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Erdington Town
Erdington Town is located in the Erdington ward in north-east Birmingham, roughly five miles from the city centre. The surrounding areas are Boldmere, Tyburn, Walmley, Wylde Green, Pype Hayes, Short Heath, Stockland Green and Gravelly Hill.
The name Erdington is a corruption of Eardwulf's Tun which is Anglo-Saxon for the farmstead owned by Eardwulf. The area was a sub-manor of Aston owned by the Holte family and did not become a significant settlement until the 1860's when Erdington Railway Station opened on the Sutton Coldfield line and several rows of townhouses were built.
Erdington gradually expanded as an industrial corridor evolved eastwards along the line of the Tyburn Road, the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway. In doing so it created a belt of residential suburbs and transformed the original village of Erdington into a major commercial centre.
St Barnabas
Saint Barnabas is the C of E parish church of Erdington; it was built in stone in the Decorated Style with a crenellated parapet to a design by Thomas Rickman in 1822.
The original grade-two-listed building comprised a four-bay nave without aisles, a west gallery on a cusped iron screen and a west tower with angle buttresses; JA Chatwin added the chancel and transepts in 1883.
The interior contained 8 stained-glass windows by Rickman; however, all but one were destroyed in an arson attack which gutted the building in 2007; the only other parts of the church that survived the blaze were the belltower, lecturn, clock and ringing tower.
The church is to be rebuilt
with the addition of a controversial modern foyer that will include a glazed facade and steel roof.The foyer will provide an additional entrance from Erdington High Street but critics believe that the modern design is unsuitable as an extension to an historic listed building.
Officials will remove 23 monuments (including several 19th century gravestones) from the churchyard in order to prepare the site for the anticipated rebuild (News Archive 26/08/10).
Work began on the rebuild in February 2011 (News Archive 06/02/11).
Links: Landmark Churches
Erdington Abbey
Erdington Abbey (1850) stands on Sutton Road; the original core building is the RC church of Saints Thomas and Edmund designed by Augustus Pugin in his Gothic Style.
The church, which was built in red sandstone with ashlar dressings, contains a chancel, nave, transepts and a 36-metre west tower with a broached spire. The interior is faced with limestone.
The church and four acres of adjoining land were taken over by German Benedictine monks in 1876; they had fled a campaign of religious persecution led by Bismarck. Having settled in Erdington, the monks built a two-storey abbey with a square buttressed tower next to the church.
The monks departed in the First World War after which the church and abbey were occupied by Redemptorists. The abbey now forms part of Highclare Girls School, but the church, known as Erdington Abbey, is still a Roman Catholic place of worship.
T 0121 373 0143 Address: Sutton Road B23 6QL
Guide Erdington Town - Erdington Abbey Website
Genuine Greek Orthodox Church
The Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of Saints Constantine & Helena is on Station Road.
Station Road B23 6UB - 0121 382 3042 - Map
Daughters of Divine Love
Daughters of Divine Love are a community of nuns on Holly Lane.
60 Holly Lane B24 6JP - 0121 384 5002 - Map
Religious Orders in Birmingham
Daughters of Holy Spirit
Daughters of Holy Spirit are a community of nuns on Orphanage Road.
174 Orphanage Road B24 0AA - 0121 373 1110 - Map
Religious Orders in Birmingham - Daughters of Holy Spirit Website
Redemptorists
The Redemptorists are missionary priests and brothers based at Erdington Abbey on Sutton Road.
49 Sutton Road B23 6QJ - 0121 373 0143 - Map
Samantabhadra Centre
This Buddhist centre is on Silver Birch Road.
38 Silver Birch Road B24 0AS - 0121 373 1261 - Map
Buddhism in Birmingham - Samantabhadra Centre
Demographics, Politics and Housing in Erdington Town
This website contains information about demographics, politics and housing in the Erdington ward including Erdington Town.
Accident Blackspots in Erdington Town
18.10.11: Motorcyclist Dies After Crash on Sutton Road
A motorcyclist was declared dead at Good Hope Hospital after he collided with a car on Sutton Road at around 11pm on Sunday 16th October 2011 (News Headlines 18/10/11).
