71-1040: Mothers (formerly the Carlton Ballroom) was a club in the Erdington district of Birmingham , England, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It opened above an old furniture store in Erdington High Street on 9 August 1968. The club, run by John Singer, John 'Spud' Taylor and promoter Phil Myatt, closed its doors on 3 January 1971. Between those dates more than 400 acts performed there, many of whom went on to great success. Well-known live recordings made in Mothers include those released by Pink Floyd on Ummagumma , recorded on 27 April 1969, and parts of "Facelift" by Soft Machine , released on Third , recorded on 11 January 1970. Rory Gallagher's band Taste played regularly, The Who performed their rock opera Tommy there. Traffic 's debut took place at
142-486: A Carnegie library , is a public library operated by Birmingham City Council . It is the meeting place of the Erdington Historical Society on the second Monday of every month. Schools Josiah Mason Campus, a campus forming Birmingham Metropolitan College , was formerly a further education college by the name of Josiah Mason College that merged with Sutton Coldfield College in 2006. Before
213-456: A Section 114 notice , being the local government equivalent of bankruptcy, stopping all future spending with the exception of money for statutory services, including the protection of vulnerable people. The leader of the Labour authority stated that the notice was a necessary step to get Birmingham back into a sound financial footing. The government subsequently appointed commissioners to oversee
284-651: A county borough , independent from the new Warwickshire County Council , whilst remaining part of the geographical county of Warwickshire . The dignity of a lord mayor was conferred in 1896, with James Smith being appointed the first Lord Mayor of Birmingham . The city boundaries have been enlarged many times. Notable expansions were in 1891 ( Balsall Heath , Harborne , Saltley and Little Bromwich ), 1909 ( Quinton ), 1911 ( Aston Manor , Erdington , Handsworth , Kings Norton , Northfield and Yardley ), 1928 ( Perry Barr ), 1931 ( Sheldon and parts of other parishes), and 1974 ( Sutton Coldfield ). The county borough
355-455: A 25 year deal with Amey plc to manage the city's highways, but, after allegations of sub-standard repairs to roads and pavements, the council invoked penalty clauses and entered into a prolonged legal dispute. In December 2018, Amey parent Ferrovial put the business up for sale, after allocating €237m for losses on Amey's highway maintenance contract with the Council. In February 2019, Amey
426-517: A chapel was built at the side of the manor house for the residents of Erdington. However, attendance was low and the chapel fell into decay. The residents were then urged to travel to the parish church in Aston; however, again the attendance was low. A south aisle was therefore added to the church and became known as the Erdington chantry. The Black plague affected Erdington severely as indicated in
497-469: A distinct concentration of retail space, known as Erdington town centre or Erdington village, the main focus of which is Erdington High Street. There is also a market located on Barnabas Road and another market, Wilton Market, between Sutton New Road and the High Street, next to Wilton Market is Swannies which is intermediate between a market and a shopping centre. Opposite Wilton Market and Swannies on
568-466: A double moat and on the fourth by the River Tame. It had developed from a small fortified homestead constructed by an Anglo-Saxon named Eardwulf in the area of Bromford . Demolished in the 17th century, it stood on a hill at the junction of what is now Wheelwright Road and Tyburn Road. The double moat was drained in the 18th century by Sir Charles Holte . Until 1912 another building stood, but this
639-506: A few years the best club in Britain was in Erdington." Roy Harper later told Brum Beat magazine: That was the first club outside London that meant anything at all and that's why there's been this long association [of Harper] with Birmingham. I played there about six times between 1968 and 1970. I have always enjoyed playing here. A Blue Plaque was unveiled at the former Mothers building on 13 July 2013. Erdington Erdington
710-562: A member of the West Midlands Combined Authority since 2016. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2012. It is based at the Council House on Victoria Square, Birmingham . On 6 September 2023, the council declared effective bankruptcy , and central government commissioners were subsequently appointed to run the council under emergency measures. Until the 18th century, Birmingham
781-555: A performance at Mothers on 12 May 1969, Fairport Convention 's van crashed on the M1 motorway , killing drummer Martin Lamble , 19, and Jeannie Franklyn, guitarist Richard Thompson 's girlfriend. The rest of the band suffered injuries of varying severity. Mothers was voted the number one rock venue in the world by America's Billboard magazine. John Peel , a regular DJ at the club, was quoted as saying: "People are amazed to hear that for
