Advertisement for Myers, ladies' outfitters
This advertisement for the ladies' outfitters who simply called themselves Myers dates from 1935. Contemporary directories refer rather oddly to the proprietor as 'Myer Myers' but in the 1950s she is ...
Advertisement for S. Cawthorne, hatter and hosier, Sherlock Street, Lee Bankvert
Samuel Cawthorne set up shop as a hatter at 198 Sherlock Street in 1914 and later, as this advertisement shows, extended his range to cover most items of men's clothing. If the advertisement is to be ...
Advertisement for Thomas Blood, Coal Merchant
This advertisment for Thomas Bool, Coal Merchant is from 'Handsworth Church Calendar 1937' by B. A. Porter.
Advertisement for W.H. Askin, florist, Birmingham
This advertisement for W.H. Askin, of 163 Gooch Street, Birmingham, dates from 1935. He describes himself as a nurseryman and florist, although the former term now seems slightly incongruous for a road ...
Advertisement for W.R. Lowe, greengrocer
This advertisement for W.R. Lowe, greengrocer, of 16 Cox Street West must date from the 1930s. William Lowe's business first appears in directories in that decade, but neither he nor his address appear ...
Advertisement for Wathes, Cattell and Gurden, Birmingham
Undated advertisement for Wathes, Cattell & Gurden Ltd, dairymen, of Nova Scotia Street, Ladywood. The advertisement, featuring their trade name, 'Wacaden', has the look of the 1950s about it and the ...
Adverts from St Thomas's Church Magazine
The church magazine contained many adverts each month from local retailers. Included here are the following: E. Bowkett - Baker and Confectioner of Broad Street, Richard Broomfield - Tailor of Holloway ...
Adverts from The Oratory church magazine
A whole page of adverts prior to World War Two. It includes adverts from across the city; those specific to this area are as follows:
O. Place at 185 Ledsam Street offering an intriguing combination ...
Adverts from the Oratory Magazine.
These adverts are taken from the church magazine from the pre - First World War period. The first advert is for the Edgbaston Dye Works run W. and S. Ragg and son. who had two establishments - one at ...
Adverts from the Oratory Magazine.
Two adverts for local businesses from the Oratory church magazine. Church magazines contained many adverts of this nature. Rudge, Brown and Co. were a coal merchants at Monument Lane Wharf off St Vincent ...
Adverts from the war years in The Oratory church magazine
A double page spread of adverts from the magazine. they are easier to read by using the "zoomify" tab.
Relevant to the area of this website are the following: Hunts Garage Ltd of 197-199 Hagley Road. ...
Alfred Bird - Grave at Keyhill Cemetery
Alfred Bird manufactured and sold custard and baking powder from his chemist's shop beneath the old Market Hall in Bell Street, Birmingham. His custard is famous as he replaced the eggs with cornflour ...
Alston Street
Coley's Privision Shop at the junction with Johnstone Street. Both streets have since been demolished but this crossroads lies near to Rodney Close.
Anderton Park Primary pupils
Pupils looking at the display of vegetables on sale at a greengrocers on Ladypool Road.The photograph taken by pupils from Anderton Park School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has changed ...
Anderton Park Primary School
A piece of work written about Eric the scrap man whose premises are at the corner of Ladypool Road and Brunswick Road by a pupil from Anderton Park School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool ...
Arthur Rose - Butcher and S. Darlington - Newsagent
Two adverts from the programme for the Saint James' Church Fair held at the New Inns Assembly Rooms between November 20th to 23rd 1929. Arthur Rose simply conveys he is a butcher while S. Darlington expands ...
Asian dresses on Ladypool Road
Picture of an asian clothes shop on Ladypool road taken by pupils from Anderton Park School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has changed over the last 100 years.
Balushahi
Balushahi (Urdu: بالوشاھی; Hindi: बालुशाही) is a traditional dessert in Northern Indian, Pakistani and Nepali ...