RE: Yardley Wood windmill

Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)Does anyone know anything about a windmill in Yardley Wod? I don't know anything about the Windmill but this is a picture of it.

There was also a wooden postmill nearby, Bach Mill, which stood at Windmill Road. This, too, may have belonged to the priory. By 1644 it had been replaced by a brick windmill in Coton Grove which continued to grind corn until c1890. Its buildings were demolished for housing development in
This from this site.
1957.http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=..._13882649768317

Ive found one in a book as soon as I find my scanner i'll post it as it shows people fishing in the lake as well


Shard End boy

Quote: denniscarole wrote in post #3

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Ive found one in a book as soon as I find my scanner i'll post it as it shows people fishing in the lake as well
Shard End boy

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Volty Its in a book called Past & Present Birmingham. The changing face of the city and its people ( Patrick Baird & Peter Drake )


Shard End boy

Some more pictures at http://slwyw.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/soli...e-windmill.html

Was this windmill actually in Yardley Wood or Solihull


Shard End boy

At one time this would probably have been in Worcestershire. Yardley Wood was attached to Yardley, once owned by Catherine of aragon.

For some years as a young lad I played around the wind mill until in the mid 50's when I watched (from the mill pond) as they dynamited it, as you can imagine as lads we thought the explosion was fantastic.
As for the location, I assumed it to be in Shirley, I was never sure.

Thanks for that Roy none of us had a clue really