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#1732772701245852-520: A separate civil parish , On 9 November 1911, the urban district Erdington and that of Aston Manor were absorbed into the County Borough of Birmingham . On 1 April 1912 the parish was abolished and merged with Birmingham. Erdington shopping centre formed the core of the area with most of the older housing being located close to it. The railway alongside also attracted the development of many Victorian and Edwardian houses. Highcroft Hospital
923-419: A settlement of that period. This homestead developed into a large house in the area of Bromford and became Erdington Hall. However the name " Yenton " also applies to the possible corruption of " Yerdington ", an enclosure, which could apply to a moated homestead. Erdington's history is documented well through its buildings. One of the most well-known features in the area is Spaghetti Junction , situated on
994-496: A shop. By 1832, it had a population of 2,000. Erdington has had historic ties with both Castle Bromwich and Water Orton through administration, governance and land ownership whilst being part of Aston parish. Erdington was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Aston, In 1894 Erdington broke from Aston to become an urban district . Administrative offices were established at Rookery House on Kingsbury Road, which now forms part of Rookery Park. On 31 December 1894 Erdington became
1065-517: Is 0.3% above and 0.3% below the city average, respectively. There were a total of 10,547 households in Erdington, producing an average of 2.2 persons per household. This is below the city average of 2.5 and national average of 2.4. 63.4% of the households are owner occupied, above the city average of 60.4%. The local authority rented out 19.2% of the population. 5.8% of the households were rented from housing associations and 8% were rented privately. 459 of households were vacant, which accounted for 4.4% of
1136-599: Is a suburb and ward of Birmingham , in the county of the West Midlands , England. Historically part of Warwickshire , it is located 5 miles (8 km) northeast of central Birmingham , bordering Sutton Coldfield . It was also a council constituency , managed by its own district committee . The former council district consisted of the ward of Erdington as well as Tyburn (formerly Kingsbury), Stockland Green and Kingstanding , although all of Kingstanding and most of both Tyburn and Stockland Green wards lie outside
1207-507: Is also close to both Lichfield and Tamworth in Staffordshire. It is located approximately four miles (6 kilometres) north east of Birmingham City Centre. The borders of Erdington are: Erdington also includes Pype Hayes . This was formerly a working class area of Council houses built between World War I and World War II . These houses had to be demolished due to problems with the concrete used in their construction. Pype Hayes
1278-409: Is called "The Yenton". The area had a population density of 50.7 people per hectare and the ward covers an area of 446.2 hectares. Erdington had a slightly higher proportion of females, at 52%, to males. This followed the city trend as 51.6% of the population of Birmingham are females. 98.6% of the population of Erdington lived in households whilst the remaining 1.4% lived in communal establishments. This
1349-400: Is now an area with modern houses, some are owner occupied , others belong to Housing associations . One tower block, Sorrel House, was retained and refurbished. Brookvale Park Lake and surrounding land is a park that was formally a drinking water reservoir until the steadily encroaching city made the water unfit for human consumption. It was briefly converted into an outdoor pool until that
1420-661: Is served by the Good Hope Hospital in neighbouring Sutton Coldfield . Erdington is also served by the Birmingham Hospice and by Northcroft Hospital built on the edge of the site of the former Highcroft Hospital. Erdington itself borders the traditionally working class areas of Aston , Perry Barr and Hodge Hill as well as Kingstanding , Tyburn, and Stockland Green and the affluent, spacious districts of Sutton Coldfield , Minworth , Castle Bromwich and Water Orton ( North Warwickshire ). The area
1491-496: Is the local authority for the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands , England. Birmingham has had an elected local authority since 1838, which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council . It provides the majority of local government services in the city. It is the most populous local government district in England, serving over 1.1 million people. The council has been
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#17327727012451562-641: The Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency . Pinsent's time on the council overlapped with that of Margaret Frances Pugh, who was elected on 22 November 1911 to serve in the North Erdington ward. She resigned in November 1913. Birmingham's third woman councillor, Clara Martineau, was elected on 14 October 1913 in the Edgbaston ward, and served until 1932, when she died, aged 57. Her father
1633-658: The Poor Law Board , was originally a workhouse providing housing to paupers, idiots, tramps, seniles, lunatics and imbeciles (terms used at the time with distinctive definitions). The building was originally named the Aston Union Workhouse, but was renamed over the years as Erdington House (1912 – following the City boundary changes), and then Highcroft Hall Hospital (1942); and was more commonly referred to in later years as just Highcroft Hospital . Over
