Local History

You may remember that we encouraged you to recycle your Christmas Cards this year.  This is the result!! The team at Thomas Bragg & Sons Funeral Directors in Solihull collected… Read More »CHRISTMAS CARD RECYCLING

The exhibition in Knowle Library has generated a great deal of interest. Some examples of the exhibits :- Whitehead’s Butcher’s Shop, High Street early 1900s eventually Sodens who closed down… Read More »A CENTURY OF HIGH STREET SHOPS

THE KNOWLE SOCIETY LOCAL HISTORY TEAM  HAVE VACANCIES FOR VOLUNTEERS If you have some spare time on a Saturday morning, would you like to fill it in a helpful and rewarding… Read More »KNOWLE LOCAL HISTORY CENTRE

Following last year’s successful talk about Baddesley Clinton, this November’s speaker evening takes another look at the house in history. It was a pivotal moment when Thomas Walker purchased the… Read More »BADDESLEY CLINTON TALK Part 2