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rotton park farm

Also once known as Rotton Park Lodge Farm. Probably the farm for the nearby Lodge mentioned in previous press cutting.

And later by the name of The Poplars. Not only a farm, but it had mines on the land too.


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Source: British Newspaper Archive
 
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Post in thread 'Margery Elliott publishes her first book (The Story of Rotton Park) at 99 years old!'

The book gets a review on the BALH site, and in its Local Historian Magazine October 2019.

“Margery Elliot, the author, a science graduate, worked as an analyst in Leeds and served on the board of directors of E. Elliott Ltd, before retraining at the Royal College of Music, eventually becoming music mistress at Dudley High School. She pursued her musical interests; joined the Birmingham Bach choir; performed as soloist with a variety of orchestras and ensembles; and was made an Honorary Fellow of Birmingham Conservatoire in 2004. In 1989 she entered a BBC/Barclays Bank competition to...
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An early account of the farm. Miss Shorthouse auctioning the farm in 1828. Not a regular farm, by the look of the items, it was furnished with quality and style.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
 

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And from the Library of Birmingham, similar to post #1, this one is also dated 1903. A nice view of a lady cyclist in front of the farm. Interesting that this and post #1 must have been taken from a building opposite the farm. You can just see the wall of that building in the first photo of post #8. Was the photographer in the building just in view in the 4th photo in post #8 ? Could this have been the Lodge ?.

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