Old Photographs of Castle Bromwich

  • Castle Bromwich Green: the Williams' shop - the house is still there. The old Coach & Horses stands to the left, so the date must be before 1920.
  • Coleford Farm in Cole Hall Lane: Knibbs' dairy. The farmhouse was converted into a pub, The Poacher's Pocket in about 1990, but it is now closed.
  • Castle Bromwich church bellringing chamber November 1952; the newly cast bells are about to be rung for the first time. The rector is the Rev Forbes.
  • Nos 15-17 Chester Road after the Second World War; the building on the left was the estate office where people paid their rent to Lord Bradford; it's not there now. On the wall of No.15 can be seen the outline of a house destroyed by a German bomb.
  • Castle Bromwich church; the medieval roof. Canon Brooke became the rector in 1959.
  • Lady Ida, Dowager Countess of Bradford 1919
  • Castle Bromwich Green: Lady Ida inaugurating the Altar of Remembrance in 1922.
  • Castle Bromwich Green; Granny Swann's cottage - date unknown. It is not certain where this was, but it may have stood where the little row of shops is.
  • Millbrick in Rectory Lane built by Charles Bateman in 1897 as his own house.
  • The Chester Road bridge over the River Tame. This site is now beneath the M6 motorway bridge.
  • Schoolteacher Miss Sarah Humpriss c1850.
  • Green Lane 1960s
  • Camden Cottage on the Chester Road; a block of flats now stands there. The wall is that of Southfields House, now the Remembrance Club.
  • These cottages stood on the Chester Road where is turns at right angles by Castle Bromwich Hall. There are bungalows there now.
  • Crofts Cottages; location uncertain.

 

The photographs above are from Colin Green's collection and may be used for educational and non-commercial purposes. Our sincere thanks to Colin for letting us use them.

The photographs below are from various sources and are believed to be out of copyright.

They are not in chronological (or any other) order.

 

  • Photograph from 'The Graphic' newspaper September 1918. The ford is Cole Ford at Bucklands End.
  • Timberley Inn 1960? It was later called the Chester Arms; it has now been demolished and has been replaced by retirement apartments.
  • Park Hall Farm about 1900. The photographer is standing where the M6 motorway runs now.
  • Hodge Hill Common 1950s
  • Chester Road 1920? The wall on the left is that of the old school on the Green. The school has gone, but the wall still stands. The house on the right has a sign, Camden School', a small private school; the house is still there.
  • The Castle Cinema stood from 1939 to 1963 on Timberley Lane where Tesco is now. Image uploaded to the Cinema Treasures website by Mike Blakemore
  • Castle Bromwich Station about 1900, a postcard from Mike Musson's Warwickshire Railways website.
  • Castle Bromwich Station (rear) in 1901 from Mike Musson's Warwickshire Railways website.
  • Castle Bromwich Station about 1950, from Mike Musson's Warwickshire Railways website.
  • Image courtesy of Hall's Garden Centre
  • Chester Road, Castle Bromwich 1885. Image from the Birmingham Post.
  • Harvesting hay at CASTLE bROMWICH AIERODROME 1915. Image from the Birmingham Post.
  • Head gardener Peter Clarke at Castle Bromwich hall Gardens 1985. bImage from the Birmingham Post.
  • The Spitfire factory (now the Jaguar) during World War 2. Image from the Birmingham Post.
  • Opening of the Spitfire pub 1987. Image from the Birmingham Post.
  • Inside the Spitfire factory during the Second World War. Image from the Birmingham Post.
  • The Duke of York and Princess May of Teck crossing Hodge Hill Common 1894 on their way to Castle Bromwich Hall.

'A History of Castle Bromwich for Young People' written by William Dargue 2016 for the Castle Bromwich Bellringers.

We’ve been ringing here for 500 years and are keen to involve local people in our ancient art. Contact us via our church website, if you want learn to ring or visit the tower or have one of us talk to your group about the history of Castle Bromwich, our church or bellringing.  Material on this site may be reused only for non-commercial purposes providing appropriate attribution is given (Creative Commons Licence Attribution NonCommercial 4.0) - details on the Contact page.

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