Winterbourne is a rare surviving example of an early 20th century suburban villa and garden. The house was built in 1903 for John and Margaret Nettlefold, of Guest, Keen & Nettlefold.
Nettlefold was a pioneer of town planning who carried the ideas seen in his own home to the less wealthy areas of the city.
Originally designed [...]
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6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 2nd 2023
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The rain cools the air, calms the soul and replenishes life
Mike Dolan
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 30th 2023
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Birmingham Botanical Gardens…
… with a reluctant adventurer
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2022
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There is a Wedding Coming Up
Later this year, in August my brother is getting married and my mum has been struggling to get just the right outfit. Mr C had offered a trip to Birmingham several times but she had resisted taking him up on the offer. After struggling in the local towns and with internet shopping mum eventually accepted [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on May 28th 2016
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Modern Technology
This afternoon we nipped into Birmingham to obtain a few essentials prior to the next episode of ‘Cherry on her Travels’. We had a surprisingly successful afternoon, our purchase list was all ticked off apart from a Birthday Card. I normally make birthday cards rather than buy them and on looking at the selection available [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 6th 2014
More ‘Neon Colour’ can be found here.
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 28th 2013
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
It ain’t no use putting up your umbrella till it rains.
Alice Caldwell Rice
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2010
