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‘Fairlight’ is a brand new electropop musical about queer invisibility in tennis. Performed on a tennis court, it is a multimedia mix of songs, readings, interviews and tennis play. ‘Fairlight’ contrasts the historical origins of lawn tennis with the experience of modern day professionals to ask...

Walking along Harborne Road this morning (just after the junction of Augustus Road and Chad Road and where Harborne Road curves round to the right), I noticed a bit of wall which looks like it has an old fireplace embedded in it or similar. I haven't noticed it before as it's been covered in...

It has been suggested that Gem and Perera may no longer be regarded as lawn tennis pioneers as the game they were playing was an outdoor version of Rackets. This meaning also that their club, formed 1874, in Leamington Spa may no longer be regarded as the first lawn tennis club in the world...

Edit. This thread is to record the development and progress of the Metro. For general, day-to-day comments about the Metro there is a thread here: https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/west-midlands-metro-trams-2020.51167/ ——————————————————————————————— The state of...

I walked up from Harborne up Nursery Road then Norfolk Road towards the Hagley Road in Edgbaston and saw these buildings. 16 Norfolk Road - now called Fazle Yousaf House - Grade II listed building. A conservatory I think...

Does anyone remember the name of the pub just past the Five Ways island on the edge of Hagley Road. It was near to Horts wine bar and where Morrisons is now. It was pub where it had a long staircase leading up to it.

Does anyone know anything about the Edgbaston Estate Office on the Hagley Road (139) a great aunt was a domestic servant there in 1932.

Can anyone help with information about Thomas Odams, the son of Richard Odams: ‘baker, flour dealer’, 72 Wellington Road, Edgbaston (General & Commercial Directory of Birmingham 1858). Thomas migrated to Australia in 1857 on the Algiers. Sadly he committed suicide in South Australia in 1879. I'm...

The white stucco building at 22 Highfield Road, Edgbaston has been having a partial demolition around it for the last year or so. It used to be used as offices (I think). Think they removed a garage on the right, and two side doors to the back. Here is is 2 years ago in February 2012 A...

I am really interested in a reference to a “small private day school in Frederick Road, Edgbaston, kept by the Misses Martins, two Unitarian ladies of considerable culture”. This is where Constance Naden attended for a number of years, circa 1866 to 1874. I have been unable to find any...

While in Edgbaston I got a few shots of the Church of St Mary and St Ambrose on the Pershore Road. They came out a bit dark (and have tried to fix them). Was mainly around Edgbaston to get updates of the Cricket Ground before it's officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh. Church of St Mary...

Hi All, Is there anyone out there that knows Edgbaston that can tell me which church would have been classed as the Parish Church in 1841? It came under the Kings Norton district. Thanks Mand

Are there any maps of Calthorpe Estate, Edgbaston other than avalable from Alan Godfrey, Cassini & Mapseeker? I have also drawn a blank on Archive County Maps. I am interested in details of the Calthorpe Estate in the early 1800s, but as a last resort I am working backwards from a later Alan...

I am trying to trace relatives of Lilian Bertha Woolley who lived with her children Donald, Betty, Audrey and Trevor at 114 Gillott Road Edgbaston in 1939. It is part of some family related research around the house owner who was Charles Herbert Bryant.