The Friary, Handsworth
The Friary, Handsworth, in 1906, from the south west. The Friary, originally built as a farmhouse in 1658 and enlarged around 1700, lay a little way back from the road in Friary Road. It was demolished ...
The Gables Hall, Handsworth
Interior view of the Gables Hall, Finch Road, Handsworth. The building was registered for public worship in 1936.
The Guru Ravidass Bhawan, Union Row
The Guru Ravidass Bhawan in Union Row is located off the Soho Road. The new building which was opened in 1992 sits on the site of the old temple which was burned in a fire in the 1980's. The old Bhawan ...
The Jewish Community
This gallery showcases some of the images connected with the Jewish community which are featured on this website. The community today is far smaller than in the past but it does still remain active. This ...
The Kennedy Memorial, St Chad's Circus, Birmingham
Although the memorial itself cannot be seen this photograph was taken at the unveiling of the Kennedy Memorial at St Chad's Circus, Birmingham, on 8 July 1968. The memorial, a colourful mosaic with a ...
The Lord's Supper, Austin Road United Church of God.
A service where members of the congregation sit around a table to receive communion. Vanley Burke gained special access to record the life of this Pentecostal Church through his grandmother and mother, ...
The Old Meeting Church, Bristol Street
The Old Meeting Church stood on the east side of Bristol Street, on the corner of Ashley Street. The church was built by the Unitarians, dissenters who had quite a long history in Birmingham. The famous ...
The Oratory and Estate Office, Edgbaston
The buildings on the left in this Hagley Road scene form part of the Oratory and were originally the Oratory School. They were designed by Henry Clutton in a simple Italian Renaissance style in the early ...
The Oratory, Edgbaston
The Oratory, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, from a postcard. Cardinal Newman, founder of the Anglo-Catholic Oxford Movement, came to Birmingham in 1849 and established the Oratory of St Philip Neri as a community ...
The Oratory, Edgbaston
Interior of the Oratory, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, looking towards the altar. The low angle of this photograph gives some idea of the scale and richness of E. Doran Webb's building, completed in 1909. Interestingly, ...
The Oratory, Edgbaston
The interior of the Oratory, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, from a postcard. Although the Oratory of St Philip Neri had been founded in 1852 by Cardinal Newman the church seen here was not built until 1903/09, ...
The Oratory, Edgbaston
Interior of the Oratory Church, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, looking towards the altar. The church, designed by E. Doran Webb, was built from 1903 to 1909 in memory of Cardinal Newman (who had died in 1890). ...
The Oratory, Hagley Road, Edgbaston
The Oratory in Hagley Road began as the English Congregation of the Oratory of St Philip Neri, founded by John Henry Newman in 1849. On moving to the Hagley Road site in 1852 Newman engaged Terence Flanagan ...
The Reverends Webster, Whicker and Sheppard (St Thomas's Church)
In 1898, the Rev F S Webster accepted the Living of All Soul’s Langham Palace, London, and he was succeeded by the Rev. W G S Whicker, whose devoted labours on behalf of both Church and Schools are well ...
The Roman Catholic Church of St John and St Martin in George Street
This church was established in 1896. It was originally founded from St Anne's in Alcester Street and was run by them until 1903 when it became a separate mission.
The Royal visit to St Philip's Cathedral
Princess Diana planted a tree at St Philip's Cathedral in Birmingham while here to re-open Victoria Square. In this photograph a young man seems to be taking the chance to have a closer look at the Mayoral ...
Trinity Methodist Church
Originally a corrugated iron church called "the tin tabernacle" stood on the site in Rookery Road. The present church was built to these plans in 1914 under the direction of Rev. Harvey Rowe. These plans ...
Trinity Methodist Church, Handsworth
Trinity Methodist Church, Rookery Road, Handsworth, from a postcard. The church dates from 1914.