1704-534: The 14th century local records. Henry de Pipe, owner of the Manor of Pipe (now Pype Hayes Hall ), lost his wife and all but one child. His second wife, Maud, was the daughter of George de Castello of Castle Bromwich. However he soon discovered that she was pregnant with a child of another man, and he then died. Around the 1500s the Gravelly Hill area began to become mentioned in documents. John Leland described
1775-471: The 1974 reforms has been as follows: The role of Lord Mayor of Birmingham is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The first leader of the council after the 1974 reforms, Clive Wilkinson, had been the leader of the old county borough of Birmingham since December 1973. The leaders since 1973 have been: Following the 2022 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to September 2024,
1846-459: The Birmingham character actor who starred in many Laurel and Hardy films. In 2017, a brand new sports facility opened to the public. It cost £7.5 million and provided the people of Erdington with a 25-metre swimming pool, a teaching pool, a 70-station gym and a community room/studio space. Fitness classes, children holiday activity area and birthday parties are also hosted there. Erdington
1917-547: The Chester Road to Chester from London. In 1783, the Birmingham-Fazeley Canal was completed. It passed along the southern boundary of Erdington at Tyburn. Planning requests included that the canal should not pass within 500 metres of Pype Hayes Hall . By the mid-1700s, Erdington had a population of under 700 and within its boundaries were 52 roads, one forge, 40 farms, 96 cottages, two smithies and
1988-617: The Deviants , Jethro Tull , Jon Hiseman's Colosseum , Skid Row (with Gary Moore ), the Nice , Tyrannosaurus Rex , Elton John , King Crimson , Led Zeppelin , The Chicago Transit Authority , Moby Grape , Canned Heat (there is a reference to the club in the sleeve notes of their 1969 compilation Canned Heat Cookbook ), Grateful Dead , Moody Blues and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band . While returning home to London from
2059-524: The Domesday Book was located in Bromford, close to the manor house at a loop in the river, where a straight channel was cut to facilitate the milling of corn. The mill was owned by the lord of the manor and the tenants were obliged to grind their corn there. Erdington was connected to Bromford via Bromford Lane, which still exists today in the middle of a 1960s council estate . In the 15th century,
2130-403: The High Street is a Cooperative Store which has been there since at least the 1950s and is the largest Supermarket in the town centre. Erdington town centre is now a Business Improvement District . Also on the High Street is Erdington Parish Church , and nearby on Sutton Road is The Abbey Church . The original Abbey building forms part of the neighbouring Highclare School. The Parish Church
2201-532: The Sutton Road, a number of houses were demolished in 1957 for the construction of the Lyndhurst Estate. Number 44 was retained as it was an old building considered to be of interest. The demolished houses were detached post-1840 Victorian villas. Constructed on the site were six tower blocks and numerous low rise maisonettes . The tallest of these, Harlech Tower, was 16 storeys and at the time it
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2272-407: The area as "by sandy ground, better wooded than fertile of wheat ... the soil is sandy and good for conyes." Thus there were many rabbits (conyes) and it is known that it remained as a rabbit warren for a while, as it was deemed unsuitable for cultivation. At the foot of Gravelly Hill was the River Tame, which was spanned by Salford Bridge . Salford Bridge was first mentioned as Shrafford Brugge during
2343-433: The city average of 16.7%. 60% of the population were of a working age (16–65 years of age), above the city average of 59.8% but below the national average of 61.5%. Some 8.9% of the population were born outside of the country, below the city average of 16.5% and national average of 9.3%. 89% of the population are white, well above the city average of 70.4% and just below the national average of 90.9%. Black ethnic groups were
2414-402: The city council sit on the board of the combined authority as Birmingham's representatives. There are two civil parishes in the city at Sutton Coldfield and New Frankley in Birmingham , which form an additional tier of local government for their areas; the rest of the city is unparished . The council has been under Labour majority control since 2012. Political control of the council since
2485-489: The club, and fledgling heavy metal bands like Deep Purple , Judas Priest (whose vocalist Rob Halford mentions Mothers in a song on his 2000 solo album Resurrection ) and Black Sabbath played some of their earliest gigs there. Some of the other well-known rock bands and artists to play Mothers include: Family , Fleetwood Mac , John Mayall's Bluesbreakers , Eclection , Edgar Broughton Band , Free , Roy Harper , Blodwyn Pig , Strawbs , Quintessence , Steppenwolf ,
