The urbanisation of Yardley (1968, with 1981 map)
by John Morris Jones
This essay has been reproduced and updated with the permission
and encouragement of John Morris Jones's widow. it has been updated only in
part, by Michael Byrne. It is not possible
to update this text in its entirety, as it covers such a large
area. Some buildings mentioned in these pages have been knocked
down since 1968: the 1981 map gives a more recent picture. Editing
of the original has been done mainly to bring the last chapter
up to date. The text as a whole stands for itself as the best
available account of urbanization in Yardley. Any use of the material
must acknowledge the original author. The editor would welcome
any corrections or comments: please send them to the Society's
email
address.
Many people conscious of the history of their area like to
look back further than the century that has passed since Yardley
became part of Birmingham, and so will be interested in the development
of Yardley from a manor to a civil parish, and to a Rural District
Council in Worcestershire. John Morris Jones has written many
booklets about the individual areas and districts in Yardley,
but for the earliest times the best source is Victor Skipp's
Medieval
Yardley, based on work done between 1960 and 1962 under his leadership.
John Morris Jones was a member of that group, and drew several
excellent maps, some of which are included here. Jones's booklets
are the main source for the post-medieval development of Yardley,
but his Urbanisation of Yardley has been used here, rather than
the more detailed booklets, to produce this introduction to the
development of Yardley. Many of the more detailed works are online
at the Birmingham
Grid for Learning.
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