Properties to Rent in: Moseley

A vibrant suburb, with an assortment of pubs, restaurants, boutiques and a glorious monthly Farmers Market, Moseley has an eccentric feel and a glorious community spirit.

History

Listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Museleie, Moseley developed around a Victorian shopping area known as Moseley Village. From 1910, large properties were built to cater for the Edwardian middle class families. However, heating bills and high maintenance costs made them unpopular after the war and many were split into flats for the working population in the 1960s.

Moseley hall was built in the late 1700s, and was donated in 1891 to the City of Birmingham by Richard Cadbury and now forms part of Moseley Hall Hospital.

Music

Local band Ocean Colour Scene became popular in the mid-1990s, with their most successful album ‘Moseley Shoals’ inspired by the suburb. Moseley is the birthplace of Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran. The community hosts the Moseley Folk Festival and the Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival every summer.

Literature

Lords of the Rings author JRR Tolkien spent his early years in Moseley, and drew inspiration from Moseley Bog. Local author Jonathan Coe has drawn on Moseley for inspiration in his books The Rotters Club and The Closed Circle.

Nature

Moseley has a great spread of parks and green spaces, including Moseley Park & Pool. Located in the heart of Moseley, Moseley’s ‘private park’ has a beautiful lake, swings and wonderful wildlife.

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