- Birmingham City FC first season at St Andrews
- Sir John Holder kicked off the first game at St Andrews
- Holders Woodland and Pitmaston at Moor Green, home of Sir John Holder in 1906
- Sir John Holder was a brewer (Holders Brewery, was near Curzon Street, also known as Midlands Brewery)
- The Craven Arms Pub (recently refurbished)at Gough street was a Holders Pub, re-designed and refurbished in 1906
- The last steam tram ran between Birmingham and Moseley in 1906
- Were The Peaky Blinders around in 1906?
Summary – this is an 11 mile trail in and around Birmingham connecting the greenways, following river corridors and City Parks, together with Birmingham heritage.
Digbeth and Deritend, either side of the River Rea, are often quoted as being the earliest settlements of tribal Birmingham and these together with turn of the 19 – 20th Century buildings create the linking features for the 1906 Trail
Three further connecting elements provide the outline for the walk –
1. Sir John Holder – (Moor Green Estate)
2. St Andrews Football Ground
3. The Craven Arms Public House
The 1906 Trail
- Kings Heath Park
- Highbury Park
- Holders Woodland
- Cannon Hill Park
- Calthorpe Park
- Alcester Road/Swimming Baths
- Balsall Heath Park
- Sparkhill Park
- Burbury Brickworks
- The Ackers - BSA
- Muntz Street - Small Heath
- St Andrews
- Digbeth (place of the first settlers
- Craven Arms (Upper Gough Street)
