Bristol Street, Lee Bank
In this view looking towards the city in Bristol Street, Lee Bank, resurfacing work is well under way. There is a reason why only a strip down the centre is being resurfaced: the road is being restored ...
Bristol Street, Lee Bank
This scene in Bristol Street, Lee Bank, cannot date from much later than 1960 as the whole of this west side of Bristol Street was soon to be swept aside to make way for road widening. By 1965 this side ...
Bristol Street, Lee Bank
This row of shops was on the west side of Bristol Street, Lee Bank, on the corner of Spring Vale, just visible on the left. All of this disappeared in the construction of Lee Bank Middleway and its junction ...
Broad Street
Broad Street today is a busier and livelier environment than it was in 1957. The deserted street scene is hard to recognise as the same place. To the left hand side are the railings outside what was the ...
Broughton Road
This photograph was taken on July 24th 1968.
Browning Street corner cafe
This is probably at the junction with Great Tindal Street and St Vincent Street. A very different view to today. Back in the pre-WW1 years the Price family moved into Browning Street having moved from ...
Bruce Harris - Electrical Engineer
Bruce Harris traded on Lee Bank Road and was located right next to Villa Place (which can just be made out in the wall plaque to the left). In the Trade Directory for 1960 he is listed as being next door ...
Brunswick Road
Brunswick Road, Balsall Heath during demolition in the 1970's
Brunswick Road Street party
This party was held to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The man to the right in the dark suit and hat, shaking hands, is local councillor Percy Shurmer.
Building of the Y- Blocks
A rare photograph showing the Y-Block development under construction. In the foreground are the foundations for the small blocks of flats and in the background is Avon House. The development lies between ...
Building St Thomas's School
Two pupils of St Thomas's School on Granville Street photographed watching construction of the new school on Great Colmore Street.
Building the Middleway Blocks
Building of the four Middleway Blocks commenced in the early nineteen sixties. At the time this picture was taken significant land clearance has obviously taken place in what was to become the open parkland ...
Building the new Central Library
A view of the scaffolding around the new Library as it was being built. The two concrete pillars to the left and right of the picture are part of the Library structure. Intriguingly the picture also manages ...
Bulpitt and Sons Swan Brand advert 1958
Advert for Swan Brand from the Birmingham Student carnival magazine, 1958.
Burrows is brought down
The fire brigade arrived after ten minutes; by now Burrows was unconscious and they spent thirty minutes strapping him into a harness (with the aid of Wilcox) and lowered him to the ground whereupon he ...
Calthorpe Cottages, Wood Lane
Cambridge Crescent, Lee Bank
No. 1, Cambridge Crescent, Lee Bank. This scene, photographed on 11 October 1960, could be in some quiet little market town, but Cambridge Crescent is off Springbank Road, just round the corner from Wellington ...
Camp Lane, Handsworth
Camp Lane, Handsworth, showing one of the Regency-style lodges at the junction of Camp Lane and Park Lane. These had belonged to the 18th-century house, 'The Leveretts', but subsequently formed one of ...