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Moseley is a suburb of Birmingham, England, located 2 miles to the south of the city centre. It has a reputation as a lively and cosmopolitan area and in recent years has seen the creation of a number of new bars and restaurants. The area also has a number of boutiques and other independent retailers of the kind no longer common in the city centre. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1080x694, 174 KB) I took this photo I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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This article is about the city in England. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ...
Brief History
Listed in the Domesday Book as Museleie, Moseley has a long history.
St Mary's (Anglican) church, Moseley, was licensed by the Bishop of Worcester (authorised by Pope Innocent VII) in February 1405, and the 600th anniversary was celebrated in 2005 with a series of special events.
Moseley itself developed around a Victorian shopping area known as Moseley Village. J. R. R. Tolkien spent many of his early years in Moseley, living close to Sarehole Mill, which many people believe was the inspiration for The Shire in The Lord of the Rings. Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian Era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was an English philologist, writer and university professor who is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as well as many other works. ...
Sarehole Mill Sarehole Mill Sarehole Mill (grid reference SP099818) is a Grade II listed water mill (in an area once called Sarehole) on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. ...
In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional realm of Middle-earth, the Shire is the region that is occupied by Hobbits. ...
This article is about the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. ...
Spring Hill College (Moseley School), a Gothic revival construction built in 1857, is located in the south of the district. Former pupils include the comedian Jasper Carrott and the musician Bev Bevan. Moseley School (incorporating Spring Hill College) is a large comprehensive in the Moseley area of Birmingham, England. ...
Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ...
1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Jasper Carrott - (Audio tape cover) Jasper Carrott OBE (born Robert Davis, March 14, 1945) is an English comedian (declaring himself world famous in Birmingham). Born in Acocks Green, Birmingham, he was educated at Moseley School. ...
Bev Bevan was the drummer, as well as one of the original members of the Electric Light Orchestra and served as the drummer for Black Sabbath from 1983-1984. ...
One of the success stories of Moseley is Ocean Colour Scene, a band which flourished in the mid-nineties British Britpop/indie scene. Despite being critically derided, the band achieved cult status through songs, such as The Riverboat Song, inspired by locations within the suburb of Moseley. Their most successful album was Moseley Shoals. It is also the birthplace of Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran. Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) are a rock band from Birmingham, England. ...
Britpop was a British alternative rock genre and movement that was at its most popular in Great Britain in the mid 1990s. ...
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ...
The Riverboat Song is a rock song by Ocean Colour Scene (OCS). ...
Moseley Shoals is a 1996 album by the British rock group Ocean Colour Scene and one of most important albums of the of the Britpop era. ...
Nick Rhodes in 1981. ...
Duran Duran are an English New Wave band notable for a long series of catchy, synthesizer-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. ...
Recent past, present and future In certain 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. 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. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
In certain respects the area is now much improved. For example, a monthly farmers' market is organised by the Moseley Neighbourhood Forum. Similarly, Moseley has a well defined and established community spirit and ethos. The Moseley Society exists to protect the heritage of the area; meetings of the Society discuss and debate a wide range of local issues and the interests of its residents. Roadside farmers market in Bridgehampton, New York Dutch bell peppers at a farmers market in Montpelier, Vermont A farmers market near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. ...
Moseley Neighbourhood Forum is a forum of local Moseley residents who represent a geographic area of Birmingham, England. ...
The Moseley Community Development Trust (CDT) is looking to invest in the social and physical capital of the area. Established with funding from charitable trust funds and with the support of the Moseley and Kings Heath Ward Committee, the CDT is now managing a series of initiatives to improve the environment of Moseley. A charitable trust is a trust organized to serve private or public charitable purposes. ...
Moseley and Kings Heath Ward is a ward covering the Moseley and Kings Heath areas of Birmingham, England. ...
Today Moseley is also rapidly becoming a leisure-focused suburb, home to many new pubs, restaurants and cafés. Examples include: An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada...
Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ...
Coffeehouse in Damascus A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. ...
- The Fighting Cocks public house, a cosmopolitan venue with a wide selection of speciality beers, an innovative food menu and a modern, partially heated (and partially undercover) beer garden.
- The Cross wine bar and pavement café.
- La Plancha, a tapas bar opened in 2005.
- Drift, a bar on the corner of the Salisbury and Alcester Road
Rugby The suburb was home to the relatively successful Moseley Rugby Football Club until 2000, when the Reddings Road ground was sold for a housing development. The club initially moved to a site within the University of Birmingham campus, and since summer 2005 has a new location in nearby Billesley. Moseley Rugby Football Clubor Moseley RFC, or Moseley Rugby Club is a Rugby Union club based in south Birmingham, founded 1873. ...
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Billesley is a ward within the Hall Green constituency of Birmingham, England. ...
See also Moseley and Kings Heath Ward is a ward covering the Moseley and Kings Heath areas of Birmingham, England. ...
Kings Heath is a suburb of Birmingham, England, three miles south of the city centre. ...
Balsall Heath is a working class, inner-city area of Birmingham, England. ...
Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency shown within Birmingham Small Heath is an area within the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. ...
Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency shown within Birmingham Sparkbrook is an area in south-east Birmingham, England. ...
Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area and ward in the city of Birmingham in England. ...
Bournville is an area on the south side of Birmingham, best known for its connections with the Cadbury family and chocolate - including a dark chocolate bar branded Bournville. It is also home to a campus of the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. ...
External links - Tolkien Trail
- Moseley Directory
- Tornado July 2005
- Moseley Rugby Football Club
- 1890 Ordnance Survey map of Moseley and Moseley Park
- Map sources for Moseley
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