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Newspapers : Birmingham Papers (usually BhamPost) 150 Years Ago 1867-

mikejee said:
8.5.1867

Council learns that city coat of arms is incorrect.
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A common error in the Birmingham Coat of Arms was to have the diagonal lozenges (diamond shapes) in the first and fourth quarters of the shield running the wrong way. This could be seen in the terracotta over the old gatehouse at Winson Green Prison which can no longer be seen. However where it can be seen still today is in the back room of the Old Joint Stock pub in Temple Row West engraved in the window glass.
 
11.5.1867
New building for Union club. this building still seems to be standing, though now it is now occupied, amongst others, by Reuben Colley Fine Art & Fleetmilne Property (according to streetview).
Explosion of boiler in Bordesley Green.
Borough analyst with nothing to analyse.
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Mike - How nice to see the description of the inside of a building. Usually these places just get a quick mention but I shall print this and read at leisure. I see that Yeoville Thomason has his finger in yet another pie!
 
16.5.1867
Christchurch at Sparkbrook nearly complete
Temporary church for St Alban's worshippers.

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Interesting here is that Christ Church would be close to its 150th aniversary in 2017, but...

"Christ Church parish has existed for nearly one hundred and fifty years, the Victorian building a central feature of community life over that time. However, in 2005 a tornado ripped through south east Birmingham rendering the church building unsafe and necessitating its demolition."

In 1867 the population is predicted to soon rise to 10,000, a very large proportion of the poorer class. It will provide 900 Sittings, all on the floor, of which a third at least will be free forever.

Added is a clip from July 1900 from an aggrieved Parishioner. The population is now 23,000 and includes a vast proportion of lower middle and well-to-do artisans, but all is not well!
 
18.5.1867
New direct rail route to be made between Walsall & Wolverhampton.
Further information on early machine-made files.

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20.5.1867
They missed out one thing in this sale notice- "Well known House of Ill repute"
Recipe for how to illegally "extend" your gin and rum given in court.

grand sultan divan for sale.jpg Recipe for illiegal gin and rum.jpg
 
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Mike I hadn't appreciated the difference between saccharin and saccharine, the former an artificial sugar not developed until later in the C19th. and the latter an adjective for "sweetness".
 
22.5.1867
Had alway thought that beerhouses could only sell beer and cider, but apparently it was also possible for them to obtain a (presumably separate) wine licence.

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25.5.1867
Description of Birmingham in 1825
Seems like people were keen to push welfare provision onto private organisations then as well. Quite rightly some people questioned the possible results
Never realised that a significant vote in favour of the women's franchise occurred as early as 1867.
Seems like in 1867 passengers on an omnibus paid on alighting.

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#194 - Mike, I think it was at Nechells baths where they also had a 'Ladies Only' session. It was called 'Swimmin for Wimmin' (probably not that spelling but it always tickled me).
 
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mikejee said:
25.5.1867
Description of Birmingham in 1825
Seems like people were keen to push welfare provision onto private organisations then as well. Quite rightly some people questioned the possible results
Never realised that a significant vote in favour of the women's franchise occurred as early as 1867.
Seems like in 1867 passengers on an omnibus paid on alighting.

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March 1914 another opening..
 
The Bournville DC College used the facilities of the Cadbury sports facilities. It must have been segregated swimming as I recall where I went was a male only, in the buff, affair.
Presumably it was the same for the girls although I never asked nor saw. :eek:
 
Cadbury's had two baths, one for men, one for women, the women's being more impressive. now offices
 
Cadbury's had two baths, one for men, one for women, the women's being more impressive. now offices
 
Eric, loved the O'Brien brothers! I had heard this before but wouldn't have remembered it without this. I presume they were O'Briens in the film as the one on the right must be Gene Kelly.
 
27.5.1867
Heard of acting like a fishwife, but apparently acting like a fishmonger means biting off someone's nose, or part of.
Perhaps something needed to be done about Birmingham's water supplies. A few years later soemthing was, the Corporation took them over.
A tame fox in Soho Hill. Even then not everyone was a sadist like some members of the House of Lords are today.
"Not in me to be disorderly ma Lord !"
 

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Mike, I was very interested in the tame fox but couldn't read it all due to the forum mark over it. I'm sure someone has better eyes than me and could tell me.
Do you think the phrase 'biting someone's nose off' is from a real episode - I always thought it was just an expression. Also very interesting.
 
My mother used to say " He would bite his nose off to spite his face "
A saying of some deep meaning but as a kid it went right over my head !
 
Tim. Yes for very small images there is a problem. hope this is better for you. I took the title for the nose incident from the original title.
the text says it was only part of the nose that was bitten off. When I was in Leeds in the 1970s a girl was sent to prison for a similar offence, and heard the victim there described as haveing his nose bitten off, again a slight exaggeration, though no less painful for him.

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