Two
Hospitalised After Four Car Crash on Trafalgar Road
A man and boy were
hospitalised with head and neck injuries after a four-car crash on
Trafalgar Road at around 12 noon on Tuesday 14th June 2011
(News Headlines 16/06/11).
Chester Road
A man died after the car he was driving collided with a lorry on the Chester Road at approximately 11.30am on Thursday 16/12/10 (News Archive 17/12/10)
Orphanage Road
A boy aged 12 was hospitalised with severe head injuries after being hit by a car on Orphanage Road at roughly 3pm on Tuesday 07/12/10 (News Archive 08/12/10)
New Sutton Road
Two cars collided with a cyclist at the corner of Sutton New Road and Wilton Road at approximately 9pm on Friday 26/11/10. The cyclist, a man aged 22, died at the scene (News Archive 29/11/10).
A motorist was severely injured after he crashed into a tree on New Sutton Road at roughly 3am on Saturday 30 October; he had been pursued by police shortly before the crash; two passengers ran off (News Archive 31/10/10)
Summer Road/Machin Road
A man was injured by a hit-and-run driver at the junction of Summer Road and Machin Road at roughly 11pm on Tuesday 7th September 2010; the police arrested a 21 year-old woman.
Moor End Lane
A motorist crashed into a detached house on Moor End Lane in the early hours of Monday 08/02/10.
03.10.11: Man with Head Injuries on Summer Road, Erdington
A man was found with life-threatening head injuries on Summer Lane at around 10.40am on Sunday 2nd October 2011. He was hospitalised in a critical condition: two suspects were arrested for assault (News Headlines 03/10/11).
Assaults & Stabbings Brum 2011
Woman Jailed for
Pub Assault at Cross Keys
A 32-year-old woman
was jailed for 5 years at Birmingham Crown Court in June 2011 for
battering another woman, and biting off part of her cheek, outside the
Cross Keys pub on Erdington High Street on Friday 26th November 2010
(News Headlines 01/07/11).
Assaults and Stabbings Brum 2011
Woman Jailed for Starting Toilet Fires at the Swan Pub
A 42-year-old woman has been jailed for 3 years at Birmingham Crown Court for starting fires in the ladies toilets at the Swan on Erdington High Street on 28/07/10 and 05/08/10 (News Headlines 09/04/11)
Scrapyard Intruders Torch Cars
Intruders set fire to 6 cars at Brewers Auto Salvage on Gravelly Lane at approximately 11pm on Sunday 13/03/11 (News Archive 16/03/11).
Santander Cashbox Robbery on High Street
A security guard, who was making a delivery to Santander on the High Street, was robbed of a cashbox by 4 men at approximately 6pm on Monday 7th February 2011 (News Archive 11/02/11)
A man aged 20 was stabbed on Erdington High Street at approximately 11pm on Saturday 22nd January 2011; he was taken to hospital in a critical condition (News Archive 25/01/11)
Assaults and Stabbings Brum 2011
Underground Cannabis Farmers Jailed
Three brothers aged 23, 24 and 25 who farmed cannabis in underground tunnels beneath garden sheds at various addresses in Erdington were jailed for 2 years, 22 months and 22 months respectively at Birmingham Crown Court in December 2010 (News Archive 26/12/10)
Iron Bar Attack on Portfield Grove
A 26-year-old man suffered head injuries after being assaulted with an iron bar outside Fairbourne Tower on Portfield Grove at approximately 4pm on Sunday 21st November 2010 (News Archive 10/12/10)
Robbers Snatch Yenton Takings
Two men snatched the takings from an employee of the Yenton pub as he left to bank the cash at approximately 9am on Monday 11th October 2010 (News Archive 29/10/10)
Man Battered at Yenton Pub
A man aged 35 was severely beaten outside the Yenton pub on Sutton Road at roughly 12pm on Thursday 24 June 2010 (News Archive 03/09/10).
Police Close Squat on Orchard Road
The police have evicted the occupants of a squat with inadequate fire escapes on Orchard Road; they discovered drug paraphernalia and arrested two men suspected of handling stolen goods.
Car Thieves Mug Woman on Gravelly Lane
On Wednesday 7th April 2010, three men who had burgled a house on Monmouth Drive in Boldmere stole the keys to an Audi and then cruised around Sutton Coldfield.
