Balsall Heath is a working class, inner-city area of Birmingham, England. It is home to a diverse cultural mix including Afro-Caribbean, Indian, Pakistani, Irish and English, and the home of the Balti Triangle, a collection of Asian Balti restaurants and sweet centres. The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Inner City on MTV Inner City is an American music group formed in Detroit in 1987. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Afro-Caribbean may refer to: the British Afro-Caribbean community other members of the African diaspora in or from the Carribean This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Balti (baahl-tea) is the name for a style of food probably first devised and served in Birmingham, England around the late 1970s, probably 1977. ...
'Balsall' is the old English for 'heath' so the name literally means 'heath heath', at some time the original meaning of 'balsall' seems to have been forgotten. Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... Heath comes from Old English hæð tract of wasteland, from Proto-Germanic *khaiþijo (cognate with Old Irish ciad; see also heather, heathen) refers to a wild meadow or open, unploughed country, see Heath (habitat). ...
The area was agricultural land between Moseley village and the city of Birmingham until the 1850's when expansion along Moseley Road joined the two. Balsall Heath initially had a reasonably affluent population, which can still be seen in the dilapidated grandeur of some of the larger houses. Moseley Park during the 2003 festival Moseley is a suburb of Birmingham, England, located 2 miles to the south of the city centre. ...
A train station on Brighton Road (on the Birmingham to Bristol line) led to further expansion and the end of the 19th century saw a proliferation of high-density small terraced houses. Most of these still exist and characterize the area today. The small lake (Lady Pool on old maps) at the end of Ladypool Road was also filled-in to create Balsall Heath Park. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Greater Bristol. ... A street of British Victorian/Edwardian terraced homes. ...
Balsall Heath remained a respectable working-class suburb until the 1950's when street-prostitution first appeared. Property values fell attracting Birmingham's poorer immigrants. By the 1970's the area was notorious for street robberies and drug dealing. Prostitutes also sat semi-naked in the windows of houses on Cheddar Road, openly touting for trade. There is a remarkable collection of images (The Balsall Heath Anthology of Images 1970 all of which can be viewed at www.cipl.co.uk)taken by Des Gershon in just over an hour showing the people in this derelict area as they were a a summer's day in 1970. Prostitution is the sale of sexual services. ... Mugging may refer to: A type of robbery. ... Retail selling Street selling is the bottom of the chain and can be accomplished through purchasing from prostitutes, through cloaked retail stores or refuse houses for users in the act located in red-light districts which often also deal in paraphernalia, dealers marketing merriment at night clubs and other events...
In 1994 local residents began to organize street patrols forcing the prostitutes and street criminals out of the area. These patrols had the qualified support of the police but were regarded as vigilantes by some. A vigilante is someone who takes enforcement of law or moral code into his or her own hands. ...
The area subsequently enjoyed a slow revival to the extent that house prices are now similar to other inner-city areas while the crime rate is amongst the lowest. Property developers were also confident enough to convert the former Robinson's warehouse on Moseley Road into up-market flats, something that would have been beyond belief ten years earlier. An apartment estate in Singapore, which makes up the majority of public housing in Singapore. ...
Balsall Heath was hit by a tornado in July 2005 which devastated many buildings around Church Road and Ladypool Road. Birmingham City Council offered loans to those who were unable to repair their properties and the area has now made a full recovery. The Birmingham Tornado was the strongest tornado recorded in the United Kingdom in nearly 30 years, occurring on 28 July 2005 in the suburbs of Birmingham. ...
Reference
'Balsall Heath: A History' by V.M. Hart, Brewin Books Limited (1992)
The Balsall Heath Anthology of Images 1970 by Des Gershon, CIPL Editorial Photography www.cipl.co.uk
,,Mary Ann Rodway,,20,,Not in county,,,Phillip Mills,40,,Manfctr,Not in county,,,Mary Hughes,,20,Female Servant,Not in county, Balsall Rd,1,Donald Maclean,35,,Traveller,Scotland,,,May Markam,,25,,Not in county,,,Carilar Clubishly,,25,Female Servant,WAR, Balsall Rd,1,Wm Harcout,44,,Brass Founder,WAR,,,Elizebh Harcout,,45,,WAR,,,Eliza Harcout,,18,,WAR,,,Wm Harcout,15,,,WAR,,,Edwin Harcout,13,,,WAR,,,Joseph Harcout,11,,,WAR,,,Alfed Harcout,9,,,WAR,,,Ann Harcout,,7,,WAR,,,Elizebeth Harcout,,5,,WAR,,,Albert Harcout,2,,,WAR,,,Ann Townley,,40,Independent,Not in county,,,Elizebeth Mapp,,25,Female Servant,Not in county, Balsall Rd,1,Wm Shaw,35,,Nail Maker,WAR,,,Anabell Shaw,,3,,Not in county,,,John Shaw,6,,,WAR,,,Wm Shaw,4,,,WAR,,,Anabella Shaw,,2,,WAR,,,Henry Shaw,2m,,,WAR,
,,Henry Hide,23,,Male Servant,Not in county,,,Sarah Webb,,22,Female Servant,Not in county, Balsall Rd,1,Samue Hockly,60,,Independent,Not in county,,,Ann Hockly,,25,,WAR,,,Jane Hockly,,2,,WAR,,,Samuel Hockly,8m,,,WAR,,,Carolin Whitworth,,20,Female Servant,WAR,,,Elizabeth Whitworth,,15,Female Servant,WAR, Balsall Rd,1,Thomas Dibble,45,,In Excise,Not in county,,,Susanah Dibble,,45,,Not in county,,,Treasa Silvester,,13,Female Servant,Not in county,,,John Robinson,20,,Clerk,WAR,,,Henry Robinson,20,,Clerk,WAR, Balsall Rd,1,Wm.
H Phipson,60,,Schoolmaster,WAR,,,Sarah Phipson,,50,,Not in county,,,Andrew Phipson,20,,Apprentice,Not in county,,,Elizebeth Phipson,,15,,Not in county, Balsall Rd,1,Wm Smith,50,,Merchant,WAR,,,Mary Smith,,25,,Not in county,,,Ellen Smith,,3,,WAR,,,Elizebeth Davis,,20,Female Servant,Not in county, Balsall Rd,1,Wm Wright,35,,Builder,Not in county,,,Eliza Wright,,35,,Not in county,,,John Wright,15,,,WAR,
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