2556-477: The composition of the council was: The next election is due in May 2026. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, the council has comprised 101 councillors representing 69 wards , with each ward electing one or two councillors. Elections are held every four years. The wards and councillors are: The council meets and has some offices at the Council House on Victoria Square in the city centre. The building
2627-589: The construction of the Gravelly Hill Interchange . During the 16th and 17th centuries, new families lived at Erdington Hall. The Dymocks moved in: they were a prominent family, including several knights. However their strict manorial laws made them unpopular amongst the residents of Erdington. As the English Civil War erupted, Erdington was expanding rapidly through the purchase of land for agricultural purposes. In 1643, Birmingham
2698-535: The corporation or town council. William Scholefield became the first mayor and William Redfern was the first town clerk. The corporation absorbed the functions of the street commissioners in 1852. Birmingham was granted city status on 14 January 1889, after which the corporation was also known as the city council . When elected county councils were established in April 1889, Birmingham was considered large enough to provide its own county-level services, and so it became
2769-480: The council has been a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority , which has been led by the directly elected Mayor of the West Midlands since 2017. The combined authority provides strategic leadership and co-ordination for certain functions across the county, but Birmingham City Council continues to be responsible for most local government functions. On 5 September 2023, Birmingham City Council issued
2840-673: The council was a lower-tier authority, with upper-tier functions provided by the West Midlands County Council . The county council was abolished in 1986 and its functions passed to the county's seven borough councils, including Birmingham City Council, with some services provided through joint committees. In 1995, New Frankley and the Kitwell Estate were transferred into the city from the parish of Frankley in Bromsgrove District . Since 2016
2911-556: The council's financial difficulties following the issuing of the Section 114 notice in 2023. Past chief executives have included: Notable services provided and facilities managed by Birmingham City Council include: The city's museums were transferred to the independent Birmingham Museums Trust in 2012. The council sold its Ogwen Cottage Outdoor Pursuits Centre, by auction, in October 2014. In 2010, Birmingham City Council agreed
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2982-554: The course of the River Tame from Tamworth in the 9th century. The settlements of Minworth and Curdworth were also established. It is believed that the Roman track 'Ridgeway', now Chester Road , was another route for settlers, since the early nucleus of the village which was a very short distance from the path. At the time of the Norman conquest the Earls of Mercia had possession of
3053-491: The first female chief executive, was in post from 2002 until 2005. Bert Carless , a migrant from Jamaica, was elected the City's first non-white councillor in 1979. He was later made an Honorary Alderman . Birmingham City Council provides metropolitan borough services. Some strategic functions in the area are provided by the West Midlands Combined Authority; the leader and deputy leader of
3124-472: The historical boundaries of Erdington. Stockland Green was formerly part of Aston , Kingstanding part of Perry Barr , and Tyburn (Tyburn Road South & Birches Green) partially split between Aston and Hodge Hill ( Castle Vale ). Erdington (ward) was part of the Sutton Coldfield constituency before 1974. Erdington had its own manor house , Erdington Hall, which was protected on three sides by
3195-466: The keeping of sheep. Tenants were permitted an allowance of timber from the forest, but with limitations to protect royal game. Erdington remained within the precincts of Sutton Forest until 1126, when Henry I exchanged the Manor of Sutton, with forest, for two manors in Rutland belonging to Roger, Earl of Warwick . The forest became a chase and the woodland laws were relaxed. The mill mentioned in
3266-612: The north of Erdington, within the area of Pype Hayes on the border with Walmley , is Pype Hayes Park and Pype Hayes Hall , the former home of the Bagot family . A smaller park in the area is Sorrel Park. The Old Green Man on Bromford Lane (now known as the Lad in the Lane ) is one of the oldest public houses in Birmingham. Another, is the ' Charlie Hall ', in Ward End . It's named after
3337-505: The population of Erdington stated themselves as Christians, the same figure for the rest of the country although higher than the Birmingham average of 59.1%. 14.9% of the population stated that they were of no religion. Muslims represented 2.2% of the population, below the Birmingham average of 14.3% and the lowest number in the city (together with the Sutton Coldfield wards). District committee Birmingham City Council
3408-430: The reign of Henry III . It was originally a footbridge ; however in 1810 it was improved to allow the crossing of vehicles. The word Shrafford was of Saxon origin, meaning "the ford by the caves". These caves were cavities in the nearby Copeley escarpment . The caves were artificially enlarged, and survived World War II . During the war, they were used as air raid shelters. After the war they were completely destroyed for