They attempted to hijack a second vehicle on Lichfield Road and then robbed a 40-year-old man of his mobile phone on Gravelly Lane in Erdington; the Audi was eventually dumped on Goosemoor Lane.
Brawl at Rebecca Sports Bar
The Licensing Committee closed Rebecca's Sports Bar on Orphanage Road following several incidents of alcohol-fuelled violence including a 20-man brawl on Friday 16/01/10.
Cannabis Farm at Old Roebuck
Police suspect that part of the Old Roebuck Pub on Erdington High Street has been used as a cannabis farm (News Archive 11/01/10).
The pub's 56-year-old landlady was sentenced to a 12 month community order in May 2010 for having permitted cannabis to be farmed in the upstairs rooms (News Archive 28/05/10)
Fire & Firefighting in Erdington
Car Torched on Holly Lane
Joyriders torched a stolen vehicle in the car park of Holly Lane Sports & Social Club during the early hours of Monday 06/09/10.
Bin Fire on Erdington High Street
Firefighters attended a burning bin outside the Co-op on Erdington High Street at roughly 3am on Monday 06/09/10.
Classic Fish Bar Blaze
Firemen tackled a blaze at the Classic Fish Bar on Erdington High Street at approximately 8pm on Sunday 10 January (News Archive 11/01/10)
Fire & Firefighting in Birmingham
Fire Stations in Erdington Town
Erdington Fire Station
Erdington Fire Station on Orphanage Road operates two appliances; one is available 24/7 and the other for twelve hours between 10am and 10pm daily.
Orphanage Road B24 9HR 0121 380 7514 Map
Fire & Firefighting in Birmingham
Lyndhurst Cluster
The Lyndhurst Estate contains a row of five 12 storey 36 metre tower blocks and one 16 storey 47 metre tower block that were built in the early sixties.
The 16 storey block is Harlech Tower (map) on Wilmot Drive.
The 12 storey blocks are:
Burcombe Tower (map) on Old Bell Road, Normanton Tower (map) and Fairbourne Tower on Portfield Grove (map) and Glendale Tower (map) and Kentmere Tower (map) on Beechmont Drive.
Harlech Tower has been scheduled for demolition.
Cleeve House
Cleeve House on Bromford Lane is a refurbished 9 storey tower block overlooking Rookery Park that is used as a homeless shelter.
2 Bromford Lane B24 8BT Map
Regeneration in Erdington Town
Possible New Sainsbury Store on Sutton Road
Sainsbury are considering building a new store on the site of the Colliers motor dealership and Honeywell office block off Sutton Road; should planning permission be obtained, Colliers will probably move to a unit on the Tyburn Road, recently vacated by Palletine (News Archive 16/10/10).
At a pre-planning consultation meeting at St Barnabas School, Sainsbury's Community Affairs Manger, Bob Keyes, was told by local residents that the store was neither wanted nor needed, and that it would cause noise and congestion (News Headlines 04/07/11)
In October 2011, Sainsbury submitted plans for a 50,000 square foot superstore, 380 parking spaces, 3 independent retail units and a public plaza facing Orphanage Road.
In order to keep heavy vehicles off residential streets, the loading bay will be accessed from Sutton Road and not Orphanage Road as originally envisaged (News Headlines 02/10/11).
Flat Conversion on Trafalgar Road
A former cycle shop on Trafalgar Road will be converted into flats despite concerns that such a development will increase road congestion (News Archive 30/09/10)
Lyndhurst Estate
The Lyndhurst Estate on Sutton Road is being redeveloped with the planned demolition of 300 houses, two tower blocks and the Lyndhurst Pub and Star Members Club. They will be replaced by 600 modern homes, a youth centre, health centre and new urban park (News Archive 27/11/09).
There was speculation in July 2010 that the construction of 262 new council homes on both the Lyndhurst Estate and the Pitts Farm Estate might be deferred since the £254 million project requires PFI funding and the approval of central government (News Archive 23/07/10).
In October 2010 planning permission was granted for part of the regeneration project, costed at around £100 million, including 316 new homes, a health centre, youth centre and urban park. (News Archive 22/10/10).
