Tramway Sign
This sign would have been fixed to a pole at the side of the tramway. It was discovered during the digging which took place for a garage refurbishment.
Travel notice to housewives
An advertisment placed on public transport to encourage housewives not to travel after 4pm, to free up transport for essential workers.
Fewer buses and trains would have been available than in peace ...
Trip to Weston Super Mare
Another view of the trip from the Y Block area to Weston Super Mare. This presumably is the party from the "other" coach as they look to be a different group to the people in the first photograph.
Trip to Weston-Super-Mare
The "Crusaders" residents trip about to set off for Weston-Super-Mare. These trips were organised by James Hobbes - centre manager fro the Community Centre in Gaywood Croft off Cregoe Street.
Unpunctuality of Trains
A newscutting from the Birmingham Post reporting a delay in the start of a days proceedings at Birmingham County Court owing to the lateness of the Judge's train.
From the G.H. Osborne collection of ...
Using Obscene Language on a Perry Barr Tram
This cutting from the Handsworth Herald is about a pig dealer called Richard Idiens who was accused of using obscene language on a tram. He was ordered off the car and then 'gave vent to disgraceful language'. ...
View of a bridge by John Phillp
The location of the bridge in this pen and ink drawing by John Phillp is unknown. The image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may ...
View of Perry Bridge, near Birmingham
Drawing after Samuel Prout. Samuel Prout (1783-1852)was a watercolourist and painter of topographical and architectural subjects. His work featured architectural subjects, streets and markets Prout's ...
Villa Road
Victorian/ Edwardian view of Villa Road.
Villa Road and Heathfield Road Junction
The old cab proprietor's house, corner of Villa Road and Heathfield Road at Villa Cross. A picture house was later built on this spot. The poster standing outside the building advertises a production ...
Waiting for the number 8
A familiar site is the people waiting and looking down Lee Bank Middleway for a number 8 bus going up to Five Ways. Lewis Green took this picture from his flat across the road. Its an ordinary everyday ...
Watsons Ltd of Broad Street
Watsons were "your local Leyland superdealer" based on Broad Street in the days before it was full of hotels and restaurants. Apart from the new ranges of cars you could buy, including the Allegro and ...
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.
Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr
The bridge carrying Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, over the railway line from Birmingham via Perry Barr to Wolverhampton, photographed on 25th July 1939.
Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr
The bridge carrying Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, over the railway line from Birmingham to Wolverhampton via Perry Barr. In this photograph, taken on 19th April 1937, the twin black patches caused by the ...
Wolverhampton and Birmingham Slow Train at Hamstead
Hamstead Railway Station showing the local train which travelled on the Handsworth Line.
Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Lee Bank
A scene on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal in the Lee Bank area, with a boat heading for the Bath Row bridge and, less than a mile further on, the Gas Street Basin. Also in evidence in this 1979 view ...