Charles Edge
Charles Edge was a Birmingham based architect and surveyor who set up his practice during the 1820s. He began working in the Georgian Greek style, but later on in his … Read more
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Charles Vince
Charles Vince was born in 1823, in Farnham, Surrey. He was born into a Congregationalist background. His father was a carpenter and a builder. Charles attended a local school of … Read more
Five buried by sandbags – 2th November 1940
On the 2th November 1940, five individuals suffocated in an air raid accident when a wall of sandbags collapsed. The incident was reported by The Birmingham Gazette and The Birmingham … Read more
Joseph Moore
Joseph Moore was a manufacturer of buttons and other similar products. He became wealthy and used his money to help people, for example by creating a dispensary for the poor … Read more
Serjeant Albert Gill VC
Serjeant, 1st Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 99th Brigade, 2nd Division The Battle of the Somme was perhaps the most infamous battle of the First World War. Lasting almost 5 … Read more
John Postgate FRCS
In the 19th century, the quality of food and drugs was of great concern. Foods were often adulterated with cheaper ingredients, or coloured and flavoured with poisonous chemicals. Most of … Read more
William Edward Hipkins
This chest tomb is a family burial plot with five names. W E Hipkins is not buried there, he was lost at sea when the SS Titanic sank on its … Read more
John Baskerville
John Baskerville was a printer, print designer and businessman, who after a series of unusual events came to rest in the catacombs in Warstone Lane Cemetery. He had a fascinating … Read more
Alfred Bird
Alfred Bird was born in Gloucestershire England on the 16th of July in 1811. He attended King Edwards School in Birmingham. He was a food manufacturer and established pharmacist that … Read more
Francis William Jordan
On Monday 10th October 1904, Francis William Jordan (aged 38) was a Valveman, and he was working the night shift in the Saltley Gas Works with 21 other men, and … Read more
