Thanks for this trip down memory lane... familiar streets, familiar places... but how they have changed... I am from Malaysia, spent five life changing years in early 1970s in this wonderful city: the first four as a student of Aston University at Gosta Green, the last working as a junior officer in firm at Edgbaston.
The bit about Warwickshire Cricket ground being historically part of Warwickshire until the West Midlands was formed is totally incorrect and utter nonsense, Edgebaston Cricket Ground is in Edgebaston Birmingham which has been within the City of Birmingham Boundary for nigh on 150 years at least and has never been in Warwickshire, that side of the City it would of more than likely of been in Worcestershire . It is just the name of the Cricket Club that is all, try and do some research first
@@4KExplorer Get reel. Balsall heath has never been in Worcestershire and Edgebaston has never been in Warwickshire, the soars I have is the History of Birmingham. When the West Midlands County was formed all it did was to run local transport services, took over all local Bus Companies, Fire, Ambulance, Police services, Birmingham and Coventry Airports, Main Roads and Train Services, it took over a part of Warwickshire around Sutton Coldfield which came into Birmingham. The closest Warwickshire County is to Birmingham is where Birmingham and Solihull border upto Coleshill and Water Orton. Edgebaston has always been in Birmingham for at least 200years when Birmingham started expanding its Boundaries and Balsall Heath again has been a part of Birmingham again for around the same time at least. Warwickshire Cricket Club only goes under that name, whether an original ground they had was on the edge of Birmingham in Warwickshire miles from Edgebaston I do not know not being a Cricket fan, but being a Brummie, living in Birmingham for 60 years and is interested in the History of Birmingham, I can assure you that Edgbaston and the Warwickshire Cricket Ground opposite cannon Hill Park has been in Birmingham way before The West Midlands County Existed
@@4KExplorer I have read on Wikipedia, firstly Balsall Heath was in Warwickshire until 1891 when it passed to the then County Borough of Birmingham which was in Warwickshire then, but as Birmingham expanded outwards so the Warwickshire boundary receded back to Solihull and Kings Hurst, the same with Edgbaston, it was split between Warwickshire and parts of Worcestershire in the late 1890's, but again as Birmingham kept expanding it's boundaries it took these areas into the City boundaries, but when the West Midlands County was formed it took over vast swaths of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire so Birmingham although in a way upto 1974 was in Warwickshire, Warwickshire County Council and its Boundaries has no say in Birmingham's development, so in 1974 Birmingham became a part of the West Midlands, so basically the Warwickshire Cricket Ground is in Birmingham and has never actually physically been in Warwickshire and this has been in place as I said for over 200 years.
@@peterwilliamallen1063 OK, simple fix - I've deleted the offending sentence in the description. That said, my videos are shot 100% on location by me personally, plus I write the descriptions from scratch. If I were a lazy RUclipsr I'd just use some stock footage and copy and paste from Wikipedia.
@@4KExplorer It is not an offending message just that people do not realise the size of Birmingham, and as I mentioned, although Birmingham was a sort of buffer area between Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire, Brum has always been independent of these counties taking over sections as Birmingham grew in size. the closest Warwickshire in the sixties were Sutton Coldfield, parts of Castle Bromwich and Solihull. When the West Midlands County was formed in the 1970's, Sutton Coldfield was taken over by Birmingham. Castle Bromwich and Solihull came out of Warwickshire and into the new West Midlands County that I believed was formed in 1970, with Warwickshire's boundary being pushed back to Water Orton and Coleshill and the Sutton side of Birmingham now bordering upto Staffordshire County Council and Lichfield District Council at Shenstone Wood End. In 1974 on reorganisation, the City of Coventry came into the West Midlands County when it was expanded, so taking more of Warwickshire into the old West Midlands County, now known as the West Midlands Combined Authority.
The area certainly need far more trees and lush floral spaces/containers to help really enliven the city.
Thanks! Such a wonderful way of moving from point A to B. Always nice to see the world from your perspective. : )
Hey, thanks for stopping by! :)
Thanks for this trip down memory lane... familiar streets, familiar places... but how they have changed...
I am from Malaysia, spent five life changing years in early 1970s in this wonderful city: the first four as a student of Aston University at Gosta Green, the last working as a junior officer in firm at Edgbaston.