Further and Higher Education in Erdington Town
Erdington Skills Centre
Erdington Skills Centre is a campus of Birmingham Metropolitan College offering skills-based training, academic and vocational courses.
Edwards Road B24 9EL - 0121 362 2122 - Map
Birmingham Metropolitan College - Website
Health Services in Erdington Town
Erdington Medical Centre
103 Wood End Road B24 8NT - 0121 373 0085 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
High Street Surgery
26 High Street B23 6RN - 0121 373 0086 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Kingsbury Road Surgery
273 Kingsbury Road B24 8RD - 0845 675 0569 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Poplars Road Surgery
17 Holly Lane B24 9JN - 0121 377 2133 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Sutton Road Surgery
122 Sutton Road B23 5TJ - 0121 373 0056 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Erdington Health and Wellbeing Walk-in Centre
This health centre on Erdington High Street offers the following services:
1) a GP practice that provides walk-in consultations without the necessity of an appointment; 2) a health and wellbeing information centre dedicated to medical and welfare issues; and 3) a sexual health clinic with advice on contraception, family planning, sexually-transmitted diseases etc.
196 High Street B23 6SJ - 0121 686 8010 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Phoenix Day Centre
The Phoenix Day Centre on Harrison Road provides mental health services.
Harrison Road B24 9AB - 0121 685 6801 - Map
Psychiatric Healthcare in Brum
John Taylor Hospice
The John Taylor Hospice on Grange Road cares for patients with life-threatening illnesses. It contains an 18-bed unit divided into single, double and 4-bed rooms; support and bereavement services are available.
This hospice has been run by its own staff as an independent social enterprise since 1 April 2011 (News Archive 26/03/11)
76 Grange Road B24 0DF - 0121 465 2000 - Map
Clinics and Hospitals in Brum - Guide Erdington
The Clover is a cluster of 7 adjoining buildings that contain 52 hotel rooms, near the junction of Sutton Road (A5127) and Chester Road (A452). The facilities include wireless internet access, free parking and the Clovers bar and restaurant which serves traditional fayre.
The owner opened a neighbouring 7-room naturalist spa in May 2011 (News Headlines 16/05/11)
Links: Hotels Clover Hotel Website
Rollason Wood is a bed-and-breakfast at 126-130 Wood End Road; it contains a total of 35 ensuite rooms, "economy rooms" and "rooms with showers".
There is a resident's bar with sports channels, a games room and a dining room that serves an "a la carte" or set evening menu from Monday to Thursday. Bar snacks are available throughout the week. Reduced rates are charged at the weekend. Complimentary wi-fi and parking is provided.
Links: Erdington Rollason Wood Website
Rookery Park
Rookery Park is a 10 acre green space that was formerly the grounds of Rookery House, a grade two listed mansion that was built in 1727 for the ironmaster Abraham Spooner and which served as Erdington Town Hall from 1894 to 1911.
The park features sports pitches, dressing rooms, tennis courts, play areas, meadows, woodlands and a formal sunken Italian garden.
Birmingham North Local Policing Unit
Erdington is policed by the Birmingham North Local Policing Unit which is headquartered at Sutton Coldfield Police Station.
Erdington Police Station
Erdington Police Station on Wilton Road is a substation; it is generally open between 10am and 6pm except on Bank Holidays.
Wilton Road B23 6UA - 0345 113 5000 - Map
Law in Brum - West Midlands Police Website
Acorn
The Acorn pub is located on Erdington High Street. In October 2010 police advised the Licensing Committee that they had been called to the Acorn 46 times in the past year, often because of violence. The pub was ordered to close one hour earlier at midnight instead of 1am (News Archive 28/10/10)
High Street B23 6SJ 0121 382 3723 Map
Charlie Hall
The Charlie Hall on Barnabas Road is a child-friendly Wetherspoon pub that serves budget food and drink; it has wi-fi, TV screens and a licensed outdoor area.
49 Barnabas Road B23 6SH 0121 384 2716 Map
Pubs in Birmingham Wetherspoons Website
Cross Keys
The Cross Keys on the High Street is an M&B community pub that screens live sport, serves pub food and holds curry, darts and pool nights.
