A Postcard From Solihull

A Postcard From Solihull

Image taken in 1930 courtesy of The Core Library Solihull

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Throughout August, you are invited to join us in Solihull town centre to take a step back in time through images and insights into what Solihull looked like going back to the early 19th century. Solihull BID has teamed up with Touchwood, The Core Library and SMBC to bring you ‘A Postcard From Solihull’. There are a range of activities involved for everyone.

Image trail Follow our trail in this booklet and visit 22 locations to re-visit the past, through images. McDonald’s visitors will see that they are munching burgers on the site of the old Post Office and Liv’s is where the old Mill Lane Boys School once stood.

Along with this there will be a full High Street image taken in 1948 which will be displayed in Touchwood showing a very different picture from the town centre we see today.

Cuckoo in the Nest Trail Researchers at the Library discovered a game played in the town centre many years ago. Children are encouraged to

follow a trail to find items in shop windows which do not belong there, hence the title ‘Cuckoo in the Nest’. Follow the trail and if you can identify the rogue items, you could be in with the chance to win a £50 gift card from The Entertainer.

Share your memories with us Take a trip down memory lane and stir those nostalgic thoughts throughout August this year.

We want you to share your memories too and you will be able to fill in a postcard in Touchwood at the memory area on Poplar Arcade. We can then share your memories with others and preserve them for posterity at The Core Library. The memory zone will be located on Poplar Arcade in Touchwood.

Listen to memories Take a break and listen to stories told by real people in the memory zone in Touchwood. Sink into a comfortable Chesterfield and immerse yourself into a bygone era.

We hope you enjoy the journey with us this month, we cannot wait to hear more about Solihull’s past from you!

Old Fashioned Games The Core gallery area will also be home to some fabulous old fashioned games. Get the family together to remember some of the old favourites.

History Walks You’ll also have the chance to take part in a guided tour through the heart of Solihull ‘village’, taking you on a journey through history for an hour. The walk is pedestrianised throughout and is suitable for wheelchair users, to book and find more information go to www. solihullbid.co.uk.

Image from the John Arnold Collection at The Core Library Solihull of the High Street in 1960

A Postcard From Solihull Image Trail

Café Isabella Drury Arcade, Solihull | 0121 705 0164

A-Plan Poplar Road, Solihull | 0121 711 1711

Everyman Barbers Drury Lane, Solihull | 0121 709 2299

Tap & Tandoor Warwick Road, Solihull | 0121 711 1166

Ramada Solihull Hotel The Square, Solihull | 0121 711 2121

Brides of Solihull Warwick Road, Solihull | 0121 709 0677

Sporting Barbers High Street, Solihull | 0121 711 7161

Loaf Mill Lane, Solihull | 020 3141 8300

Laura Ashley High Street, Solihull | 0871 223 1404

James Bushell Mill Lane, Solihull | 0121 711 1100

Thomas Cook High Street, Solihull | 0121 296 9349

Liv’s Mill Lane, Solihull | 0121 709 4636

Robert Dyas High Street, Solihull | 0121 705 2870

New Look Mell Square, Solihull | 0121 711 6900

Whitewall Galleries Mill Lane, Solihull | 0121 709 4851

Boots Mell Square, Solihull | 0121 705 7553

Molton Brown High Street, Solihull | 0121 709 0927

Hotter Mell Square, Solihull | 0121 709 3919

McDonald’s High Street, Solihull | 0121 709 0708

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Neal’s Yard Remedies Poplar Arcade, Touchwood, Solihull 0121 704 4122 John Lewis & Partners Touchwood, Solihull | 0121 704 1121 Lakeland Jubilee Walk, Touchwood, Solihull 0121 711 2601 The Core Theatre Square, Solihull | 0121 704 6962

Each venue is hosting a window sticker or board with images, some dating back to the 19th century.

Enjoy your journey!

‘Cuckoo in the Nest’ WHSmith Get the kids involved in an ‘old-fashioned’ game of Cuckoo in the Nest. All you need to do is visit the locations below and spot the item that doesn’t belong in each of their windows for the chance to win a £50 gift card from The Entertainer.

Mell Square, Solihull | 0121 705 7548

Trespass Mill Lane, Solihull | 0121 709 4470

Lesley Ashworth Drury Lane, Solihull | 0121 705 6925

JoJo Maman Bebe High Street, Solihull | 0121 709 3874

GANT Drury Arcade, Solihull | 0121 711 7467

Waterstones High Street, Solihull | 0121 711 2454

Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe Poplar Arcade, Touchwood, Solihull

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Joules High Street, Solihull | 0121 711 3657

Can you spot the item that doesn’t belong here?

To take part in the trail pick up a form from inside this store or The Core Library, Touchwood or download one from

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