Balsall
Proper noun
Meaning
Balsall
A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England.
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Balsall Heath Baths and Library Balsall Heath was agricultural land between Moseley village and the city of Birmingham until the 1850s when expansion along Moseley Road joined the two.
Balsall Heath initially had a reasonably affluent population, which can still be seen in the dilapidated grandeur of some of the larger houses.
By the 1980s, many of Balsall Heath's houses were in a dilapidated condition, some were still without bathrooms or indoor toilets.
In 1895 the library was opened on Moseley Road and in 1907 Balsall Heath Baths were opened in an adjoining building.
Red light era Street prostitution first appeared in Balsall Heath during the 1950s.
The following year Samo Paull, a woman working as a prostitute, was abducted from Balsall Heath and murdered.