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Selly Oak hidden history

anvil man

anvil man

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While I was attending Raddlebarn School 1948, we had gardening practical on a patch of land near the junction of Oaktree Lane and Raddlebarn lane. This is obviously now built upon. Possibly my worst experience while at the school were swimming lessons at Stirchley Baths .I doubt any heating of the water was available and in winter after walking down Umberslade Road all attending were shivering wrecks. Some might suggest it toughened us up!!
 
Some hidden Selly Oak history uncovered by the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society. (Transactions 2005, Lime Kilms in Kelly Oak, page 97)

“An archaeological excavation took place on the site of the former Goodman's Yard builders' merchants in May 2004. The excavation succeeded in exposing the well-preserved remains of three large lime kilns. The kilns were the survivors of a former 'block' or "battery' of five kilns, which were located thanks to the existence of various historical maps. The kilns appear to have been built at the beginning of the 19th century and remained in use until at least the 1850s, when a major rebuild took place.
The battery of kilns was located at the junction of the Worcester to Birmingham and Dudley No 2 Canals. The Bristol Road, a tumpike, ran by the site. The kilns were capable of processing a large amount of lime and were probably pivotal in allowing industry in Selly Oak to develop, given the importance of lime in industrial processes, in addition to its importance in the building trade and in agriculture.
The kilns are unique in Birmingham's archaeological record. Although another battery existed near by on the Dudley No 2 Canal, together with an individual kiln at Millpool Hill, the Goodman's Yard kilns are the only ones of their type to have been excavated in the city.”

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