The Old Meeting Church, Bristol Street
The Old Meeting Church stood on the east side of Bristol Street, on the corner of Ashley Street. The church was built by the Unitarians, dissenters who had quite a long history in Birmingham. The famous ...
The Old Town Hall, Slack Lane, Handsworth
The Old Town Hall, Slack Lane, Handsworth
The OSMAG March 1925
Front cover of the Osler Street Boys school magazine for March 1925.
The Palais De Danse - Sensation of the Midlands
This article was originally published in the "Brew 'Us Bugle" about the Palais De Danse in Ladywood.
On 20th December 1923 the Palais De Danse issued a souvenir of the third anniversary of the building. ...
The Pound, Handsworth
The Pound, Hamstead Road, Handsworth, from a postcard. In the background can be seen some of the headstones in the churchyard of St Mary's.
The Prince of Wales in Florence Street
In October 1932 the then Prince of Wales (later briefly Edward VIII) visited Birmingham and is here seen in Florence Street in a picture entitled 'Prince welcomed in the slums'. He is seen wearing a hat ...
The S. S. Franconia 1924
A group of children onthe deck of the The S. S. Franconia, on the way to Canada, 1924. John Middlemore was a rich benefactor in Birmingham who opened the Children’s Emigration (or Middlemore) Homes in ...
The Uplands Hotel, Oxhill Road
The Uplands Hotel on the corner of Oxhill Road where it meets Sandwell Road and turns towards Handsworth Cemetery. This public house was opened in 1932.
Thornhill House, Handsworth
Thornhill House, Handsworth. It was occupied in the eighteenth century by John Scales who worked at the Soho Manufactory. James Watt junior lived there prior to moving to Aston Hall, then Matthew Boulton's ...
Tindal Street Infant School
Children at Tindal Street Infant School in 1939. Several of these children were shortly to be evacuated. Amongst the group here is Alan Hemming.
Tony's Ballroom
Cover of a promotional brochure for Tony's Ballroom. The Ballroom was located next door to the Birmingham Hippodrome on Hurst Street and was a popular local dance venue.
Tower Ballroom
Advertising poster for the Tower Ballroom venue which was located at Edgbaston Reservoir. The Tower was a major local attraction, famous for its dances but also played host for rock concerts in later ...
Tower Ballroom official opening
Pamphlet for the official opening of the famous Tower Ballroom. This was conducted by the Mayor of Blackpool Alderman Thomas Fenton on the occasion of the fourth annual Valentine Ball of the Birmingham ...
Tower Ballroom wrestling
Another wrestling poster from the Tower Ballroom. the "bending" on the left is from the spine of the book it has been bound in. The event was promoted by Jack Callaghan Jnr sometime in the 30s probably. ...
Tram 604 terminus at Oxhill Road
The Oxhill Road branch was added to the tram network in 1912. This view shows the terminus.
Tram terminus, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birmingham Corporation Tramways car no. 14 at the tram terminus, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr. This is a modern postcard of a 1938 photograph.
Vaccination certificate
This certificate was issued to Mrs mcGhie's mother in Jamaica instrusting her to have her daughter vaccinated. Eunice Finlayson emigrated to Handsworth and is now widely known as Mrs McGhie of Shades ...
Victoria Square, Birmingham
Victoria Square, Birmingham, seen in a postcard view dating perhaps from the early 1920s. Joseph Hansom's Town Hall and the corner of the Council House are familiar today, as is the statue of Queen Victoria ...