Local History

Local Memories - Castle Bromwich

Are you curious about what life was like in this area in the past? Are you interested in looking at the history of a house or building, what was there before and who has previously lived there?

Castle Bromwich

Very old site which gave rise to a Jacob ean Mansion, Castle Bromwich Hall. There are ten acres of gardens including a rare surviving example of an 18th century English formal garden.

We're actively collecting your memories of Castle Bromwich. Did you go to school here or work in the local area? Have you moved here more recently? Download our memory sheets and let us know what you think. We hope to feature your memories here.

Links

Castle Bromwich Library - for library resources, information and historic Ordnance Survey maps of Castle Bromwich on CD-ROM. Also free, internet-access PCs, where you can make use of the Ancestry website free of charge to research your family history.

Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens

The Warwickshire part of the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry website, for information that may help if you're tracing your ancestors in Castle Bromwich.

Colebridge Trust

Contact Details

Heritage & Local Studies, Central Library, Homer Road, Solihull B91 3RG

Telephone: 0121 704 6934

Email: heritage@solihull.gov.uk