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6 days ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Marcus Queenborough
A beautiful five-bedroom house in Sutton Coldfield overlooking Moor Hall Golf Course is on the market - but you must build it first. The plot of land in Tamworth Road backs onto the golf course and is priced at £800,000 and is on the market with Chosen Home. The grounds come with full planning permission for a 'luxury' home with five bedrooms and six bathrooms spread over three floors.
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6 days ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Marcus Queenborough
We take a nostalgic look back in history to 1952A No. 70 tram draws up outside the Bell Hotel. This picture was taken on the night the last tram ran through the village on July 5, 1952. Seen here arriving at the Northfield Bristol Road by the Bell pub. (Image: Birmingham Post And Mail)We take a nostalgic look back at pictures from 1952. Laurel and Hardy had performed at the Birmingham Hippodrome after a tour of the country, and trams were coming to the end of the line.
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1 week ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Marcus Queenborough
Two bed flat in Hafren Court in Bewdley comes with large steel props supporting the property (Image: Under The Hammer, Birmingham)A charming two-bedroom flat in the middle of Bewdley is up for auction but comes with a serious issue that needs to be addressed. Pictures show large steel props supporting the ceiling and walls. There is also a large hole in the ceiling above the toilet. The agents say: "The property is currently in need of refurbishment.
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1 week ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Marcus Queenborough
House on the market with Chester Road Station right next doorChester Road, Birmingham£250,000Partridge Homes, BirminghamGoogle streetview imageA house is on the market with just about the shortest commute from the station possible, as the platform is next door to the house.
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2 weeks ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Marcus Queenborough
A two-bed house is up for sale set in the middle of an industrial estate close to Spaghetti JunctionYou might call it industrial chic - but at least there are no neighbours. A unique two bed house is on the market in Aston - set on the side of the Grand Union Canal close to Spaghetti Junction and the M6. The detached house is up for auction with a guide price of £85,000 with SDL Property Auctions on Wharton Street.
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2 weeks ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Marcus Queenborough
The National Fairground Museum near Tamworth opens on May 24 (Image: Nick Wilkinson/Birmingham Live)The National Fairground Museum is opening its doors at Statfold Country Park for the Spring Bank holiday inviting families to 'ride like they did in the olden days'. The fully working museum in Tamworth features a vintage funfair - as you can see from this series of pictures.
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2 weeks ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Marcus Queenborough
The house backs directly onto Moor Pool in Harborne (Image: Hadleigh)A two bedroomed and one bathroom house backing right onto Moor Pool is on the market. The terraced house is up for sale with Offers in Region of £385,000 with Hadleigh, Harborne and is located in Moor Pool Avenue and backs onto the pool.
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2 weeks ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Marcus Queenborough
The home of the Chamberlain family could become a tourist destinationA resident of Highbury Hall, a home for the elderly in Birmingham, voluntarily cleaning the silver at the end of the long dining table. 26th November 1949. (Image: Getty Images)The Chamberlain family have had a huge influence in Birmingham and even the world with much of the Birmingham we know and love today as a result of Joseph Chamberlain mayor of Birmingham in 1873.
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2 weeks ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Marcus Queenborough
Bingley Hall was the first purpose built exhibition hall in BritainThe devastating fire at Bingley Hall, 16th January 1984. Most people have never heard of Bingley Hall in Birmingham, which is hardly surprising, as it burned down in 1984. However, it has the claim to be the first purpose-built exhibition hall in Britain. The site today on Broad Street is the home of the International Convention Centre (ICC), but it looked very different 40 years ago.
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3 weeks ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Marcus Queenborough
We take a nostalgic look back 65 years to 1960Elmdon Airport 1960. Nechells flats were brand new, Birmingham library had a magnificent domed Victoria hall and dancing took place at the Tower Ballroom in Edgbaston. We take a nostalgic look back to 1960. Workers were meeting at the Longbridge Works in March 1960 as another crisis meeting with workers was taking place. The Onion Fair was in full swing on the Serpentine Grounds in Aston in September.
