Copy of declaration concerning lands and appurtenances in Handsworth
Copy of declaration in ejectment in a cause between Richard Wythies and William Hodgetts concerning lands and appurtenances in Hansworth [Handsworth].
Creation: Trinity term 17 Chas II 1665; paper.
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Letters to William Knight Junior
The Smalbroke family are first recorded in the Birmingham area in 1425/6, when William Smalbroke is recorded as a trustee of charitable property at Yardley [584318 DV 860]. They appear to have remained ...
The Friary, Friary Road, Handsworth. 21st June 1937
It was built in 1658 as a farmhouse, becoming a gentlemen's residence about 1700. It was eventually demolished in 1937 as part of the "Grestone development". One notable owner was Frederick Arthur Walton ...
The Red Lion, Soho Road
This coaching house had its first licence granted in 1542. The present building is a replacement built on the same site. Oliver Cromwell used the Red Lion to provide stabling for his horses and rest for ...