In and Around Ladywood Through Time Revised Edition

Ted Rudge

ISBN 10: 1445650630 / ISBN 13: 9781445650630

Published by Amberley Publishing, 2015

About this Item

The fascinating history of Ladywood illustrated through old and modern pictures in a fully updated edition. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236. . 2015. Revised edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781445650630

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In and Around Ladywood Through Time Revised Edition
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1445650630
• ISBN 13: 9781445650630
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Modern Ladywood, with its high-and low-rise housing, dual carriageways, open green spaces and trees on nearly every street corner, bears no resemblance to the old Ladywood many generations experienced. Working-class, back-to-back courtyards with terraced houses fronting them were erected alongside factories from the 1840s. They were built on either side of a canal and railway that cut through the middle of Ladywood.Following Ladywood’s redevelopment in the 1960s, only the canal, railway and a handful of the original buildings remain. Over time the whole population of Ladywood was moved; some remained local, others moved out. Now, through the medium of photography, the differences and similarities between Ladywood of past and present can be explored in this fully updated edition of In and Around Ladywood Through Time.

About the Author

Ted Rudge is a well-known local figure in the area. He has recently completed a dissertation at Birmingham University under another well-known man - Carl Chinn. He has a deep interest in the area, and devotes much of his time to studying and writing about local history. He lives in Shirley with his wife, and runs a Winson Green website.