• Welcome to this forum . We are a worldwide group with a common interest in Birmingham and its history. While here, please follow a few simple rules. We ask that you respect other members, thank those who have helped you and please keep your contributions on-topic with the thread.

    We do hope you enjoy your visit. BHF Admin Team

Search results

  1. E

    Union, BBC2

    Not specifically Birmingham related, but I'm finding David Olusoga's new series on the unification of the UK very interesting and well crafted. Currently running on BBC2, but (all?) four episodes up on iPlayer.
  2. E

    Emancipation, Reform and Abolition – regency-era political battles as seen from Birmingham

    One reason I find the Allday branch of my family particularly interesting to research is that they were well-documented (and opinionated) enough to offer glimpses of how the some of the momentous Regency-era political events they lived through impacted the lives of Birmingham folk like them and...
  3. E

    The Birmingham Political Union and the Great Reform Act of 1832

    … in which the folk of Birmingham play a leading role in reaching a milestone on the path to British democracy. I’m sure this story is familiar to many here, but I didn’t find it summarized in a recent post, so thought it might be worth recounting my understanding of the events in question...
  4. E

    Corn Exchange Dining Rooms / Mrs Allday's Celebrated Tripe Establishment

    Ann Walford was one of two Gloucestershire sisters to marry into the Allday family of Birmingham. In 1823 she married wireworker Joseph Allday, a year after her sister Sarah had married Joseph's brother Thomas, a butcher, then of the Old Lamb House on Bull Street. In 1831, when her husband...
  5. E

    Joseph Allday, Warstone Lane Cemetery

    Hi folks. I'm looking for the grave of Birmingham politician and journalist of sorts, Joseph Allday, 1798(?)-1861, which is, or was, at Warstone Lane cemetery. From what I've read of him so far, Joseph seems a colourful character of decidedly mixed repute. You can read something of his exploits...
Back
Top