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SOLIHULL LOCAL HISTORY CIRCLEWelcome to www.solh.org.uk |
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SOLIHULL LOCAL HISTORY CIRCLEWelcome to www.solh.org.uk |
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Our evening meetings are usually held on the third
Monday of the month at the WI Hall, Warwick Road, Solihull. (Vehicle entrance
in Union Road)
Lectures start at 7.45p.m., but members meet from 7.15p.m. for tea, coffee
and a chat beforehand. Visitors Welcome: Donation £3 at the door.
Parking: Free parking is available by permission in Morrison's Car Park close to WI Hall
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20 September 2010 David Cadney The Origins of Golf in the West Midlands An examination of the coming of golf to the West Midlands and its social setting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18 October 2010 Patrick Baird The History and Development of Birmingham A general survey of what is now the centre of Birmingham from Saxon times to the present ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15 November 2010 Marie Fogg The Smallbroke Family of Birmingham The life of Richard Smalbroke and his family including the feud with the Colmores and the court case at Star Chamber in 1608. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 December 2010 Members evening A time for members to share the results of their recent researches into local history and for us to enjoy a social evening with coffee and mince pie before Christmas. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Happy New Year ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 17 January 2011 Val Preece Coleshill Workhouse
A history of this workhouse, prior to the Union Workhouses
which gave aid to the poor of several smaller parishes. Bob Burton Metal Detecting in Birmingham A discussion of the finds and amusing stories associated with the hobby ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 21 March 2011 Knowle Local History Society A Thousand Years of Knowle A history of Knowle from before the Norman conquest to the present day, illustrated with slides from the Society's image library ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18 April 2011 John Aitken A Tale of Two Suburbs Edgbaston and Bournville Compared ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 May 2011 Annual General Meeting followed by the Annual Dinner West Midlands Bridge Club 7PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 21 June 2011 Joint meeting with SAG John Palmer Hall, Union Road at 7.30pm Laurence Ince Warwickshire and the Holbech(e) Family
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