for that information. It must have been the same story that my Uncle found and decided to call the house Berry Mound(t). This is what I wanted to hear really, any information on the history of the old farmhouse. I know from my mother that the lake in Swanshurst Park was at the back of...

Thanks for replying to my query, much appreciated. Yes it was the thread about Swanshurst Farm. The first post was from bilsat on November 20, 2010. saying he was trying to find Berry Mound in Swanshurst Lane as he was writing a book. IAS he hasn't been on since 2019 then probably too late. I...

Sorry about the confusion. I was hoping the person who asked the question about "Berry Mound" in Swanshurst Lane would respond but it was posted about 10 years ago so maybe not surprising! I just want to know if there is any more information about the site where the houses now stand next to...

Thank you for responding. The Berry Mound I was referring to was the name of my grandfather's house in Swanshurst Lane. <Moseley.. It was named after a battle at Berry Mound which I believe is near Wythall, Solihull Lodge. Whether true or not it was said that King Alfred stayed in the old...

My grandparents were the first family to live at Berry Mound when first built in the 1920s. Please get in touch if you want some more information.