Early 19th century house, 23 Newton Road
An early eighteenth century cottage which was the boyhood home of Francis Asbury, the first American Methodist Bishop. Furnished in period style, and with memorabilia and information relating to Asbury’s life both in West Bromwich and in America. Also information relating to the rise of Methodism in the Black Country, and links to John Wesley's life and times, and visits to the local area. The cottage is very small, and has no visitor facilities. This cottage is only open to the general public a few days each year although it is regularly visited by coach trips of American tourists. Newton Road.
Canal footbridge, east of junction with Rushall Canal, within M5/M6 junction. 1844. Cast iron.
Cast Iron footbridge, formerly road bridge. 1844. Rear of Chatsworth Avenue
Cast Iron footbridge, formerly road bridge carrying Green Lane over Tame Valley Canal. 1844.
Another of the bridges is the Gorse Farm bridge linking Appleton Avenue with Templemore Drive.
1844 aqueduct
Grade II Listed Building, Late 18th Century house, now flats.
The building was re-furbished during 2008.
The following have been residents of Fairyfield
JP staffordshire 1873. His son, Frederick Charles Stokes (b. 13th Feb c.1864) attended Rugby School which he left in 1877.
George Robert Jebb was appointed as engineer to the Birmingham Canal Network on the 1st March 1875 at a salary of £250. He had a long and distinguished career, having in addition to his work for the BCN been an engineer to the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company. He was a friend of Frank Webb the LNWR locomotive engineer who ruled Creww locomotive works for a long period of time. George was President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He died on the 16th February 1927. He had been engineer and consultant for 39 years and a BCN committee member for 13 years. He was born in Baschurch in Shropshire in 1839, his father was the station master at Baschurch station on the LNWR. Later in his life when working on the BCN he was living in Fairyfield House in Newtown Road, Great Barr. Ref: BCN
also Georgina M Jebb was noted as a resident (Artist?)
Great Barr Hall, a Listed building, is a neglected stately home in Great Barr, Walsall, very near Birmingham, historically in the county of Staffordshire, England.
Work has commenced on a new sub-site to record the history of Great Barr Hall and its estate and hopefully to record its renovation.
This site is at greatbarrhall.b43.co.uk
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