Demolition of the Cave
The Cave closed for the last time in 1994 when the organisation moved to Newtown, Aston. It stood empty for 10 years and was finally demolished at the end of 2005. Prior to being the Cave the building ...
Electric Tram
A picture of the first electric tram to serve on Moseley Road. the corner of Park road can be seen in the background. c. 1907
Fred Whitehouse goes for a Health check
Fred was serving with British forces in South Africa at the time. In a letter sent to his home at 259 Belgrave Road Balsall Heath, and dated 20th November 1939, he was summoned to go for a medical examination ...
H. Brittain Ltd on Moseley Road
H. Brittain Ltd were letter cutters, die sinkers and engravers by trade. Prior to them taking over the premises it had been the home of the Balsall Heath fire service who opened here in 1912. The crest ...
Henry Empson
This is a photograph of Henry Empson (1844-1925), a lithograph artist who drew illustrations for newspapers and magazines. Henry grew up in Belgrave House , 348 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath. (Kindly donated ...
Highgate Rd Moseley Rd
The junction of Moseley Road and Highgate Road. The site of Joseph Chamberlain college is on the far right.
Imperial Cinema Advert
The Imperial was one of the earliest cinemas in Birmingham. It was built, in 1914, by Harry Grigg,who owned the pork butchers shop next door. Although the nature of the films shown changed over the years ...
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
The college opened in 1983, housed in the buildings formerly used by Mount Pleasant School.
Lidl Supermarket on Moseley Road
Moseley Road
A postcard of the Moseley Road C. 1910 looking towards the City Centre
Moseley Road
Corner of Moseley Road and Edgbaston Road (now Edgbaston Road East) and the site of Robinsons Removals and Furniture Repository and Malcolm House. Note the tram lines and the poles supplying the power ...
Moseley Road Baths, The First Class pool
Elizabeth McKeon remembers going here for a bath. "We went to the Moseley Road Baths across from the Arts school, for a bath ready to dress up and go out at the weekend. The attendants would fill the ...
Moseley Road Methodist Church
The ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone at the church.
Moseley Road Methodist Church
The foundation stone for the rebuilt Methodist Church was laid in 1949 by Mrs Minnie Moon, one of the original church members, who was aged 91. The original church was largely destroyed by enemy action ...
Moseley Road Methodist Church, Lime Grove on Moseley Road
This church was an off-shoot of the Cherry Street chapel in Birmingham founded in 1782 by John Wesley. The church buildings were destroyed during bombing in 1940. A new church was built on the same site, ...
Moseley Road School of Art
Designed by W.H. Bidlake. It was opened in 1900 for secondary pupils of exceptional talent. It was closed in 1975 and was then owned by the British Association of Muslims.
Moseley Road Tram Depot
The tram depot was part of a showpiece service depot for a revitalised tram service begun in Jan. 1907. As part of a scheme of promotional architecture, it received more elaborate architectural treatment ...
Moseley Road Tram Depot
A line-up of trams at the Moseley Road depot showing the route numbers serving Balsall Heath and Highgate in the 1940s. Today the building is still there and is a wall climbing activity centre.