Didn't know that Jane Bunford the tallest woman in the world was from Bartley Green....fascinating Birmingham history and people........BTW while we are on 'fascinating fax bout Birmingham'....DYK that plastic was invented in Birmingham by Alexander Parkes who invented the first viable plastic: 'Parkesine' in 1860, pre-dating Bakelite and other early plastics....Birmingham was also where celluloid was invented which led to the invention of the film industry....we ought to have a 'Birmingham Film Trail' with the Jewellery Quarter where 'Parkesine' and celluloid were invented through to the ODEON New Street, the first ODEON in the country invented by Brummie Jew Oscar Deutsch who came up with the acronym: 'ODEON'.....'Oscar Deutsch Entertains our Nation' which led to his chain of ODEONS around the country in the 1930's....the 'Birmingham Film Trail' would end up at the oldest existing cinema in the world, The Electric Cinema in Station Street opposite New Street Station....perhaps it could show the film about Lawn Tennis: 'Wimbledon' which should be called 'Edgbaston' as the place where Lawn Tennis was invented at 8 Ampton Road, Edgbaston by Major Harry Gem and his friend Spanish merchant Augurio Perera....the oldest existing Lawn Tennis club still surviving in the world is the Edgbaston Archery and Lawn Tennis Society (E.A.L.T.S.) in Westbourne Road, Edgbaston behind The Botanical Gardens.
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