Our third annual Memories and Memorabilia Day will be held on Saturday, October 30th (the 103rd birthday of Moseley Road Baths) at the Mary Street Church Centre, cnr Edward Road/Mary Street, Balsall Heath (around 400 yards from the baths). Provisional times are 12:00-4:30pm. The annual celebration was well received last year, when we were lucky [...]
Posted in Birmingham, Building, Memories and Memorabilia Day, Pool of Memories | Also tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Heritage Lottery Fund, Memories and Memorabilia, Moseley Road, Oral History, Pool of Memories, Swimming |
We now have for sale Moseley Road Baths greetings cards. The front of the card shows what we believe to be the earliest known image of the building, taken just prior to its opening in October 1907. We’ve left the inside blank for you to write your own message, while the back explains some of [...]
As a much needed kick up the **** to Birmingham City Council, Editorial Girl has penned an excellent blogpost highlighting the dire state of Moseley Road Baths and the Council’s inaction on even doing the most rudimentary of repairs. Great stuff.
Posted in Building, Campaign | Also tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Campaign, Editorial Girl, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Gala Pool, Moseley Road, Swimming |
We’re getting more and more interest in Moseley Road Baths from people who have been inspired by the building to do interesting and creative stuff. Alex Gamela came along to our Memories and Memorabilia Day last year and gathered a fair bit of footage and photography. He’s used it to create a Flash [...]
I’ve just come from a stall in Balsall Heath Library where we spent about half an hour talking with a group of young girls (amongst others) about Moseley Road Baths. To me, that chat really illustrated the importance of our Pool of Memories project.
Almost all of the girls attend Heath Mount Primary School, one [...]
Would you like to interview members of the public about their memories of swimming, bathing, socialising and working at Moseley Road Baths? As part of our Heritage Lottery Fund ‘Pool of Memories’ project we are calling on volunteers to help us in our three year quest to find the best memories of the building. Your interviews may form part of a book, teaching resource, DVD, permanent exhibition and drama project.
Posted in Birmingham, Events, Pool of Memories, Volunteers | Also tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Heritage Lottery Fund, Moseley Road, Oral History, Oral History Society, Pool of Memories, Swimming, Volunteers |
By Jen | February 9, 2010
The Pool of Memories Project Launch Event is to be held at Balsall Heath Library Moseley Road, (next to the Baths) at 3pm on Wednesday 17th February 2010.
We are extremely excited to announce that The Friends of Moseley Road Baths has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund Your Heritage grant of almost £48,000 to undertake a three-year project researching the history of the Edwardian Grade II* Listed Moseley Road swimming baths in Balsall Heath, Birmingham.
Posted in Birmingham, Building, Pool of Memories | Also tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, fundraising, Heritage Lottery Fund, Memories and Memorabilia, Moseley Road, Pool of Memories, Swimming |
This richly illustrated lecture focuses on Birmingham’s historic sporting landscapes – from stadiums to swimming baths, parks to pavilions, golf clubs to billiard halls – and reveals little known aspects of a heritage that has touched the lives of millions of Brummies, whether inclined towards sport or not.
Posted in Birmingham, Building, Events, Project plugs | Also tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Barber Institute, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Memories and Memorabilia, Moseley Road, Simon Inglis, Steve Beauchampé, Swimming |
