Saint Pauls Square

[GREENGRASS]

Saint Pauls Square Birmingham.

Found this whilst walking to the Jam House.

GG

[Guest gloker]

The Birmingham Evening Mail of 6th December 1999 carried the following short article regarding PC Moses Barber:

“The ghost of a Birmingham bobby who trod the city’s streets 150 years ago failed to materialise to the relief of four feisty fundraisers who collected £1,000 for Acorn’s Children’s Hospice.

A team of staff from the Hockley-based Contract Fire Systems spent a night over Halloween in their offices, which are believed to be haunted by the ghost of policeman Moses Barber, in a bid to raise cash for the children’s hospice.

PC Barber is believed to have lived in the premises near St Paul’s Square, now occupied by Contract Fire Systems, until he died in 1853, aged 40.

Spooky goings-on such as ghoulish apparitions and flying boxes have led the office staff to work in fear.

However, the only ghostly noises that unsettled the sleepover team were 20th century jokes devised by colleagues using hidden tape recorders.

Organiser Cath Knight said: It was a terrifying night and at about 2am we nearly gave up and came home.”

[chrispti]

Interesting :blink:

[GREENGRASS]

Thanks for the info.

GG

[Guest gloker]

Emailed Bro in law who is a copper and knows someone who keeps Police archive records.

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Nothing spectacular at all I am sorry to say

 

He was the first Birmingham policeman to die whilst in service.

 

Cause of death not known for certain something to do with Stomach disorders."