3479-570: The running of the council under emergency measures. The first woman elected to the council, on 1 November 1911, was Ellen Pinsent . She represented the Edgbaston Ward as a Liberal Unionist . She had earlier been co-opted as a member of the council's Education Committee and served as Chairman of the Special School Sub-Committee. She stood down from the council in October 1913 upon appointment as Commissioner for
3550-554: The second largest in Erdington, representing 3.9% of the population. 3.8% were from Asian ethnic groups and 2.8% were from mixed ethnic backgrounds. The remaining 0.5% were from Chinese and other ethnic groups. More specifically, the British White ethnic group represented 81.7% of the population and the Irish White represented 6%. 3.2% of the population were of Black Caribbean descent and 1.8% were of Indian descent. 71% of
3621-491: The site and the remaining tower blocks refurbished. Pitts Farm estate is off Chester Rd in some places bordering Pype Hayes Park . There are plans to develop and improve the area. Though referred to as Hardintone in the Domesday Book, it is widely accepted that the name comes from a reference to a fortified homestead established by Eardwulf in Anglo Saxon times , with 'ton' or 'tun' being an Anglo-Saxon suffix for
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#17327727012453692-593: The site was taken over by Josiah Mason, there were two grammar schools and a further secondary school. The two grammar schools were Marsh Hill Boys School and Marsh Hill Girls Schools (the schools were formally known as Grammar Technical Schools); the third school on the site was Stockland Green Bilateral School. Other secondary schools in Erdington were: Erdington Girls Grammar School, Jaffray School, Moor End School and St Edmond Campion School which were "fed" by children leaving Primary Schools at Erdington Hall and others(list needs completing). Community Facilities To
3763-465: The southern edge of the district and on the border of Aston and Gravelly Hill . As well as being a road interchange, two railway lines, three canals, and two rivers also converge on that location. Britain's longest bridge, Bromford Viaduct starts here, carrying the M6 to Junction 5, Castle Bromwich . It has long been a historic crossing point in Birmingham, with the incorporation of Salford Bridge , which
3834-412: The total number of houses in Erdington. The most common housing type was semi-detached properties, whilst purpose built blocks of flats were the second most common. The age patterns of Erdington are very similar to that of the England. 29.7% of the residents were in the 25–44 age bracket, above the city average of 28.3% and the nationwide average of 29.3%. 19% of residents were of a pensionable age, above
3905-456: The village: Edwin , grandson of Lady Godiva , owned the property. He tried to resist the Normans' attempts to gain possession of Erdington, but he was executed in 1071. The earldom then passed to William I who placed the manor and village in the possession of William Fitz-Ansculf , a powerful Norman baron who lived at Dudley Castle . He then gave the manor to Peter de Erdington. Erdington
3976-564: The years, the hospital has generally provided care for the mentally ill. In 1994, the hospital became part of the Northern Birmingham Mental Health NHS Trust. During the following two years, the facilities in the old buildings were gradually rehoused in more modern units nearby and in 1996, the main building was declared closed. The main house was derelict for the next eight years, before being refurbished by property developers between 2004 and 2006. On
4047-498: Was a former Poor Law institution, and then a psychiatric hospital . There was a social stigma to being treated there. Other large psychiatric institutions in Birmingham have been broken up. Some of the old Highcroft Hospital grounds have been used for new housing. The main hospital building has been renovated into luxury apartments and has been named Highcroft Hall. Highcroft Hall was built between 1869 and 1871 by Victorian architect Yeoville Thomason . The building, sanctioned by
4118-520: Was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , being replaced by a metropolitan district of Birmingham, covering the area of the old county borough plus the borough of Sutton Coldfield. The new district was one of seven metropolitan districts within the new metropolitan county of the West Midlands. Birmingham's borough and city statuses and its lord mayoralty passed to the new district and its council. From 1974 until 1986
4189-573: Was also abandoned after health and safety concerns. Two tornadoes touched down in Birmingham on 23 November 1981 as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day. The first tornado, rated as an F1/T2 tornado, touched down in Erdington at about 14:00 local time, causing some damage across the northern suburbs of Birmingham. At the time of the 2001 Population Census there were 22,626 people living in Erdington. The area where Chester Road crosses Birmingham Road and Sutton Road
