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Moseley
Moseley (/ˈmoʊzliː/ MOZE-lee) is an affluent suburb in south Birmingham, England, three miles (five kilometres) south of the city centre.
It is located within the eponymous Moseley ward of the constituency of Hall Green and Moseley in the ceremonial county of the West Midlands. It historically lay within Worcestershire, abutting the county border with Warwickshire.
Moseley was listed as a settlement within the manor of Bromsgrove in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Museleie, from the Anglo-Saxon mús (mouse) + leáh (lea, meadow), which translates as either 'mouse clearing' or 'mouse-sized (i.e. small) clearing'.
St Mary's Church, Moseley was licensed by the Bishop of Worcester (authorised by Pope Innocent VII) in February 1405. St Anne's Church, Moseley was opened in 1874 for the now extinct parish of Park Hill. The 600th anniversary of St Mary's was celebrated in 2005 with a series of special events. In 2012 the church bells, which had been named the worst-sounding in the country, were replaced.
Either before or as a result of the dissolution of the monasteries, Moseley became a manor in its own right, though records of this are not evident. Certainly, Moseley Hall was 'rebuilt' in parkland in the early 1600s by the Grevis family, and rebuilt again by 1795 after being set on fire during rioting in 1791. It was donated in 1891 to the City of Birmingham by Richard Cadbury and now forms part of Moseley Hall Hospital.
Spring Hill College, a Gothic revival construction built in 1857 and now home to Moseley School, is located in the south of the district. Former pupils include comedian Jasper Carrott and musician Bev Bevan of the Electric Light Orchestra.
Moseley local centre is formed around the Victorian shopping precinct known as Moseley Village, which forms part of a historical conservation area. Moseley and the surrounding areas were much developed after 1910, being built upon the once extensive farm land that was predominant in this area. The new properties being mostly of large houses, designed to cater for the Edwardian middle-class families that settled in the suburbs surrounding Birmingham's industrial centre. These large houses relied upon at least one servant or 'tweeny' as they were often termed, to help the lady of the house run the household. With the advent of the First World War, staff were hard to find to maintain houses of this size. The heating bills and high maintenance made them unpopular after the war and many were split into flats to cater for the requirements of the expanding working population who moved from the city centre as extensive redevelopment took place in the 1960s.
In some respects Moseley and the surrounding area suffered a serious decline in the last part of the 20th century. Much property fell into neglect, and problems with crime, drugs and prostitution became commonplace in the areas bordering Balsall Heath. During this same period, however, with a great deal of cheap accommodation on offer, it is arguable that Moseley also enjoyed its most creative and cosmopolitan phase as the focus of artistic and student communities. In 1970s, the small triangular shaped green in the heart of Moseley village, which was then home to the underground public toilets, was a convenient meeting place for local youth, and was known as "Bog Island".
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Moseley
Moseley (/ˈmoʊzliː/ MOZE-lee) is an affluent suburb in south Birmingham, England, three miles (five kilometres) south of the city centre.
It is located within the eponymous Moseley ward of the constituency of Hall Green and Moseley in the ceremonial county of the West Midlands. It historically lay within Worcestershire, abutting the county border with Warwickshire.
Moseley was listed as a settlement within the manor of Bromsgrove in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Museleie, from the Anglo-Saxon mús (mouse) + leáh (lea, meadow), which translates as either 'mouse clearing' or 'mouse-sized (i.e. small) clearing'.
St Mary's Church, Moseley was licensed by the Bishop of Worcester (authorised by Pope Innocent VII) in February 1405. St Anne's Church, Moseley was opened in 1874 for the now extinct parish of Park Hill. The 600th anniversary of St Mary's was celebrated in 2005 with a series of special events. In 2012 the church bells, which had been named the worst-sounding in the country, were replaced.
Either before or as a result of the dissolution of the monasteries, Moseley became a manor in its own right, though records of this are not evident. Certainly, Moseley Hall was 'rebuilt' in parkland in the early 1600s by the Grevis family, and rebuilt again by 1795 after being set on fire during rioting in 1791. It was donated in 1891 to the City of Birmingham by Richard Cadbury and now forms part of Moseley Hall Hospital.
Spring Hill College, a Gothic revival construction built in 1857 and now home to Moseley School, is located in the south of the district. Former pupils include comedian Jasper Carrott and musician Bev Bevan of the Electric Light Orchestra.
Moseley local centre is formed around the Victorian shopping precinct known as Moseley Village, which forms part of a historical conservation area. Moseley and the surrounding areas were much developed after 1910, being built upon the once extensive farm land that was predominant in this area. The new properties being mostly of large houses, designed to cater for the Edwardian middle-class families that settled in the suburbs surrounding Birmingham's industrial centre. These large houses relied upon at least one servant or 'tweeny' as they were often termed, to help the lady of the house run the household. With the advent of the First World War, staff were hard to find to maintain houses of this size. The heating bills and high maintenance made them unpopular after the war and many were split into flats to cater for the requirements of the expanding working population who moved from the city centre as extensive redevelopment took place in the 1960s.
In some respects Moseley and the surrounding area suffered a serious decline in the last part of the 20th century. Much property fell into neglect, and problems with crime, drugs and prostitution became commonplace in the areas bordering Balsall Heath. During this same period, however, with a great deal of cheap accommodation on offer, it is arguable that Moseley also enjoyed its most creative and cosmopolitan phase as the focus of artistic and student communities. In 1970s, the small triangular shaped green in the heart of Moseley village, which was then home to the underground public toilets, was a convenient meeting place for local youth, and was known as "Bog Island".