Perry Hall, Perry Barr
Dating from 1576 the hall when Sir Benjamin Stone visited it was owned by Lieutenant General Somerset Gough Calthorpe - a Crimean War Veteran. The Calthorpes finally left the house in 1919.
Perry Hall, Perry Barr.
Dating from 1576 the hall when Sir Benjamin Stone visited it was owned by Lieutenant General Somerset Gough Calthorpe - a Crimean War Veteran. The Calthorpes finally left the house in 1919. The moat is ...
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth
This photograph shows specimen pages of the Handsworth Parish Church Registers. Entry no. 446 has an unusual name - Robsart. The register featured dates from 1584.
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth
Photograph of a page from the first register volume of Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth. The registers featured date from 1566/7. One entry features the baptism of the son of a Minstrel.