Boy Scouts in Handsworth Park
The annual Scout Jamboree held in Handsworth Park.
Boys playing marbles in Handsworth Park
Cafe on Lodge Road, Hockley
Two young men playing whilst playing pool
Cards on the Car Bonnet
Youths playing cards on a car bonnet, off Grove Lane.
Children in Back Yard, Handsworth
Children in Grove Lane
Children from Grove Junior & Infant School in Grove Lane
Children Playing
Young girls pretending to be Diana Ross and the Supremes. Their stage is the dustbin shelter.
Children Playing
Children playing on trampolines at a fun day at the Mohammed Ali Centre in Hockley
Church Convention at Bingley Hall
Sometimes churches organised large meetings at central halls for all their members. This prayer meeting is being held at Bingley Hall where the ICC and Symphony Hall now stand.
Community Summer School, Wolverhampton
Kids posed for a group photograph at a Summer School, held in Wolverhampton.
Cooks at Work
Cooks at work in a restaurant. One of the cooks is called Terry. This was one of the first Caribbean restaurants in Handsworth. It was near the corner of Soho Road and Holliday Road
Couple Dancing at a Birthday Party
Behind the couple is an important detail in the picture. The calender behind comes from the first major black business in the area - Top Pops in Wolverhampton
Dave Butcher & Police
This was taken on the occasion of the IWA demonstration in Saltley. At one point the police took Dave and Sebastian from the demonstration.
Day Trip to Skegness
Many African Caribbean families were unable to take annual one or two week holidays away from Birmingham, as a lot of white people did. Often people were saving up for a trip back to the Caribbean, or ...
Day Trip to Skegness
Young people from Handsworth on a day trip to Skegness
Delroy Hutchinson, The Well Concert, Symphony Hall 2002.
Having received several awards for his vocal ability, he is also well known for his song writing and his voice training skills.
Demonstration Against Police Brutality
Demonstrators marched from Handsworth to Steelhouse Lane Police station to protest about police brutality towards black people.