The History of Knowle Park

From May 2015 until further notice, at the discretion of the Local Studies Librarian. Solihull Central Library.

Knowle Park from Starbold Court, 2007
John Rear

An Exhibition by Knowle Local History Society

The history of Knowle Park from its origins as farmland to the popular amenity it is today.   Including:

Two Fields and a Cottage;  Winter Sports;  Jubilee Field;  Job’s Close;  A Tranquil Park for Everyone;  Flowers & Trees;  The Pond;  The Nature Reserve;  Purnell’s Brook & the Boundary Hedge;  Today’s Park.


Solihull Central Library (1st Floor) until further notice at the discretion of the Local Studies Librarian. Open during normal library hours.

Knowle Local History Society would like to thank the following for their help in preparing this exhibition: Mrs. Stella Jarman, Mrs. Mary Binley (née Burton), Mr. Robert Thompson, The Friends of Knowle Park, John Rear.