Villa Road
Tom Lambert's shop at 129 Villa Road. In the 1901 census, Tom, a 50 year-old widower, born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, is stated to be a fishmonger.
In the census of 1881 he is listed as a fruiterer ...
Warwickshire Laundries, Ladypool Road
Advert for the company reading: "Open the door to freedom, by using the Warwickshire Laundries fully finished service". The laundry was baed at 96 Ladypool Road and had delivery offices from as far away ...
Watson's Ltd of Broad Street
Watson's were "Your local Leyland super dealer" trading in Minis, Allegros, Princesses and Marinas. This advert was from the St Luke's Church Magazine.
Wheeley's Lane, Lee Bank
59 Wheeley's Lane, Lee Bank, photographed on 20 July 1960. In the directories G.M. Jones is listed as a beer retailer, the name over the shop window indicating that the beer in question was Ansells. More ...
Why Bake on Ladypool Road
This car was outside a local cake shop. The number plate is very appropriate for a local baker! The car was certainly hard to miss for the pupils we took on a trip to see the road. Picture taken by pupils ...
Wilkes Greengrocers, Great Colmore Street, Lee Bank
The premises of F.W. Wilkes, greengrocers, of 118/119 Great Colmore Street, Lee Bank, are seen here in a photograph taken on 4 July 1964. The shop was on the north side of the street, at the junction ...
William Barnwell (bakers) and Spiers & Son (fish, fruit and flowers)
William Barnwell's services as a baker and corn dealer also expanded to supplying confectionery. It is interesting to note his claim of seeling "unadulterated bread" predating modern adverts of a similar ...
William Henry Boraston - Wine, Spirit and Ale Merchant
Advert for William Henry Boraston who traded from 191 Soho Road. Boraston lived at "Cora Lynn" on Holyhead Road. In the Trade Directories of the time he is actually listed as a Grocer, so possibly he ...
Working on Mary Street
Elizabeth McKeon didn't have far to go when she started work on Mary Street in the sixties.
"My first job was at H (Harry) Monty a firm of seamstresses making dresses. For my job interview I wore a ...
Wrensons Advert
This was in the Birmingham Mail. Wrensons had several stores across the city including in Ladywood.