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Coleshill definitely gone down. I use the Costa there and the Morrisons and never seen any trouble but to live there I've heard all sorts. It's such a shame as it's such a quaint place. HS2 has driven people crazy. Too many Roadworks and diversions everywhere. I don't know where I'm going these...

Yes no doubt they will prioritise Solihull redevelopment now and forget Kingshurst. Moved to Marston Green, was nice once but now it's plunged

I was born in our family home and baptised there. I think my parents moved there in the 1950s and Mom died in 2008 so it was a good while. Mom went down the parade to get a few bits and ended up coming home 2 hours later. She would talk to everyone. Always in the hairdressers every Friday. Some...

Where abouts in Kingshurst did you live? I lived on the corner of Silverbirch Road opposite St Barnabas Church. My mom was the keyholder

The modern residential area of Kingshurst was built in the 1950s as an overspill housing estate for Birmingham City Council, with construction continuing into the 1960s. The name comes from the historic Kingshurst Hall, which was a large building first built between the late 13th and 14th...

There is a Facebook group that has lots of photographs of Kingshurst. It's called I grew up in Kingshurst, I highly recommend

One of my brothers worked at the electrical shop, the other brother worked in the co-op butchers, Mom worked in both Dillon shops one was previously named Candy Cabin. Mrs Holmes was well known member of staff in Bunny's place. Cranston, Foster, Leung, Metha, Nurse Harris from doctors surgery...