Brighter Birmingham 1943 leaflet, page 1.
page 1 of 4 of this events leaflet produced by Birmingham City Council in the summer of 1943.
The idea was to provide entertainment in public areas to help alleviate wartime stress for the people of ...
Brighter Birmingham 1943 leaflet, page 14
Page 4 of this entertainments leaflet for July 1943. This page gives details of special announcements such as
Costs of tickets for plays in the park.
And additional events;
Cycle runs
Gymkhana shows
Music ...
Brighter Birmingham 1943 leaflet, page 2.
Page 2 of this 1943 leaflet which features events held in Kings Heath Park, Kingstanding, Lightwoods Park, Muntz Park, Northfield Park and Pype Hayes Park.
Brighter Birmingham 1943 leaflet, page 3.
Page 3 of this 1943 entertainments leaflet. Featuring events in July held in Rookery Park, Rowheath Garden Club, Small Heath Park, Sparkhill Park, Summerfield Park, Ward End Park.
Brown's Green, Handsworth Wood
Brown's Green, Handsworth Wood, 1934. Brown's Green takes its name from one Roger Browne who paid a yearly rental of 5 shillings for a 'croft' there in the 1530s. The later 18th-century Brown's Green ...
Brown's Green, Handsworth Wood
Brown's Green, Handsworth Wood, 1934. Brown's Green takes its name from one Roger Browne who paid a yearly rental of 5 shillings for a 'croft' there in the 1530s. The later 18th-century Brown's Green ...
Cannon Hill Park
The gatehouse entrance to Cannon Hill Park on the corner of Speedwell Raod and Pershore Road
Cannon Hill Park Gatehouse
Cannon Hill Gatehouse on Edgbaston Road built for when the park opened in 1873
Cannon Hill Park Lake
The smaller of the two boating lakes. These were constructed and drained for the opening of the park in 1873.
Chamberlain Gardens
Development of the area off Ladywood Road in the late 1950s and early 1960s gave rise to the new Chamberlain Gardens. A number of recreational facilities were provided for the people who lived in the ...
Children Playing
Young girls pretending to be Diana Ross and the Supremes. Their stage is the dustbin shelter.
Children playing in Lee Bank Pool
A hot summer's day at Lee Bank in July 1969
Christmas at The Rezza
This article is from the first issue of the Ladywood Brew 'Us Bugle)
This was the Birmingham All the Year Round Swimming Club pictured at Edgbaston Reservoir on Christmas morning 1909. The weather ...
Dudley Road and Summerfield Park
Tinted postcard view of this area. The park lies to the right of the picture. The two trams moving along the road are a far cry from the traffic on Dudley Road today. The building to the rear left of ...
Edgbaston Reservoir
Coloured postcard view of Edgbaston Reservoir from early in the twentieth century.
Edgbaston Reservoir
The reservoir at about 6:30 pm on Monday 14th February 2005
Edgbaston Reservoir
Early twentieth century postcard view of the Reservoir which appears to have been taken during a long hot spell of weather as the water level seems to be quite low.
Edgbaston Reservoir
Edgbaston Reservoir was formerly known as Rotton Park Reservoir. Rotton Park is thought to have been the hunting park of the medieval Lords of Birmingham. The park once stretched from Ladywood to Bearwood ...