15 High Street B23 6RG 0121 382 2136 Map
Pubs in Birmingham Cross Keys Website
Hairy Lemon
The Hairy Lemon is a "modern take on a traditional British pub" with sky sport, DJ sets, live bands and late dancing.
142 High Street B23 6RS - 0121 384 5764 - Map
Pubs in Birmingham - Hairy Lemon Website
Red Lion
105 Station Road B23 6UG - 0121 377 2921 - Map
Pubs in Birmingham - Red Lion Facebook
Swan
The Swan on the High Street is an M&B community pub with a typical bar menu, live sport and regular quiz & darts evenings.
65 High Street B23 6SA 0121 350 7836 Map
Pubs in Birmingham Swan Website
Yenton
The Yenton on Sutton Road is a Sizzling pub that serves value food & drink, screens live sport, and holds curry, poker and live music nights.
Sutton Road B23 5TW 0121 384 1872 Map
Pubs in Birmingham Sizzling Website
Bus Routes through Erdington Town
The following bus routes run through Erdington Town: 11A/C, 28A, 28B, 66, 66A, 88, 105, 110, 111, 112, 115, 167, 600, 638, 663, 902, 904, 905, 915, 966, 966A
Station Road Bridge @ Erdington Station
The cross city line, which runs through Erdington, crosses this bridge at Erdington Station.
Erdington Railway Station
Erdington Station on the Cross-City Line sits on an embankment above Station Road, 400 metres from the town centre; it has an annual passenger footfall of 300,000.
The station, which opened in 1846, is equipped with two platforms, a payphone and CCTV but does not have a car park or taxi rank; it is served by bus routes 66A, 111 and 600.
6 trains per hour pass in both directions during the daytime; this is reduced to 3 per hour in the evenings, and 2 per hour on Sunday.
Main Destinations: Stations to Redditch, Longbridge, Birmingham New Street, Sutton Coldfield, Four Oaks, Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley.
Tel: 08457484950 Address: Station Road B23 6UB
Links: Cross City Railway National Rail Enquiries
KFC
KFC is at 40-42 High Street B23 6RH, T 0121 350 4436
McDonalds
There is a McDonalds (Drive Thru) at the Yenton junction of Chester Road and Sutton Road at 724 Chester Rd B24 0EA, T 0121 350 9959
Subway
Subway is at 135 High Street B23 6SA, T 0121 382 4444
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is at 34 High Street B23 6RH, T 0121 382 4848
Pizza Hut Website Cafes & Fast Food
Curry Garden
The Curry Garden is on York Road.
16 York Road B23 6TE 0121 373 7173 Map
Restaurants in Suburban Birmingham
India Gate
The India Gate restaurant is on Edington High Street.
234 High Street B23 6SN 0121 350 8900 Map
Restaurants in Suburban Birmingham
Zeera
Zeera is an Indian restaurant on the Chester Road.
710 Chester Road B23 5TE 0121 384 5900 Map
Restaurants in Suburban Birmingham
Abbey RC School
The Abbey RC School on Sutton Road is a Roman Catholic voluntary-aided co-educational primary school attended by roughly 415 children aged between four and eleven.
Sutton Road B23 6QL 0121 373 1793 Map
Faith Primary Schools in Brum Abbey School Website
Saints Peter & Paul RC School
Saints Peter and Paul RC School on the Kingsbury Road is a Roman Catholic voluntary-aided co-educational primary school.
Kingsbury Road B24 9ND 0121 675 6028 Map
St Barnabas' CE School
St Barnabas' School on Spring Lane is a Church of England voluntary-aided co-educational primary school.
Spring Lane B24 9BY 0121 464 5813 Map
Faith Primary Schools in Brum St Barnabas School Website
Osborne Primary School
Osborne School on Station Road is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 230 children aged between five and eleven.
Station Road B23 6UB 0121 464 3346 Map
Secular State Primary Schools Osborne Primary Website
Yenton Primary School
Yenton School on Chester Road is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 310 children aged between four and eleven.
Chester Road B24 0ED 0121 464 6588 Map
Secular State Primary Schools Yenton School Website
Secondary Schools in Erdington
St Edmunds Campion Catholic School
St Edmunds Campion Catholic School on Sutton Road is a voluntary-aided co-educational comprehensive that specialises in languages and is attended by around 980 pupils aged between 11 and 18.
