Metro Train
The Metro stop in Handsworth is at Booth Street. As you move from the Winson Green stop you can see the surrounding area of James Watt School and what we would have viewed from the embankment as children....
Milestone
A milestone on Holyhead Road. Grade 2 listed street furniture. Dating back to around 1800, it shows a distance of 111 miles from London to Birmingham, 3 miles to Birmingham and 10 miles to Wolverhampton. ...
New Inns
The New Inns Pub was converted into flats, alongside new houses built in 1994, preserving the original character of the old pub. At the rear of the pub, more houses have been built. They are made up of ...
Nishkam Sewak Jatha Temple
Handsworth has a large Sikh population. The Temple started in 1974, It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It has a free kitchen open to all members of the public. Throughout the year it holds services: ...
Opening the Carnival
The then Lady Mayor Theresa Stewart officially opening the Handsworth Carnival 2000. Supported by other Councillors.
Pigeon Park
This was open land at the corner of Thornhill Road and Soho Road where St Michaels School used to be. We used to know it as "pigeon park", people would throw food down for the pigeons to eat, on a daily ...
Road Improvements
Throughout the year 2000, refurbishment to the Soho Road area began. CCTV cameras were installed, the slabbing and tarmac were resurfaced with new paving, and new lighting was installed. Two beacons were ...
Soho House
Matthew Boulton lived here and owned a factory nearby that was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution. It was the meeting place for the Lunar Society. This is a part of history I have been able to ...
Soho House Garden
The gardens at Soho House, and entrance to the gardens from inside the building shown to the left.
Thasher's Nightclub
Santa Rosa opened in 1975. The club has changed names and management frequently throughout its lifetime. I knew it as Rialto, early 70’s - 1981. Then it became Thasher’s before it closed. ...
The Leveretts
The houses on the Leveretts estate, which were built as a council estate in 1969. The majority of properties are now privately owned. The area is mainly grass land, open space. One of the beautiful untouched, ...
The New Fire Station
They moved into the new site at Rookery Road, on 8 November 1999, from the old building on Stafford Road. It houses 2 appliances and is also an ambulance base, who rent the space on site. It has the following ...
Youth of Handsworth
A group of youths take a break from football at the Laurel Road Sports Centre.