Aerial photograph of area around Handsworth Wood Schools and Perry Hall Playing Fields
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. Local roads visible include Wood Lane, Somerset Road and Handsworth ...
Aerial photograph of area around Hill Top Farm, Handsworth Golf Course and Handsworth College
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. Also visible are local roads to the area such as Oxhill Road, ...
Aerial photograph of area around Perry Barr Locks
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition.
Aerial photograph of area east of Perry Barr Reservoir
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition.
Aerial photograph of Handsworth Cemetery and Golf Course
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. Also visible to the bottom of the photograph are Camp Lane and ...
Aerial photograph of the area around Holyhead Road
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area, road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition.
Aerial photograph of the area around Soho Road
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. Handsworth Park is visible in the North East corner of the photograph.
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Aerial photograph of the area around The Hawthorns
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. The Hawthorns is the home ground of West Bromwich Albion Football ...
Aerial photograph of the area north east of Handsworth Golf Course
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. The Golf Course is in the bottom left of the picture. Still ...
Aerial photograph of the area south of Villa and Lozells Road
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition.
Aerial photograph of the Birchfield area
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area, road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. Roads visible on the photograph include Walsall Road, Aston ...
Aerial photograph of the Handsworth Park area
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. Also clearly visible in the photograph are the Soho Road, Saint ...
Aerial photograph of the Kingstanding Circle
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. Visible roads include Rough ROad and Kingstanding Road.
Aerial view of Bristol Street area
This view in 1965 has a few notable landmarks. To the bottom left is the circular dome of St Catherine of Sienna Church. On Bristol Street can be seen the Broadway (later Gala/ Cinephone) Cinema next ...
Aerial view of central Lee Bank
This view shows two obvious landmarks from the air - the park to the left and the Holloway Head playing fields to the middle top. Other landmarks are visible too such as St Thomas's Church Tower on Bath ...
Aerial view of the Palais De Danse
The Palais De Danse was located on Monument Road in Ladywood. It was a place which held happy memories for thousands of Ladywood residents over the decades.
Aerial view of Woodview
This rare aerial view is from 1967. The tall tower block at the middle top of the photograph is Haddon Tower. To the right of it is St Luke's Church on Bristol Street. Following the road down from St ...
Aerial view towards Lee Bank and Bristol Street
At the bottom of the view is the Benmore Estate with the Woodview area to the left. Above Woodview to the middle left is Lee Bank - the new park area and Y Block flats being instantly recognisable.