Category: Catherine-de-Barnes

[New] Berry Hall

Berry Hall is a name that has been used for two different buildings in Solihull. The name originally referred to the 15th-century half-timbered farm house on Ravenshaw Lane. However, this building was renamed Berry Hall Farm after the estate was bought by Birmingham steel pen-nib manufacturer, Joseph Gillott (junior), from Henry Ludlow on 21st January 1867.

Joseph Gillott transferred the Berry Hall name to a new mansion which was designed for him by architect Julius Alfred Chatwin. Work on the new house apparently began in 1870 and was completed in 1880.

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Coronation Day 1937

Wednesday 12th May 1937 saw the coronation at Westminster Abbey in London of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The date had been chosen for the coronation of King Edward VIII who had become king on the death of his father George V in January 1936. Although Edward VIII’s abdication in December resulted in a new king and queen on the throne, the coronation date of 12th May was retained.

In Solihull, the event was marked by a three-day carnival, which ran into the Whitsuntide weekend, and many of the villages now in the borough held their own celebrations.

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27th May 1918

Three local men died on 27th May 1918 whilst on active service.

  • Private Edward George Cakebread, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment
  • Private Henry George Knight, 22nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
  • Private Frank Victor Perks, 5th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment

All three have no known grave and are commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, France.

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4th October 1917

Nine local men lost their lives on 4th October 1917 whilst on active service:

  • Lance Corporal Edwin John Adams, 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
  • Private Eric Ashley Ellis, 13th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
  • Sergeant Charles Haynes, 1st/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
  • Second Lieutenant Albert Bertini Heywood, 10th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
  • Private Lewis James Knight, 30th Battalion, Australian Infantry
  • Lance Corporal George Henry Pegg, 1st/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
  • Private William Savage, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
  • Private William Thomas Tropman, 1st/8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
  • Gunner Arthur Whinfrey, 256th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

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