Streets of Brum Chinn Carl
Streets of Brum Chinn Carl Birmingham's streets, roads and lanes are an absorbing aspect of our history. Such names almost demand of us that we ask questions of them. They call out to us about long…
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Streets of Brum Chinn Carl
Birmingham's streets, roads and lanes are an absorbing aspect of our history. Such names almost demand of us that we ask questions of them. They call out to us about long dead landowners, notable figures from the history of England, Brummies long forgotten, farms that have been swept away by the outpouring of our city, remarkable physical features, distant battles, intriguing foreign places and mysterious happenings.
Where is the Fashoda that is highlighted in a Stirchley road? Why is Conybere Street so called? How did AB Row gain its name?
For what reason are the Adderleys brought to mind in Saltley? Did people wash themselves in Bath Row? Were cherries once picked in Cherry Street?
And where were Fisherman's Hut Lane, Noah's Ark Passage, Devil's Tooth Hollow Yard and The Froggery. In this deeply researched book, Carl Chinn looks at scores of street names, bringing to life their