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Cannon Hill Park

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I see the Golden Lion made Central News last night. Birmingham Conservation Trust is working with a range of partners to try to secure a future for the building. They have asked for the public's support to progress with a full restoration and are asking people to get in touch with stories they may have about the building. Link below for the ITV X site with the full story and pictures below:

Link: https://www.itv.com/news/central/20...t-to-save-one-of-birminghams-oldest-buildings
 
Thanks Janice, really sad, but not unforeseen, in today's world, we older people, want things to remain, its part of our history and heritage, but of course it wont, it is recorded here, what my association to the great Cannon Hill Park is, and I will always hopefully, have those memories!!!
 
It is very unfortunate and undesirable. But were not some parks , Calthorpe for example, given to the city for the benefit of their citizens. If commercial,m organizations take them over, does not this invalidate the gift?.
 
Vivienne14 said:
A very precise approach to municipal planting schemes.

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Source: British Newspaper Archive
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Hello Viv, Thank you for this newspaper cutting of the Cannon Hill gardeners at work.
The big man in the dark clothing is my great uncle Henry Frankcom. Henry (Uncle Harry) was born in 1887. He lived in Tyseley most of his early life and began work at Canon Hill after leaving school . He had a break from gardening when the second world war came along. He returned to Cannon Hill after the war and spent the rest of his working life there. one of his tasks was to make sure that the being plants used in the annual floral display came into bloom at the right time. A lovely man, he passed away in 1974.
Again, many thanks.
Frank
 
Alan
I think they are referring to red squirrels. I believe they are still on an island near Poole, and a few places in the north











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