The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Carnival goers enjoying food from one of the many stalls with barbeques, at the Birmingham Carnival fair at Perry Park, Perry Barr.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Dancers following float in the Birmingham Carnival procession, as it passes through Wellington Road, Handsworth, on Sunday 3rd August 2003. The carnival began in 1984 as the Handsworth Carnival and this ...
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Dancers in troupe getting down to the music in the Birmingham Carnival, on Church Lane, Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Masquerader in extravagant costume, in the Birmingham Carnival, in Handsworth.
The Boy's Brigade
This is thought to be in Ellen Street looking towards Spring Hill and was taken about 1949. The photo is courtesy of Albert Mousdale.
The Dart looks at the Ledsam Street dynamite conspiracy
More illustrations from "The Dart" concerning the dynamite factory in Ledsam Street. Top left, looking sombre, is the chief protagonist in the case, Alfred Whitehead. Top centre is the "dynamite shop" ...
The end of the parade
The parade arrives at the carnival showground
The Fenian dynamite conspiracy in England
Another page of pictures from the Illustrated London News coverage of the discovery of the dynamite factory at 128 Ledsam Street. Top left is The Beaufort Hotel in Southampton Street, London where a conspirator ...
The Friar Tuck
Themed Food stand
The Golden Goose 1984
"My first one, possibly, was when I was in the Youth Theatre and we did a play called The Golden Goose and we turned that into a float. I didn’t do much more than jump on the float and have a fun time." ...
The Handsworth Herald and the Hamstead Colliery Disaster
The Handworth Herald followed the events at Hamstead Colliery. George Henry Osborne of Perry Barr collated several volumes of newscuttings from this paper and they can be seen in the Local Studies Department ...
The Ladywood Boiler Explosion
On 29th September 1888, a Saturday morning to be precise, tragedy struck at the heart of Ladywood.
For many years the Midland Flour Mill had stood at the far end of St. Vincent Street. It was conveniently ...
The last of the floats 2006
This was the last year we could afford to put floats in the parade.
The Ledsam Street dynamite conspiracy
The Ledsam Street dynamite conspiracy made national news. Alfred Whitehead was arrested at 128 Ledsam Street on April 5, 1883, on the charge of manufacturing nitroglycerine, or dynamite. Whitehead was ...
The Ledsam Street dynamite conspiracy
Pictures from The Dart (13th April 1883) of some of the police principals in the Ledsam Street dynamite conspiracy. Top left is Sergeant Price who was the first investigating officer. Mr MacReady is an ...
The Lord's Supper, Austin Road United Church of God.
A service where members of the congregation sit around a table to receive communion. Vanley Burke gained special access to record the life of this Pentecostal Church through his grandmother and mother, ...
The Prince and Princess of Wales visit Birmingham
This beautiful image is from Picture World. Edward, Prince of Wales and his wife Princess Alexandra are travelling along New Street towards the Council House where they were received by the Mayor Joseph ...