Oh nice! I'd love to have seen it in the 70s!
One day it will get back to it old self. Will get back to film after Christmas fingers crossed 🤞 thanks for the walk. 🙏❤️🌈
Nice walk, thank you
Thanks for watching! :)
Really exciting. I love England. I'm an anglophile.
Ah, great to hear! :)
Very nice.
👍👍💐
Old mossy buildings and shiny modern buildings are all over the city!😃 London is amazing!😍
I dont know if you're joking but it's not London 😂
Again this is Birmingham ,not London.
The bit about Warwickshire Cricket ground being historically part of Warwickshire until the West Midlands was formed is totally incorrect and utter nonsense, Edgebaston Cricket Ground is in Edgebaston Birmingham which has been within the City of Birmingham Boundary for nigh on 150 years at least and has never been in Warwickshire, that side of the City it would of more than likely of been in Worcestershire . It is just the name of the Cricket Club that is all, try and do some research first
First I've heard. I know Balsall Heath was part of Worcestershire, but Edgbaston? Do you have a source for that? You seem quite passionate about it.
@@4KExplorer Get reel. Balsall heath has never been in Worcestershire and Edgebaston has never been in Warwickshire, the soars I have is the History of Birmingham. When the West Midlands County was formed all it did was to run local transport services, took over all local Bus Companies, Fire, Ambulance, Police services, Birmingham and Coventry Airports, Main Roads and Train Services, it took over a part of Warwickshire around Sutton Coldfield which came into Birmingham. The closest Warwickshire County is to Birmingham is where Birmingham and Solihull border upto Coleshill and Water Orton. Edgebaston has always been in Birmingham for at least 200years when Birmingham started expanding its Boundaries and Balsall Heath again has been a part of Birmingham again for around the same time at least. Warwickshire Cricket Club only goes under that name, whether an original ground they had was on the edge of Birmingham in Warwickshire miles from Edgebaston I do not know not being a Cricket fan, but being a Brummie, living in Birmingham for 60 years and is interested in the History of Birmingham, I can assure you that Edgbaston and the Warwickshire Cricket Ground opposite cannon Hill Park has been in Birmingham way before The West Midlands County Existed
@@4KExplorer I have read on Wikipedia, firstly Balsall Heath was in Warwickshire until 1891 when it passed to the then County Borough of Birmingham which was in Warwickshire then, but as Birmingham expanded outwards so the Warwickshire boundary receded back to Solihull and Kings Hurst, the same with Edgbaston, it was split between Warwickshire and parts of Worcestershire in the late 1890's, but again as Birmingham kept expanding it's boundaries it took these areas into the City boundaries, but when the West Midlands County was formed it took over vast swaths of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire so Birmingham although in a way upto 1974 was in Warwickshire, Warwickshire County Council and its Boundaries has no say in Birmingham's development, so in 1974 Birmingham became a part of the West Midlands, so basically the Warwickshire Cricket Ground is in Birmingham and has never actually physically been in Warwickshire and this has been in place as I said for over 200 years.
@@peterwilliamallen1063 OK, simple fix - I've deleted the offending sentence in the description. That said, my videos are shot 100% on location by me personally, plus I write the descriptions from scratch. If I were a lazy RUclipsr I'd just use some stock footage and copy and paste from Wikipedia.
@@4KExplorer It is not an offending message just that people do not realise the size of Birmingham, and as I mentioned, although Birmingham was a sort of buffer area between Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire, Brum has always been independent of these counties taking over sections as Birmingham grew in size. the closest Warwickshire in the sixties were Sutton Coldfield, parts of Castle Bromwich and Solihull. When the West Midlands County was formed in the 1970's, Sutton Coldfield was taken over by Birmingham. Castle Bromwich and Solihull came out of Warwickshire and into the new West Midlands County that I believed was formed in 1970, with Warwickshire's boundary being pushed back to Water Orton and Coleshill and the Sutton side of Birmingham now bordering upto Staffordshire County Council and Lichfield District Council at Shenstone Wood End. In 1974 on reorganisation, the City of Coventry came into the West Midlands County when it was expanded, so taking more of Warwickshire into the old West Midlands County, now known as the West Midlands Combined Authority.