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| On Solihull’s Charter Day, 11th March 1954, H.R.H. Princess Margaret visited Solihull on behalf of the Queen to present the Urban District with a Royal Charter of Incorporation as a Borough. Although the elevation to a borough was important in Solihull’s journey to become a County Borough, it did not bestow any new powers on Solihull, apart from the new Borough having a Mayor instead of the previous Chairman of Solihull Urban District. |
11 March 1954 was a momentous day in Solihull's history, when Princess Margaret presented the urban district of Solihull with a Charter of Incorporation as a Borough.
This paved the way for the district becoming a County Borough in 1964 and a Metropolitan Borough in 1974.
Read more about Charter Day on The Core's Solihull Life local history blog:
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