Councillor John Joseph Hughes - Artist
This is an abridged biography taken from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. Councillor Hughes lived at 37 Villa Road, Handsworth and was an artist of some note. Several ...
Councillor Samuel Adkins - Insurance Agent
This is an abridged biography from The Handsworth Magazine, the full version is available as a download. Councillor Adkins address in 1900 is given as 35 Linwood Road in Handsworth.
He was born at ...
Councillor Thomas Fletcher
This is an abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full biography is available as a download.
Thomas Fletcher lived at 119 Stamford Road in Handsworth in 1900. Prior to that he resided ...
Councillor W.J. Lancaster J.P.
William James Lancaster was born in Birmingham on the 9th of April, 1846. His love of science is an hereditary possession, for not only his father but his forefathers for several generations were also ...
David Cameron in Balsall Heath
David Cameron stayed for two days with Abdullah, a neighborhood warden. He spent the time in Balsall Heath learning about local initiatives and issues. Cameron visited many local shops and also St Paul's ...
G.E. Wootton
This is an abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download.
Few men are more closely linked with the Handsworth of the past 30 years or so ...
Grave of James Henry Stone J.P. in St Mary's Graveyard
The gravestone of James Henry Stone (brother of the photographer and MP John Benjamin Stone) in St Mary's Church Handsworth, also buried are his wife and children. The inscription reads as follows:
"In ...
Handsworth Council House and Library, Soho Road
A photograph of Handsworth Council House and Library taken in the late 1980's. City College, formerly known as Handsworth Technical College, now occupies the Council House portion of the building but ...
Handsworth Public Library - Sites and Monuments Record
Public Library, Handsworth Council House and Job Preparation Unit. It was built in 1878-9 by Alexander and Henman, as the Urban District
Council Offices.
The construction is of red brick and terracotta ...
Henry Price
By the demise of Mr Henry Price, the venerable parish clerk and rates collector, Handsworth has lost one of its most familiar figures. Mr Price had reached the almost patriarchal age of 72 years when ...
Henry Price - Parish Clerk and Rates Collector
This is an abridged biography from The Handsworth Magazine, the full version is available as a download.
By the demise of Mr Henry Price, the venerable parish clerk and rates collector, Handsworth ...
Holliday Road, Handsworth
Procession passing along Holliday Road, Handsworth. The occasion is the celebrations marking Joseph Chamberlain's 70th birthday, 7th July 1906.
John Bayley Lees JP
This is an abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full biography is available as a download.
Mr Bayley Lees is a native of Hill Top and received his early education at ...
John Davies Mullins (Chief Librarian)
This is an abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available on this page for download.
Mr John Davies Mullins, whose death at his residence, 32 Wretham ...
John Satchell - Deacon and Politician
This is an abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. The house where he died was owned by his son Ernest Percy Satchell (a surgeon)and ...
Joseph Chamberlain - Grave at Keyhill Cemetery
The grave of Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) is located in Keyhill Cemetery in Birmingham. Buried here are: Joseph Chamberlain, Harriet Chamberlain (his first wife), Florence Chamberlain (his second wife) ...
Joseph Chamberlain postcard
This postcard was published in 1906 to mark the 70th birthday of Joseph Chamberlain on 8th July. Great celebrations were organised in Birmingham, for Chamberlain had been Mayor three times and had represented ...
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Henry Wilkinson
This is an abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. Joseph Henry Wilkinson lived at "Elm Wood", on Hamstead Hill.
Mr Wilkinson was born in Bradford, ...