4260-571: Was announced the Birmingham contract would end in March 2020; Kier Group was appointed as interim contractor for 15 months while the council sought a permanent replacement for Amey. In February 2022, the city council formally began the process of identifying a contractor to deliver £2.7 billion of works over 12 years, and invited Kier and Canadian firm SNC-Lavalin to tender for the city’s restructured highways PFI contract, covering more than 2,500km of road and 5,000km of footway. However, in October 2023,
4331-541: Was close to a deal to exit its Birmingham contract, liabilities from which were preventing the company's sale by Ferrovial. A £215m deal to terminate Amey's Birmingham contract was confirmed in July 2019. The council was set to receive £160m in 2019 with a further £55m paid over the next six years, with services continuing on an interim basis until September 2019, and potentially until March 2020. However, in February 2020, it
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#17327727012454402-568: Was demolished for the construction of the Tyburn Road, though a small section remained until World War I . Other moated properties included one at Fern Road, one at the junction of Moor End Lane and Berkswell Road, and another that surrounded a large farm called Pipe Orchard, the site of which can be seen in the Erdington Grammar School playing fields. Erdington developed as a village as a result of settlers travelling up
4473-480: Was first completed in 1879 for the old borough council and has been extended several times since. The council has several other office buildings, notably at 10 Woodcock Street, completed in 2011. There are two customer services centres, at 67 Sutton New Road in Erdington and at 1a Vineyard Road in Northfield. The possible closure and sale of some of the council's buildings is being considered as part of addressing
4544-469: Was first mentioned in a deed in 1490, although a bridge is believed to have been at this location since 1290. Nearby is Fort Dunlop , former home of Dunlop Rubber , a relic of Erdington's industrial past. At its peak, it employed 10,000 people but its industrial usage has declined since, with Dunlop maintaining only a small presence in the area. The factory closed in September 2014. The main building
4615-546: Was former Mayor Sir Thomas Martineau , Lord Mayor Ernest Martineau was her brother, and Alderman Sir George Kenrick was her uncle. Mary Cottrell became the first female Labour councillor in February 1917, when she was elected unopposed to the Selly Oak ward. The first female Lord Mayor, Marjorie Brown, held the post from 1973 to 1974. Theresa Stewart became the first female leader in October 1993, until 1999; and Lin Homer
4686-501: Was governed by manorial courts and its parish vestry . A body of improvement commissioners called the Birmingham Street Commissioners was established in 1769 to provide services in the rapidly growing town. Birmingham was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1838, after which it was governed by a body formally called 'the mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Birmingham', generally known as
4757-485: Was mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Hardintone and was under the possession of Peter. It had arable land for six ploughs, a mill and 5 acres (2.0 ha) of meadows and woodland. It was valued at 30 shillings and was one mile (1.6 km) in length and half a mile in breadth. As Erdington was near Sutton Forest, the Normans imposed strict laws on the village forbidding the hunting of wild animals and
4828-479: Was plundered by the Royalists . After his victory in Birmingham, Prince Rupert passed through Erdington and Sutton Coldfield with his troops on their way to Lichfield . In 1759, a turnpike act was passed for the Chester Road and another act was passed in 1807 for a road that passed through Erdington village from Birmingham. This resulted in Erdington being a stop-off location for stage coaches which passed along
4899-547: Was redeveloped from 2005 to 2006 into office and retail space by Urban Splash . The area surrounding Fort Dunlop is used by logistics companies and also features showrooms operated by several car manufacturers, including Birmingham's only Lamborghini dealership. Fort Dunlop lends its name to the nearby The Fort Shopping Park, constructed on reclaimed land by the Birmingham Heartlands Development Corporation in 1996. Erdington has
4970-521: Was severely damaged by fire on the morning of 4 October 2007. It has now been extensively repaired and modernised. Also nearby, on Mason Road, is Erdington Swimming Baths which were constructed by the Birmingham Baths Committee , this was a complex including Saunas and a fitness centre as well as a swimming pool, but has now been replaced by a new leisure Centre and Baths on Orphanage Road nearby. Erdington Library, Opened in 1907 as
5041-615: Was the tallest tower block in Birmingham, though many taller blocks were later built. In 1961, the estate won the Civic Award for Housing for the retention of the original trees from the villas and the architectural qualities of the tower blocks which included an exposed concrete frame, a sweeping staircase and a false upper storey to hide the laundry facilities on the roof. The Lyndhurst estate has since been redeveloped. The low rise maisonettes were demolished along with Harlech and Burcombe Towers. Modern residential properties were built on
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