New Oscott

New Oscott
New Oscott
The Beggars Bush pub in New Oscott
Coordinates: 52°32′38″N 1°51′25″W / 52.544°N 1.857°W / 52.544; -1.857Coordinates: 52°32′38″N 1°51′25″W / 52.544°N 1.857°W / 52.544; -1.857
Country England
City Birmingham

New Oscott is an area of Birmingham, England.

It was named after the Oscott area of Birmingham, when St. Mary's College, the Roman Catholic seminary, moved from that site to the new one. The original then became known as Old Oscott.

The only pub in New Oscott is the Beggars Bush. The area also hosts the Princess Alice Retail Park and adjacent Tesco Extra superstore.

Princess Alice Retail Park was once the site of a large and well known children's home going back to the late 19th century. When the site was sold for redevelopment in the 1980s the home was demolished leaving Brampton Hall which is now a Community Centre serving the local area. Brampton Hall offers a range of classes and interest groups to the community and is a popular venue for parties and children's birthday parties.

The area near The Beggars Bush used to be home to a traffic island which was removed and a new double traffic light system was put into place.

The name Beggar's Bush derives from a thorn bush that was located in the middle of the Chester Road and was encircled by iron railings. At an unknown date, it is said that a beggar died after sheltering under the bush, and as the bush marked the boundary of the parish, there was debate over who should pay for the burial of the man. The bush was destroyed by road workers in the mid-1930s to the disapproval of locals.

References

  • The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield - A Commemorative History, Douglas V. Jones, 1994, Westwood Press (ISBN 0-9502636-7-2)

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