Historic Bromsgrove
Explore hidden histories, historic photos, and things you never knew about Bromsgrove from the collections and archives of Historic England.
Discover Bromsgrove's listed buildings and places
Introducing some of Bromsgrove's most significant historic sites, curated from the National Heritage List for England.
Hewell Grange
Tutnall and Cobley
A former country house, now an open prison, built 1884-1891 for Lord and Lady Windsor, later the Earl and Countess of Plymouth, to designs by Thomas...
Hewell Grange
Bentley Pauncefoot
A landscape park developed from the mid-C18 with advice from William Shenstone and Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, redesigned in 1812 by Humphry Repton...
Parkside School
Bromsgrove
Secondary school, designed in 1909 by A.V.Rowe with G.H.Gadd as executant architect and opened in April 1912. Later, C20 additions and alterations.
23 Warren Lane, Lickey
Cofton Hackett
A late C18/early C19 nailworker's cottage with attached workshop. Read the official list entry to find out more.
Bromsgrove All Saints' War Memorial
Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove All Saints' War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: it has good group value with the Grade II listed All...
Catshill and North Marlbrook war memorial
Catshill and North Marlbrook
A First World War memorial, erected in 1927, altered after the Second World War.
Barnt Green War Memorial
Barnt Green
A war memorial, set in a brick wall with ashlar dressing, designed by the Bromsgrove Guild c.1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.
Stoke Prior War Memorial
Stoke
A First World War memorial, designed by the Bromsgrove Guild, erected in about 1920.
Lickey War Memorial
Lickey and Blackwell
Lickey War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Design: as a simple yet dignified stone cross war memorial.
Standing cross in St Leonards churchyard
Frankley
A standing cross is a free standing upright structure, usually of stone, mostly erected during the medieval period (mid 10th to mid 16th centuries AD).
Clent War Memorial
Clent
First World War memorial with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.
Blackwell Road Railway Under Bridge at NGR SO9884371537
Tutnall and Cobley
A railway under bridge and wing walls, built c.1838-40 by the engineer Captain William Scarth Morsom, with assistance from Herbert Spencer, for the...
Historic Bromsgrove through time
The National Heritage List for England contains hundreds of details about buildings and places, including the periods in which they were built and the uses they've had over the years. Explore how your local area has changed through time.
Prehistoric Before AD 43
Prehistory covers a million years of human occupation before the Roman invasion and the introduction of writing. Primarily hunter-gatherers of several human species including Neanderthals, the peoples moved across Europe, hunting animals, exchanging ideas and developing complex culture and belief systems including burial rites and astronomical understanding, as at Stonehenge for example.
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Medieval AD 1066 to AD 1540
This period, sometimes known as the Middle Ages, began with the Norman invasion in AD 1066. It saw a significant rise in military and defensive buildings such as castles and earthworks, as well as religious houses dominating a largely agricultural landscape.
The monarchy and Church dominated the period, which also saw the break with the Roman Church and the English reformation.
Post medieval AD 1540 to AD 1901
The Post-Medieval period brought seismic changes to life in England, with religious reformation leading to the democratization of worship and the destruction of hundreds of religious houses.
In parallel, there was a huge expansion of scientific study and enlightenment that permanantly altered the nation's social structure and landscape. Industrialization and mass production lead to wider global trade, emigration, and immigration.
20th century AD 1901 to AD 2000
The 20th century saw an incredible expansion of England's transport networks, with suburban growth shadowing rapid infrastructural expansion. The establishment of state schools, hospitals, and modern technical colleges, with new architectural styles, radically changed the appearance of towns and cities.
Two catastrophic world wars and the 1918 pandemic also brought unprecedented change, altering England's built environment and social structures forever.
Prehistoric Before AD 43
Prehistory covers a million years of human occupation before the Roman invasion and the introduction of writing. Primarily hunter-gatherers of several human species including Neanderthals, the peoples moved across Europe, hunting animals, exchanging ideas and developing complex culture and belief systems including burial rites and astronomical understanding, as at Stonehenge for example.
We don't have an image for any of these list entries yet
Medieval AD 1066 to AD 1540
This period, sometimes known as the Middle Ages, began with the Norman invasion in AD 1066. It saw a significant rise in military and defensive buildings such as castles and earthworks, as well as religious houses dominating a largely agricultural landscape.
The monarchy and Church dominated the period, which also saw the break with the Roman Church and the English reformation.
Post medieval AD 1540 to AD 1901
The Post-Medieval period brought seismic changes to life in England, with religious reformation leading to the democratization of worship and the destruction of hundreds of religious houses.
In parallel, there was a huge expansion of scientific study and enlightenment that permanantly altered the nation's social structure and landscape. Industrialization and mass production lead to wider global trade, emigration, and immigration.
