Phone card display on Ladypool Road
International phone cards provide a cheap method of keepin in touch with family and friends in other countries. They are readily available in Balsall Heath, often on sale - as here - at stalls outside ...
Prince Philip on whirlwind visit to inspect tornado damage
Prince Philip paid a swift visit to the tornado trail through Balsall Heath.
Here he is caught crossing Ladypool Road to view some houses still cloaked in scaffolding as work continued on roofs, guttering ...
Recipe for Jalebi on sale on Ladypool Road
This popular sweet is sold by many Indian food outlets in Balsall Heath.
To make Jalebi:-
Ingredients:
2 cups self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup yogurt
Vegetable/canola/sunflower cooking ...
Royal Basmati Rice
East End Foods was formed in 1972 in Wolverhampton. It was founded by the Wouhra brothers who were originally from New Delhi, India. Having been established in Wolverhampton it moved on into Birmingham. ...
S.L. Jukes & Son, Ladypool Road
Hardware Stores.
Shop delivery on Ladypool Road
All day long vans pull up along this busy road delivering goods. Very few premises are closed and there are still a diverse selection of shops catering for the local population, along with a large number ...
Shops and Shopping
Mrs Jones serving apples at the Jones's greengrocery on the corner of Ladypool Road and Colville Road.
Shovelbottoms Ltd
They had premises elsewhere too but this is their site on the corner of Ladypool and Taunton Road in the mid 1940's. In the foreground is a range of BSA motor cycles with sidecars.
Dougie Dulson recalls: ...
Snacks and drinks store on Ladypool Road
Open for business. The shop was opened to take advantage in part of the many restaurants in the immediate area which are unlicensed for alcohol. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School ...
St. Barnabus' Church
The side of St. Barnabus' Ladypoool Road. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has changed over the last 100 years.
The Brighton
Another view of this public house. One of the longest established buildings on Ladypool Road and one of the few remaining pubs in Balsall Heath. At one time there was one on every corner and in every ...
The Brighton Hotel
The Brighton Hotel pub on the corner of Brighton Road and Ladypool Road. Still open for business as of 2011.
The Brighton Hotel
The Brighton Hotel was built in 1875 by one William Charley. The enterprising gentleman saw a need for a local hotel catering for travellers using the newly opened nearby Brighton Road railway station. ...
The Brighton Hotel
The Brighton Hotel on the corner of Ladypool Road and Brighton Road
The Clifton Pub
The pub has been a fixture on the corner of Ladypool and Clifton Road for a hundred years. Famously in 1914 it was where local butcher Mr Stiles opined drunkenly that the Germans should win the war. He ...
The Clifton Public House
The pub stands on the junctions of Clifton Road and Ladypool Road. it is named after the road which is named after the area near to Bristol where the suspension bridge is located. The pub sign features ...
The kitchen at Imran's on Ladypool Road
the staff invited in children from Anderton Park school to view the kitchen at work. It was very busy and you were struck straight away by the heat and spicey smells of which the most noticeable was onions. ...
The Olympia Cinema on Ladypool Road
The Olympia Ladypool Road originally known as the Ladypool Picture House. In the early days a 'picture house orchestra' played every evening. The name Olympia dates from 1916 when it closed for improvements ...