Hamstead Road, Handsworth
Hamstead Road, Handsworth, showing damage caused when a bus hit a lamp standard.
Handsworth Wood bus outside the Mission Hall
The Mission Hall stood on Boulton Road. and was opened in 1908 by Wesleyan Methodists. The premises were eventually sold in 1921.
Hazards of travelling on Trams
This cutting from the Birmimgham Times is drawing attention to the hazards faced by outside occupants of the Perry Barr and Lozells trams. A number of boys were hiding behind walls and throwing missiles ...
Hill Street and Navigation Street, Birmingham
The Midland Red bus in this city centre scene is turning into Hill Street, Birmingham, and heading towards Victoria Square. Navigation Street crosses from left to right. To the left is the premises of ...
Horse drawn passenger bus
These commenced in 1873 from Birmingham Colmore Row to Handsworth. This is the Brownes Green Three Horse Bus which ran every hour to and from Birmingham.
In a tramcar crush - a conductor's violence
This cutting is one of many which relate to the problems of loading passengers onto trams in Old Square. There was no organised queueing system and getting onto a tram was very difficult. In this instance ...
Islington Row, Lee Bank
When this photograph was taken on 7 September 1970 work was under way in Islington Row, Lee Bank. The view is looking towards Five Ways, with the corner of the Lloyds Bank building just visible in the ...
Lee Bank Road
This view was taken in the 1950's. There is no date listed other than that but there is the intriguing information that the picture was taken through a bus window. It had been involved in an accident ...
Mary Street Tram Terminus
Elizabeth McKeon (nee Bartley)has fond memories of the street bonfires in Balsall Heath. "About a month before bonfire night we kids in the street collected the materials for a ‘street bonfire’. The ‘gang`, ...
Monument Road
The number 8 bus travelling on the outer circle route. Here it is at the junction of Monument Road and Icknield Port Road, coming up from Hockley. The shop next to the canopy is Hickman's. The curved ...
Monument Road, Ladywood
A scene in Monument Road, Ladywood, featuring the Bridge Inn. The bridge in question carries Monument Road over the Birmingham and Wolverhampton Canal, the brick wall on the left being part of the bridge ...
Morris 6D Type
Morris 6D Type with passenger type chassis.
Vehicle Manufactured c.1929/30. This car had a 4.2 litre 6 cylinder engine.
Scanned from the Morris Commercial Soho Works collection, page 67 of 175, held ...
Morris 6D Type
Morris 6D Type with passenger type chassis.
Vehicle Manufactured c.1929/30. This car had a 4.2 litre 6 cylinder engine.
Scanned from the Morris Commercial Soho Works collection, page 67 of 175, held ...
Morris 6D Type
Morris 6D Type with passenger type chassis.
Vehicle Manufactured c.1929/30. This car had a 4.2 litre 6 cylinder engine.
Scanned from the Morris Commercial Soho Works collection, page 69 of 175, held ...
Morris 6D Type
Morris 6D Type with passenger type chassis.
Vehicle Manufactured c.1929/30. This car had a 4.2 litre 6 cylinder engine.
Scanned from the Morris Commercial Soho Works collection, page 69 of 175, held ...
Morris 6D Type
Morris 6D Type with passenger type chassis.
Vehicle Manufactured c.1929/30. This car had a 4.2 litre 6 cylinder engine.
Scanned from the Morris Commercial Soho Works collection, page 70 of 175, held ...
Morris Commercial 'Dictator'
Morris Commercial 'Dictator'Trade Catalogue. 'Built from the operator's point of view'. Page 1 of 21. Dated January 9th 1934.
Scanned from the original located in Local Studies and History Department, ...