Comments on: How high is Birmingham?

By: John and Ann

John and Ann — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:05:41 +0000

Howdy John or should that be Mr.Mostyn?? Ann and John are in the UK not the USA and are planning on visiting Brum on Thursday 25th Sept or Friday 26th Sept. If you (and Mary) are in town and would like to meet for lunch, email us at the address above. Hope to see you!

By: Is Sheffield really built on seven hills? « Sheffield blog

Is Sheffield really built on seven hills? « Sheffield blog — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:07:07 +0000

[...] some blogs about Birmingham, and one of these recently enquired how high the Midlands city was. A response from Ordnance Survey showed that in terms of single highest points, Sheffield is second only to [...]

By: John Mostyn

John Mostyn — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:28:36 +0000

There we go dp, things not looking too good for Portsmouth!

By: johnmostyn

johnmostyn — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:39:57 +0000

No probs dp. I’ll post it from the office by lunch time Monday

By: dp

dp — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:21:12 +0000

Very good result! But I’d like to see two more things: the other list, of averaged heights, and the name of the city with the distinction of being the lowest (and probably most prone to flooding or sea level rise). Partly because if it’s on the Thames, then the recent Thinktank/LSE/Tory idea about moving people from higher to lower elevations has an interesting connotation.

By: How High? | Birmingham: It’s Not Shit

How High? | Birmingham: It’s Not Shit — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:45:22 +0000

[...] have guessed possibly. But guessing isn’t enough for John Mostyn, who set out to find out for sure. First he asked the Ordinance Survey, they said “we [...]

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:33:58 +0000

Consolation can be found in the good lands of Bromwich – that majestic structure just off the Birmingham Road, standing a lofty 551ft / 168m above sea-level, is the highest football league ground in the country, and the last to be built in the 19th century.