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

 

September 17th "The Birmingham Home Guard", an illustrated talk by David Vaux.

David will give an overview of the history of the Warwickshire (Birmingham) Home Guard with a special emphasis on the south of the city and Kings Heath. He will focus on biographies of local men and make some interesting comparisons with characters in the popular TV series Dad's Army. He will show some rare pictures and bring along some very interesting artefacts.

David is a Birmingham based historian and well known expert on the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He regularly gives talks on the history of the regiment in both world wars. His talks are always most enlightening and entertaining.

 

October 15th "Ten Birmingham Women" by Henrietta Lockhart. This talk takes its starting point from Margaret Nettlefold of Winterbourne House, and will shine a spotlight on a selection of women associated with her. Ranging from the 1890s to the 1920s, Henrietta will use archival sources to explore the varied lives of these women, all of who lived through a time of massive social change.

Henrietta Lockhart is Curator of Museum Collections at Winterbourne House and Garden, University of Birmingham.

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.