Needless Alley: The critically acclaimed historical crime debut (William Garrett Novels)

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church was surrounded to the north and west and east by fields and orchards. These would soon make way for the elegant town houses of the wealthy were moving from the lower part of the industrial Others you may have browsed at over the years include ABI Records and Atomic Records, both in Small Heath, and Aquarius, Spotlight Record Centre, The Continental Record Shop and Mango Records, all in Handsworth. Figures from the British Phonographic Industry and The Official Charts Company showed that vinyl album sales for 2013 were the highest since 1997. moved in 1814 to Union Street, and to the Panorama in New Street 1821. This was a circular building where very large circular panoramic paintings were displayed. It is from this date that the

When part of the Colmore's New Hall Estate was opened up for development in 1747, the stretch between Newhall Street and Livery Street was named Colmore Row; the part between Newhall Street and New Street was named Ann Street, after head of the family Ann Colmore; and the section north of Livery Street, originally called Bull Lane, became Monmouth Street. Most of the buildings were sold on 75-year leases after which time they reverted to the Council, Dent quotes Chamberlain as saying,

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great hall with its timber-framed roof is of sandy terracotta and has stained glass by Walter Lonsdale showing scenes of Birmingham's history and industry. This is a Grade I Listed building

At the junction with Waterloo Street are two handsome bank buildings. On the west side is the former National Provincial Bank of 1870, now a wine bar. The earlier bank of 1833 was rebuilt in a national renown were rejected in favour of a plan by the young partnership of J A Hansom (later of Hansom cab fame) & E Welch. The tender submitted proved to be too low and the architects, founded by a people named after him. The name is probably best interpreted as 'the Beormings village'. This nearly 500 feet (150 meters) thoroughfare joins a plethora of street monikers throughout Britain with unusual names. Though some have lost their original meaning to a long-forgotten language, like Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate, others are immortalized in song, such as Penny Lane. Needless Alley’s derivation, however, may have been lost to the mists of time.It no longer exists but there is today a Jennens Road running alongside Millennium Point, Birmingham City University and the Thinktank science museum. Gerontius 1900 (Elgar was Professor of Music at Birmingham University). The organ is by William Hill of London 1850 and has over 4000 pipes, the longest over 10 metres long. Fans of Pre-Raphaelite artwork will be delighted to discover that there are several examples of the Victorian Burne-Jones stained glass windows are to be found within Birmingham Cathedral.

The problem of the markets area was its own success. By the end of the 18th century, both wholesale and retail market traders vied with one another for space here and spilled out along the High

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The creation of Corporation Street was enabled by the Artisan's and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875.