Fifield Farm Bickenhill

[Dave M]

Coleshill Police Station no longer Houses or Flats

 

[aggie2347]

Interesting to see the advertisement for the sale of various farms etc. I would love to know the date of this advert as one of the farms listed, Fifield Farm belonged to my brother in law's family and he lived there as a boy before the 2nd WW. When I met my wife she was living in the farmhouse on the other side of the Chester Road, opposite Fifield, in Brickfield Farm.
Fifield was sold for development in the late 70s early 80s and I think it's now called Birmingham Business Park.

I was Stationed at Sheldon Fire Station when we turned out to Fifield Farm smoke was issuing from the Farm House with a woman trapped on the first floor she was rescued by ladder and the fire extinguished. I think the crew was invited back for a complimentary drink of home brew.

 

[Dave89]

Coleshill Police Station no longer Houses or Flats

Hi
Coincidentally I had an allotment backing right on to the Police Station,
and I know it was closed down for a long time before I left Brum.
Was it demolished, or converted into the houses and flats?

Kind regards
Dave.

 

[Dave M]

Last i past Allotments still there,

 

[Alberta]

Coleshill former police station now very large Nursing home.
Allotments still there.

 

[Dave89]

Hi,

Many thanks for the responses to my post,

Kind regards
Dave

 

[KidB]

Hi,

I remember when Fifield farm was still there, and I believe someone once told me that
they held Barn Dances there, but that would need confirmation.

The only trace of the farm (if it's still there) is the entrance way on the right of the Chester
Road just before the NEC island coming from Chelmsley Wood consisting of a dropped kerb,
but of course the old entrance is blocked by the boundary fence and trees of the Business Park.

I would like to think that small reminder of the farm is still there, but as I now live on the
Norfolk coast, I would be very surprised if I ever saw it again!

Kind regards
Dave

This might be of interest from December 1975

 

[KidB]

I'm looking for David North who was herdsman at Fifield Farm in the 1970s. Can anyone help please? Thank you.

 

[KidB]

I was Stationed at Sheldon Fire Station when we turned out to Fifield Farm smoke was issuing from the Farm House with a woman trapped on the first floor she was rescued by ladder and the fire extinguished. I think the crew was invited back for a complimentary drink of home brew.

July 1979