Ward End - Unusual Events

Unusual Events

Several unusual events have occurred in Ward End over the years:

In late 1981 and into 1982 the residents of five houses on Thornton Road informed the police that stones had been thrown against their windows at night. The stones had no fingerprints, so a night-time surveillance using infra-red cameras and image-intensifiers was set up. The stone-throwing continued even though no humans were seen. Eventually the Birmingham CID gave up and left the case open.

In late 2004 - early 2005 there were rumours that a man had bitten several people on Glen Park Road; described as being black and in his mid-20's he was dubbed the 'Birmingham Vampire.' However the police had received no reports of any attack, and the hospitals had received no bite-victims. The local press was inundated with calls from worried residents in Ward End and the surrounding area. The case has been dismissed as an urban legend. A resident of the local area,reported:"There were many rumours going around- because I remember people telling me them. I didn't know what to believe but was still slightly frightened, as I was only about 7 years of age at the time."

In 2006 Tarmac (a heavy building materials company) drew up a list of Britain's 'spookiest roads', with Drews Lane in Ward End coming 10th. Invisible cars are frequently heard on the road.

In 2007 around the thornton school area it is reported that orbs were spotted by one Ward End resident. Near the wahabi mosque the Spokesman for the mosque said that they had no part in it. Various sources have claimed to have observed these mystical orbs and studied them. This garnered interest from the British institute for the occult to investigate.