43% of pupils passed five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009.
The head of PE at this school was charged with the rape of a 6th form pupil in November 2010 (News Report 04/11/10)
Sutton Road B23 5XA 0121 464 7700 Map
Secondary Schools St Edmunds Campion School Website
Highclare School
Highclare School is an independent co-educational school with around 720 pupils aged between 2 and 19; it is based on three campuses in Erdington, Wylde Green and Sutton Coldfield Town.
The Erdington campus is at the Abbey on 10 Sutton Road B23 6QL Map 0121 373 7400
Highclare i has a good examination record; for example, 94% of pupils passed five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009.
Secondary Schools Highclare School Website
Queensbury School
Queensbury is a co-educational community special school on Wood End Road in Erdington.
This school is attended by autistic children and children with moderate learning disabilities. There are around 230 pupils aged 11-19.
Wood End Road B24 8BL 0121 373 5731 Map
Erdington High Street
The shops in Erdington are centred on the High Street which begins by the Six Ways Roundabout at the intersection of the Outer Circle (A4040), Sutton New Road 9A5127) and Summer Road (B4142).
Erdington was once the main retail centre for north-east Birmingham but has lost footfall in recent years, particularly since the Fort Shopping Centre opened in nearby Tyburn in 2002.
T
he High Street has been pedestrianised and its north end still features several major chainstores, but the other end is largely populated by small independents and charity shops.There is a precinct, called Central Square, roughly halfway down the High Street and a small retail mall, the Swannies, on Sutton New Road.
Erdington also has two indoor markets: Erdington Market on Barnabas Road and Wilton Market which has entrances on the High Street and Sutton New Road.
The
Six Ways Roundabout is a major bus interchange conveniently close to the High Street but Erdington Railway Station is almost half a mile away.Parking is piecemeal: 40 spaces on Machin Road, 63 on Church Road, 166 spaces on Hart Road etc.
In the face of declining footfall,
Erdington is attempting to transform itself into an urban village, compensating for the increasing absence of major stores by championing small independent shops and ensuring a good selection of cafes, pubs and restaurants.The parking scheme will be rationalised, access roads broadened, pedestrianised areas extended, street furniture and public sculptures installed.
Some of these measures have been implemented; others are still pending.
Key National Retailers in Erdington Town
Boots
Boots is at 87 High Street B23 6SA, T 0121 373 0145
Co-Op Food
80 High Street B23 6RS - 0121 384 8484 - Map
Key National Retailers in Brum
Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy Perkins is at 94 High Street B23 6RS, T 0121 377 7732.
Holland and Barrett
Holland and Barrett is at 132 High Street B23 6RS, T 0121 382 9897
Iceland
There are two Iceland stores in Erdington Town, located at: (1) 194-198 High Street B23 6SJ, T 0121 382 8515 and (2) 10 Central Sq B23 6RY, T 0121 384 5885
Orange
Orange is at 134 High Street B23 6RS, T 0870 376 3619
Rymans
94-100 High Street B23 6RS - 0121 382 1518 - Map
Tesco Express There are two Tesco Express
stores in Erdington Town, located at:
Thorntons
Thorntons is at 95 High Street B23 6SA, T 0121 373 7990.
WH Smith
WH Smith is at 83, The Wilton Precinct B23 6SA, T 0121 350 3289
Sports and Leisure Centres in Erdington
Erdington Leisure Centre
Erdington Leisure Centre on Mason Road contains a pulse point gym, fitness room, baby changing and function rooms, a Turkish Suite and swimming pool with spectator seating.
The centre offers activities such as aerobics, fitness classes, weight watchers, bums tums & thighs, adult-only swimming, women-only swimming, parent & toddler swimming, rookie life saving, lane swimming, splash sessions and aqua aerobics. Reserved parking is available for the disabled but there is no on-site car park for the general public.
Links: Sports and Leisure Centres
A bust of Josiah Mason stands on a traffic island at the junction of Chester Road and Orphanage Road. It is a 1951 bronze cast of a marble carved by Francis Williamson in the 1870's. Josiah Mason was a Victorian pen maker who endowed an orphanage and almshouses in Erdington.
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