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Guru Nanak Temple

The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara on the Soho Road named after the founding father of Sikhism. The first one in Handsworth was opened in 1970 taking over the premises of a Polish nightclub.

Guru Nanak Temple

The imposing front entrance of the Guru Nanak Gurdwara.

Guru Nanak Temple

The temple is a familiar part of the Handsworth skyline.

Handsworth bans Jude The Obscure

The Handsworth Library Annual Report made no reference to the banning of 'Jude the Obscure', by Thomas Hardy, from the library in March 1896, but there was animated discussion in the newspapers 'Mr ...

Handsworth Council House and Library, Soho Road

A photograph of Handsworth Council House and Library taken in the late 1980's. City College, formerly known as Handsworth Technical College, now occupies the Council House portion of the building but ...

Handsworth Council House and Public Library

Building commenced on October 30th 1877. This photograph was taken after 1891 when the extension to the library premises had been built.

Handsworth Council Offices

Building commenced on October 30th 1877. It is located on the corner of Soho Road and Stafford Road and is now familiarly known as the location of the public library.

Handsworth Library

The Librarian's Room at Handsworth Library. 1913. The library was opened on May 1st, 1880. There were books to borrow, and newspapers in the Reading Room. The first Annual Report in 1881 stated that the ...

Handsworth Library

This room is now used for childrens' books. The view was taken sometime in the late nineteenth century.

Handsworth Library

This room is now used for fiction books, the view was taken sometime in the late nineteenth century. Handsworth Library, on the Soho Road, was opened on May 1st, 1880. There were books to borrow, and ...

Handsworth Library

Undated photograph of the library probably taken sometime in the 1990's. The library is one of the oldest buildings standing on the Soho Road.

Handsworth Library and Council Buildings

One afternoon in October 2003

Handsworth Library on the Soho Road

Handsworth Library's 19th Century readers

Who were the people using Handsworth Library in the late nineteenth century? Until 1902 the Annual Report recorded the trades of borrowers. 'Scholars and students' were always the largest group. There ...

Handsworth Market

"Handsworth Market was usually bustling with stallholders and shoppers from varied cultural backgrounds. Selling everything from saris, sweet potatoes and reggae tapes, immediately after the disturbances ...

Handsworth Market, Soho Road

This once thriving and popular market is now closed. At the beginning of 2003 it lies derelict.

Handsworth Market, Wig Stall

Handsworth Public Library

Handsworth Library, on the Soho Road, was opened on May 1st, 1880. There were books to borrow, and newspapers in the Reading Room. The first Annual Report in 1881 stated that the Committee: 'had the ...