BOOKS ABOUT WINSON GREEN or areas near by.
"BRUMROAMIN"
by TED RUDGE
£11-95
Tells the story of the Romany gypsies from
and the history of
"THE BLACK PATCH"
Including a lot more about our area that has never been published before with a .
Foreword by Professor Carl Chinn MBE
AVAILABLE NOW Email
ted.rudge@btinternet.com
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Winson Green and Brookfields by Peter Drake
£12.99
ISBN 0 7524 3049 1
128pp - 200+ illustrations - Paperback
Through the medium of old photographs this book provides a fascinating look at the recent history of Winson Green and Brookfields.
This is an area that only became established as a residential community following the opening of Matthew Boulton's great Soho manufactory nearby in 1765. Despite early expansion the area remained relatively rural until the mid-nineteenth century when Birmingham Town Council found sites here for the new Borough prison and workhouse. The arrival of main trunk lines for the Great Western and North Western Railway completed the impetus for a spate of building that created the `look' of Winson Green and Brookfields - wherever one looked there was a long brick wall!
For more information contact Naomi Hall at Tempus on 01453 883300
or email nhall@tempus-publishing.com
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"TIME PLEASE"
Full of nostalgic memories with photographs featuring many pubs of Birmingham including this selection below and many more from our two areas. A must have limited edition book.
Golden Eagle, Lodge Rd. Old Mint Tavern, Park Rd.
Grapes, Bacchus Rd. Heath St Tavern.
Yorkshire Grey, Dudley Rd. Abbey Vaults, Lodge Rd
The Laurels, Hingeston St Coach and Horses, Spring Hill
Brookfields Tavern Pitsford St
To find out where they can be obtained from contact
Andrew Maxam 0121 429 6369
or Email andy@maxamcards.freeserve.co.uk
Having obtained my copy today I can thoroughly recommend this book. It has brought back so many childhood memories of those wonderful institutes of social learning we all knew
( some more than others). Ted Rudge 20/11/02
AND
SELLY OAK
&
WEOLEY CASTLE
ON OLD PICTURE POSTCARDS
by Andrew Maxam
Published by Reflections of a Bygone Age, Keyworth, Nottingham, in the popular Yesterday’s Warwickshire Series.
A fascinating new local history publication, the first in the area for 17 years!
A5 format, 36 pages
70 old postcard views from early last century
Informative captions
Selly Oak, Bournbrook, Weoley Hill, California and Weoley Castle covered
See old views of the Bristol Road, Hospital, Cinema, Oak Tree, Bentella’s Corner, Canal, Reservoir, Oak Pub, Gun Barrels Pub, University, Trams and many more.
All this and more for only £3.50 plus 50p postage and packing per book. Please enquire for multiple orders or overseas postage rates.
Order your signed copy now. Please make cheque payable to
Andrew Maxam, 5 Linden Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 4DZ.
Tel 0121-429 6369 or e-mail andy@maxamcards.freeserve.co.uk
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Gary Smith - To order telephone 01922 418546
Order all 3 books below for £20 including FREE post and packaging
FRONT cover of Gary Smith's 1st book
"Winson Green My World" printed in 1997
with a view of H.M.Prison Winson Green taken from Villiers Street.
BACKcover looking down Foundry Road towards the Railway Public House Wellington Street
BREWIN BOOKS ISBN 1 85858 108 7 Price £5.95
Email Winsongary@aol.co.uk
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FRONT cover of Garry Smith's 2nd book "A Walk up the Green" printed in1999
Winson Green Picture House corner of Wellington Street and Winson Green Road has been captured in Ron Smiths line drawing.
BACK cover a Tram traveling through the Winson Green shopping area
BREWIN BOOKS ISBN1 85858 142 7 Price £8-95
Email Winsongary@aol.co.uk
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FRONT cover of Garry Smith's 3rd Winson Green book "A TRIP DOWN THE FLAT" printed in 2000
A trip made by many from Winson Green to the Hockley shopping area known by everybody as "THE FLAT".
A painting by Ron Smith The no 32 tram on Lodge Road approaching Scribbans's before turning into the Brookfields area on route to town.
BACK cover Garry Smith the author
BREWIN BOOKS ISBN 1 85858 180x £9-95
Email Winsongary@aol.co.uk
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RON SMITH'S first 3 books about his life in, around and beyond the area of Hockley.
The book covers are illustrated with one of Ron's many paintings that are now available as prints.
Book 1 shows The Turks Head Pub Book 2 Lucas factory Gt King Street
Hockley Brook workers going home at the end
of their shift.
Book 3
Farley's Tower
West Bromwich 1938.
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A new print by Ron Smith.
The 32 tram turning into All Saints Road
o/s Scribbans's Bakery from Lodge Road
Print of the 32 tram and the 96 bus under the No 8 bus's passing under the old railway bridge in
bridge in Foundry Road junction with Icknield Street Hockley another Ron Smith painting
Wellington Street Winson Green. now avaliable as a print.
Winter scene top end of Spring Hill where it joins Dudley Road
Winson Green / Brookfields
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'The Birmingham Pearlies' A comprehensive account of the pearl shell industry from the 18th century to the present day. Including the names and addresses of many ordinary pearlies from the 1841 census returns. Pictures of pearl work and machinery. Foreword by Carl Chinn about the involvement of George Hook, Master Pearl Worker, the last of the industrial pearl workers of the West Midlands. Book £12 by Post from George Hook & Co. Pope Street, Smethwick B66 2JP
Sue perfect Email: superfect@evemail.net
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