20th century AD 1901 to AD 2000
The 20th century saw an incredible expansion of England's transport networks, with suburban growth shadowing rapid infrastructural expansion. The establishment of state schools, hospitals, and modern technical colleges, with new architectural styles, radically changed the appearance of towns and cities.
Two catastrophic world wars and the 1918 pandemic also brought unprecedented change, altering England's built environment and social structures forever.
Aerial photos of Bromsgrove
Historic aerial photography shows the growth and changes in England's urban and rural landscapes, revealing secrets that are impossible to see from the ground.
Hunnington
The Blue Bird Toffee Factory on Bromsgrove Road and surrounding countryside, Hunnington, 1936
Hunnington
The Blue Bird Toffee Works, Hunnington, 1948
Wythall
RAF Wythall (Barrage Balloon Station), Wythall, 1946
Wythall
RAF Wythall (Barrage Balloon Station), Wythall, 1946
Aston Fields
The John Garrington and Sons Ltd Newton Engineering Works, Aston Fields, 1948
Aston Fields
The John Garrington and Sons Ltd Newton Engineering Works, Aston Fields, 1948
Hunnington
The Blue Bird Toffee Factory on Bromsgrove Road, Hunnington, 1936
Hunnington
The Blue Bird Toffee Factory on Bromsgrove Road, Hunnington, 1936
Hunnington
The Blue Bird Toffee Factory on Bromsgrove Road, Hunnington, 1936
Hunnington
The Blue Bird Toffee Factory on Bromsgrove Road and surrounding countryside, Hunnington, 1936
Historic England Archive images of Bromsgrove
The Historic England Archive holds and cares for over 15 million images, from the 1850s to the present day. Discover stunning images of Bromsgrove's past.
Eric de Mare
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Date created: 1945 - 1980
Interior view of the Pumping Station in Tutnall and Cobley looking up towards the roof trusses.
John Gay Collection: Counties
Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Date created: 1950s
Looking south-west from the Tardebigge Tunnel portal over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, with the canal in the foreground and St Bartholomew's...
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Date created: 23 May 1913
The north side of St John the Baptist's Church viewed from the churchyard
Nigel Temple Collection of Postcards of Parks and Gardens
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Date created: 1900 - 1905
GENERAL EXTERIOR VIEW LOOKING ALONG THE ROADWAY TOWARDS THE TEA ROOMS
Nigel Temple Collection of Postcards of Parks and Gardens
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Date created: 1902 - 1907
GENERAL EXTERIOR VIEW
Nigel Temple Collection of Postcards of Parks and Gardens
Lickey Hills Country Park, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Date created: 1932 - 1937
GENERAL VIEW SHOWING THE WATERFALLS AND FOUNTAIN
Explore your social history through photos
Over 10,000 images from the Historic England Archive have been specially selected and re-captioned for teachers, students, and anyone who wants to learn more about heritage in their local area.
Seechem Manor, Alvechurch, Worcestershire
Period: Tudor (1485 - 1602)
Timber framed manor house built in the late 15th century [dendro - dated 1474]; extended and remodelled late 16th century [cross-wing dendro-dated...
Seechem Manor, Alvechurch, Worcestershire
Railway Station, Hagley, Worcestershire
Period: Edwardian (1902 - 1913)
View of the railway station at Hagley from the south-west. It was opened in 1862 as part of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton railway.
Railway Station, Hagley, Worcestershire
Old Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Period: Tudor (1485 - 1602)
This building (formerly the "Old Hop Pole Inn") was originally situated in High Street.
Old Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Kingswood Meeting House and Sunday School, Wythall, Worcestershire
Period: Georgian (1714 - 1836)
Kingswood Meeting House and Sunday School, now a chapel and Sunday school.
Kingswood Meeting House and Sunday School, Wythall, Worcestershire
Hewell Grange, Tutnall And Cobley, Hereford And Worcester
Period: Victorian (1837 - 1901)
The garden front from the north east
Hewell Grange, Tutnall And Cobley, Hereford And Worcester
Cattespool, Cobley, Worcestershire
Period: Stuart (1603 - 1713)
This house is an outstanding example of an H-plan timber framed building and is one of only a few to to still show the natural colours of it's timber...
Cattespool, Cobley, Worcestershire
1 High Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Period: Stuart (1603 - 1713)
Probably an early 17th century timber framed house over 3 storeys. It has geometrical timber framing with 3 "fleur-de-lys" motifs.
1 High Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
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These places and buildings have been helped by Historic England's financial grants. Find local heritage in your neighbourhood that you never knew existed! Please note that opening times may vary.
The Rotunda Hagley Hall, Hagley
Rotunda. 1747 by John Pitt of Encombe. Sandstone ashlar.
Hagley Hall, Hall Lane
Last of the great Palladian Houses built for George Lord Lyttelton in 1760 by Sanderson Miller and situated in Grade I listed parkland.
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