1 Jan 2025
Monday 20th January - MIKE BYRNE - NEW STREET
We rarely look upwards when walking along the city streets. New Street has a surprising breadth of architectural and commercial interest.
Monday 17th February - CORINNE BRAZIER - ROGUES, VILLAINS AND PEAKY BLINDERS.
Hear about some of the prisoners who have passed through the doors of the Birmingham Lock-Up including those labelled Peaky Blinders by the press.
Monday 17th March - ANDY MUNRO - THE HISTORY OF THE PEN TRADE.
Additional to his talk about the history of the pen trade, Andy will finish with a graphology exercise (the art/science of interpreting people's character through their handwriting).
Thursday 24th April - HELEN LLOYD - EXRAORDINARY LIVES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE.
** Please note the change of date. This talk was to take place on Monday 21st April but I had not realised that it was a Bank Holiday. It will now take place at the same venue and time on Thursday April 24th.
An introduction to oral history, illustrated with sound extracts from life stories recorded for the BBC, The National Trust and other organisations.
Monday 19th May - ROBERT BOOTH - BOURNVILLE ARCHITECTURE, INCLUDING THE CHURCHES OF BOURNVILLE.
Bob shares his own favourite architectural features as well as Bournville's Arts & Crafts cottage style housing.
TUESDAY 17th JUNE - JOINT MEETING WITH SOLIHULL ARCHAEOLOGICAL GROUP - LAURENCE INCE - THE MEDIEVAL HISTORY OF SOLIHULL
The important people and places associated with Solihull, 1020 - 1485.
SEPTEMBER 15th – AGM & David & Pam Humphries – WATER, WATER - A history of how a good supply of fresh water was brought to the folk of Birmingham and Solihull with the building of the Elan Valley Dams.
OCTOBER 20th – Mike Byrne – HALL GREEN – This is a new tale of industrial innovation, religious strife and a leisure complex still talked about today.