Bellringers at St Mary's Church
A group portrait of the bellringers at Saint Mary's Church taken sometime in the early 1900's. The only identified person is the gentleman to the far right, A. Paddon Smith. Mr Smith became Lord Mayor ...
Bethel Apostolic Church, Beaudesert Road
Situated on the corner of Gibson Road and Beaudesert Road, this place of worship is also used as a polling station during local government and national elections
Bethel Presbyterian Church
The Bethel Presbyterian Church of Wales on Holloway Head.
Bishop Latimer Memorial Church
This church situated on the corner of Handsworth New Road and Beeton Road was consecrated in 1904. Designed by W.H. Bidlake it is built of red brick with stone dressings. It has a flat topped tower ...
Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Handsworth
Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Handsworth New Road, Handsworth. The Grade II listed church was designed by W.H. Bidlake and built in 1904.
Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Handsworth
Interior of Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Handsworth New Road, Handsworth. Built in 1904 to the designs of W.H. Bidlake the church was restored in 1938.
Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Handsworth
Drawing of Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Handsworth New Road, Handsworth. Designed by W.H. Bidlake the church was built in 1904 and restored in 1938.
Bissell Street
Hackwood's Jack Tar Soap works with, looming to the left, the tower of St David's Church. The church had closed in 1947.
Black Expressions Theatre Group
This was one of the first black theatre groups set up in the area. They used to meet at the top of Villa Road
Blessing of the Church of St. Catherine of Siena, Lee Bank
The blessing of the new Catholic Church of St Catherine of Siena, Lee Bank, would have taken place in 1965. The new church, designed by Harrison & Cox, was built in 1964/5 on the corner of Bristol Street ...
Bristol Street
This view along Bristol Street, looking southwards, is apparently dated 23 February 1957. The vehicles look to be of that date, particularly the Midland Red bus, but it may seem a little odd that the ...
Bristol Street
It was clearly a sunny day on 7 September 1949 when this photograph was taken in Bristol Street. The view is looking north towards the city centre and the church on the right is Old Meeting Church. On ...
Bristol Street School
Bristol Street School stood at the end of Irving Street facing onto Bristol Street. To the right of the photograph can be seen the National Privincial Bank and the spire of the old St Catherine of Siena ...
Broad Street, Ladywood
Hand-tinted postcard view of Broad Street, Birmingham, looking east towards the city centre. On the left in this Victorian street scene is Barclays Bank on the corner of Sheepcote Street, with its slightly ...
Cannon Street Memorial Baptist Church, Handsworth
Cannon Street Memorial Baptist Church, Soho Road, Handsworth, from a postcard. Opened in 1930, the church had been founded in 1737 in Cannon Street, Birmingham, but had been demolished when Corporation ...
Canon Edward F. Fenn
Father Fenn founded the Mission of St. Catherine in the Horsefair. He was born in Wolverhampton on 4th September 1837. After spending one year working at St. Chad's Cathedral he arrived in Bristol Street ...
Canon Street Memorial Baptist Church
The congregation is very mixed. The audience of people are from various nationalities. Services are twice a day on a Sunday, including a Sunday School. The church has senior and junior choir - Children ...
Christ Church, Perry Barr
Christ Church, Perry Barr, in 1906. Built in 1862 as a mission church of St John's it went out of use in 1926 and became the premises of a timber merchant before being demolished.