King's Heath Local History Society

 

King's Heath

King’s Heath was originally part of King’s Norton, Worcestershire, becoming a separate parish in 1863. When Birmingham extended its boundaries in 1911 it took both parishes in as part of the Greater Birmingham Scheme.

 

The Society

King's Heath Local History Society meets in the community centre on Heathfield Road on the third Wednesday of each month (excluding July and August), starting at 7.15pm and ending by 8.45pm.

Membership of the society is £15.00 per year. Visitors pay £3.00 per meeting.

Light refreshments are available at meetings for a small charge.

 

Forthcoming Events

December 13th 11:15am at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, talk with Q&A. Don Grant shares his experiences as a British citizen in China who was interned with his family by the invading Japanese army in WW2. Book on Eventbrite.

December 17th AGM and Christmas social (Members only).

January 21st The Hallmarking of gold and silver - very early consumer protection! Illustrated talk by Jim Andrew.

New on the site

There's an interesting collection of reminiscences from Grange Road by long-time resident Dorothy Jones. It's available on the Publications page.