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| Harborne is a suberb of Birmingham UK located on the west side of the city. Until early 1900's Harborne was a separate village consisting of many farms and small clusters of houses where the local industry of Nail Making was carried out. A legal document of 1600 first recorded the Nail-makers of Harborne, but it had been an established occupation in these parts for many years before. |
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| The first mention that can be found for a homestead in Harborne came in 1086, when the area warranted an entry in the Domesday Book. It is believed that St Peter's Church was founded during the 13th century, and the land close to it would have been an early area of settlement. Later some of the larger houses in Harborne were built close by. This area eventually contained the Post Office and village pub, The Bell. Harborne had ceased to be church property in the 16th century and it had passed through the ownership of the Dudley, Cornwallis, Foley and Birch families. |
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Arrival, pull on and build up of the fair equipment and stalls
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Some views of the fun fair equipmet setting up for the 2004 mid June Carnival
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The 1800’s saw Harborne become popular with many Brummies as an out of town (Harborne was not at this time part of Birmingham) place to live and work. It was to this environment that a Birmingham printing and book binding business moved, creating one of Harborne’s major employers, the Chad Valley Toy Company. As the 20th Century developed so did the Harborne we recognise today. Rapid development took place in the immediate pre First World War period. It was during this time that the garden suburb of Moor Pool Estate was laid out with the first houses being occupied in 1908. As Birmingham expanded, so did Harborne with all the old agricultural grounds rapidly being built on until the vibrant modern suberb was created.
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