Andrew grew cautious of William de Pyrie, his neighbour who owned Perry and brought action against him for infringing his property.
[5] In 1426 Thomas East of Hay Hall in Yardley sold it to John Bond of Ward End of whose descendants William Booth purchased it in 1620.
It was built using red brick with stone dressings in the Gothic style to a design by Philip Chatwin.
When opened, it had a chancel, nave, east and west aisles, and a low central tower with a pyramidal roof.
The living was declared a vicarage, in the gift of the Vicar of Holy Trinity, Birchfield, for the first turn only and then of the bishop.
On 13 November 1929, a waste lime main pipe installed by IMI became dislodged at Lovett's point and slid six to twelve feet downstream.
[6] By the time of Edward, Prince of Wales visit on 12 June 1923, the factory site extended to 130 acres (53 ha).
The main engineering works and administration block fronted Electric Avenue; adjoining were works for switchgear, standard motors, small motors and fans, batteries, moulded insulation and lamp black, and at the rear a foundry producing castings.
Across the Tame Valley canal were extensive playing fields for employees' sports teams, allotments and the "Magnet" social club with its theatre and dancing hall, billiards room, gymnasium and boxing ring.
The Birmingham Bulldogs rugby team's training ground is also based on Moor Lane in Witton.
In some cases, however, the character and architectural quality of these buildings has been disrupted by modern signage and shop front design.
[16] On 15 June 2007, parts of Witton were flooded as a result of heavy rainfall causing the River Tame to burst its banks.
[17] Residents of 300 homes in the Brookvale Road area were sent advice by the city council on dealing with the clean-up and cost of the floods.