| John Morris Jones died in 1986. This booklet is reproduced
and edited here with his widow's permission. Selective alterations
have been made, for example where buildings have been demolished,
and the text and its viewpoint remains authentic as far as is
possible. Many of John Morris Jones's works can be accessed from
the Birmingham Grid for Learning website at the
Birmingham Grid for Learning. Michael Byrne
IMPORTANT NOTE
The maps and information in this booklet may be used for educational
purposes only, without the necessity to obtain permission, provided
that they are properly attributed to the author. No other part
of the copyright is waived.
Material sources are as follows:
Medieval Yardley - Victor Skipp, 1970.
Duplicated Notes and Maps - the Discovering Yardley Group, 1960-7.
Urbanisation of Yardley - John Morris Jones 1966-8.
Victoria County History of Warwickshire, Vol. VII - Birmingham,
1964.
Notes and Material for a History of Yardley - W.B. Bickley, late
19th-early 20th century
Mapp of Warwickshire - Henry Beighton, 1725
Ordnance Survey Field Drawing Sheet 2 ins. to 1 mile, c. 1820.
First Edition One-Inch Map, 1833.
Six-Inch Map, 1886, revised 1902-3.
Birmingham (South) Town Planning Scheme, 1918.
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