Harry Wallace
Harry Wallace was a caretaker at Nash House on Great Colmore Street. Harry's time in the limelight came when the Queen Mother came to officially view the "Y Blocks". This photograph was taken on the day ...
Herbert Green returns to St Thomas' School
Some ten years after the closure was announced St Thomas' Primary School finally closed its doors for the last time on 20th July. The school was replaced in effect by two new schools - Lea Mason Secondary ...
Inside the Colwyn?
An image from the Lewis Green collection. We believe this is the lounge of the Colwyn Pub on Great Colmore Street, but we don't know who the people are. If you know please drop us a line at cs@optima.org.uk...
Jill Knight MP at St Thomas Junior and Infant School
The then MP for Edgbaston, Jill Knight, opening a play scheme for local children at St Thomas Junior and Infant School on Great Colmore Street. This was only the second one of it's kind to be opened in ...
Junction of Great Colmore and Cregoe Street
At this section of the road used to stand the Shakespearian Bar right on the corner visible in the foreground. Today in 2005 it consists of trees and bushes, behind it lies the Kerria Court Retirement ...
Last Orders! - Pubs of Ladywood and Lee Bank
A gallery of some of the famous watering holes of the area. Some still there today but many more which have long gone but are fondly remembered. Many more can be found by searching the website.
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Lecture at St Asaph's Church 1893
Promotional card for a lecture at St Asaph's Parochial Hall. The lecture was by Luke J. Sharp on his "Trip To America" and cost one shilling to hear! In today's money the cost would be about £3.50.
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Lee Bank Development Area
An interesting view taken before work started on the central park area. To the right is Avon House. to the left is the lower half of Cregoe Street which subsequently vanished under the new park. In the ...
Lee Bank Redevelopment Plan
The original architect's view of the Lee Bank redevelopment. The tower blocks are as follows: Hogarth, Faraday, Chiswick and Audleigh House are the four blocks running up the left hand side on Lee Bank ...
Lord Mayor James Crump retires
Article taken from the Birmingham Gazette. Text reads as follows:
"Presentation of a silver tea service to the retiring Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Birmingham Alderman and Mrs J. Crump was made in ...
Mayor James Crump
James Crump was Lord Mayor of Birmingham from 1938 - 1939. He lived at 235 Great Colmore Street. Crump was born on 25th August 1873 at Bromsgrove. He was an Area Secretary of the Transport and General ...
Meeting the locals
The Queen Mother taking time to talk to local residents during her tour of the Y Block development in 1957. So far none of these residents have been identified.
Meeting the Queen Mother
Local residents meeting the Queen Mother during her official vist to Nash House in 1957. Do you know anybody in the crowd?
Private W. Morgan (1981, Royal Warwickshire Regiment)
This man was featured in the "reported missing" section allocated each week during the war as a Weekly Mercury feature.
Private Morgan was reported missing on 1st of July 1916. His mother Mrs Morgan ...
Rear of numbers 259 and 260 Great Colmore Street
These houses would have stood at the Bristol Street end of Great Colmore Street. Through the entry can be seen Great Colmore Street itself.
Sarah Badham and the Queen Mother
Nash House resident Sarah Badham showing the Queen Mother around her flat. The Queen Mother came to see the "Y Block" developments on May 2nd 1957 and spent time chatting to several of the residents. ...
Soup from the Lord Mayor
Picture and article from the Birmingham Evening Mail showing the Lord Mayor, James Crump giving out soup at the British Legion on Windmill Street. Crump was in fact a local man as he was born and lived ...
St Asaph's Bazaar
Programme for 1893 Church Bazaar. This states that the parish consists of 11,000 people. Mentioned on the leaflet are the following people: A.J.Binnie (the Vicar), A.P. Roberts (Curate), T.H. Birks (Curate), ...