Committee member Brenda Thomas brought along a piece of bomb shrapnel that was found in her loft in the 1970s to the community hub meeting on Monday.
The bomb landed near the junction of Elm Tree Road and Charlotte Road during the Second World War and destroyed a number of properties.
Brenda’s property was about 50 feet away – and a piece of the bomb remained in her loft for three decades before it was discovered.
Have a listen to Brenda explaining all here:
Thank you to Wendy Pearson for this map that shows where the bombs fell in and around Stirchley during the Second World War. The red dots indicate the bomb sites.
There is an interesting shot of the bomb damage to the canal bridge on Bournville Lane on this site, the repair can still be seen today
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What a brilliant photo. Thanks for sharing it Peter
There is a photo of the bomb damage on Elm Tree Road in a book about B’ham women called (strangely enough) Birmingham Women by Margaret Green ISBN 075242095X… I have a copy of it but not sure that I can post it on here due to copyright reasons…
My Father-in-Law Derek Mushing was injured by this as a child. He died on Sunday of Covid at the age of 84.