Memories of Quinton

This new book from Quinton’s local historian, as the title suggests, recalls the memories and reminiscences of the people who were part of this suburb of Birmingham. Illustrated with ninety previously unpublished photographs, this work has enabled the author to preserve the oral history of the area and its people for generations to come.

In the words of Quinton Local History Society’s patron and Brum’s own ambassador:

“ Since time immemorial people have told stories. They have told stories to explain big matters such as life, creation and the world, they have told stories to explain that which they could not understand in nature and men and women, and they have told stories about their own experiences, the lives of their families and the deeds of those long dead. Within the Western world as a whole there seems to be an aversion to recognising the importance of oral history and to valuing historical evidence passed on by word of mouth. It is an aversion inextricably bound up with class. For centuries, official history was passed on by those who were literate and the great majority of those who could read and especially write were from the wealthier classes. Thus there arose the belief that proper history is to found only in documents, whilst the spoken word is useful only as colour and anecdotes. That presumption is a fallacy.”

Professor Carl Chinn MBE

The cost is just £13.99.

You can order your copy today by ringing

Bernard J Taylor on 0121-422-1792

Quinton library also sells the book.