Davenport's beer mat
Beer mat supplied by Davenport's Brewery which stood on Bath Row. Not surprisingly the real ale which was voted "Best in Britain" was Davenport's.
Davenport's Brewery, Bath Row, Lee Bank
Davenport's Brewery at 77 Bath Row, Lee Bank. Davenport's, a family brewing business, started in 1830 and John and Edward Davenport are first recorded in Bath Row in 1849. In 1987 Davenport's sold out ...
Davenport's Brewery, Bath Row, Lee Bank
A view of Bath Row, Lee Bank, looking towards the city centre. Davenport's Brewery is prominent in the centre while to the left of it is the Accident Hospital. Further along to the right is St Thomas' ...
Hanson Map of Holloway Head area in 1778
This is a detailed section of the map. Most of the area shown is filled with the orchards and fields which lined the route from Bath Row down into Holloway Head. Note that the very end of the route into ...
Herbert Green returns to St Thomas' School
Some ten years after the closure was announced St Thomas' Primary School finally closed its doors for the last time on 20th July. The school was replaced in effect by two new schools - Lea Mason Secondary ...
Introduction to the class
A new pupil is introduced to their class mates at St Thomas's School. Sadly the date, class and teacher are not noted on the back so any more information would be most welcome. The school was located ...
Joseph Gamgee and the Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund - by Chris Upton
Fame can be a fickle, unpredictable thing. Joseph Sampson Gamgee (pictured), sometime surgeon of Birmingham, would be puzzled to know that his name has been preserved and broadcast to the world as a character ...
Malt and Hops
The front cover of a typical issue of "Malt and Hops" which was the house magazine of Davenport's Brewery. The brewery was based on Bath Row and became famous for its "Beer at Home means Davenport's" ...
Malt And Hops Magazine
Cover of the October-December 1945 issue. Davenports Brewery was situated on Bath Row not far from St Thomas's Church.
Memorial to victims of WW2 air raids
This plaque was unveiled in 1995 as a memorial to all those killed during the blitz on Birmingham. It is on the wall of the tower of St Thomas's Church on Bath Row - itself a victim of the raids. A Peace ...
Miss Ford's Room at St. Thomas's School
Miss Ford's class looking attentively at presumably Miss Ford and/or the photographer. This classroom was at St. Thomas's School on Bath Row/ Granville Street in the Edgbaston area. During the redevelopment ...
Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia by Joseph Lycett
Joseph Lycett painted the Australian colonies after he was transported there for forgery. Lycett was in fact sent to Newcastle as a consequence of further felonies in Sydney. Lycett eventually returned ...
Notes on evacuation from St Thomas's School logbook
These notes were written as Britain approached declaring war on Germany in September 1939.
28th August
Several members of the staff arrived at school at 7:15am for the rehearsals of evacuation of ...
Phase 1A contruction site at Park Central
On the construction site of phase 1A. In the distance is Bath Row with the former Accident Hospital building to the right.
Queen's Hospital, Bath Row
This print is by L. Tallis of London. The hospital was founded in 1847 on Bath Row becoming Birmingham Accident Hospital in 1941 and closing in 1993. The building frontage was listed and incorporated ...
Queen's Stores Public House on Bath Row
This is the south side of Bath Row. Cregoe Street still runs down from here today and the junction with it is dwon in the distance. This pub stood on the corner of the junction with Piggott Street - what ...
Reredos and Holy Table in St Thomas's Church
Sadly destroyed by bombing in World War Two. The Reredos was erected in 1923 and served as a memorial to the men of the parish killed in the First World War. The Holy Table was a memorial to the late ...
Rev C.T. Aston (St Thomas's Church)
In 1919, the Trustees (of St Thomas's Church) appointed to the Living the Rev. C T Aston, Vicar of St Matthew’s, Rugby. Taking up his duties at Easter, he soon won the hearts of all by his happy disposition, ...