On This Day
On This Day, 16 January 1917
On 16, Jan 2017 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Tuesday 16 January 1917
POTATO PLOTS
CITY PARKS COMMITTEE RECEIVE 1,000 APPLICATIONS.
The Birmingham Parks Committee have already received over 1,000 application for allotments. The applications came from all parts of the city, and range in number, from 120 in Rotton Park to two in the Northfield Ward. The Parks have authorised the purchase of a motor plough.