Will Smith onstage at his Birmingham film Premiere
Talking to the fans before going into UGC Broad Street for the premiere of "Hitch".
Will Smith onstage with Galaxy FM
Will being interviewed onstage at the film premiere for "Hitch" at UGC Broad Street in Birmingham.
William Arundel - Fancy Bread Baker
Arundel had two premises. One was at 89 Bristol Street on the side of the street which now has the Etap Hotel and the grass bank. It would have stood in the vicinity of that grass bank. The other premises ...
William Edwards' War Diary page one
Edwards married a girl from Irving Street in Lee Bank - or Edgbaston B15 as it was then. During the Tobruk campaign he kept a diary which we are publishing here for the first time. Where words are unclear ...
William Edwards' War Diary pages 2 and 3
Edwards married a girl from Irving Street in Lee Bank - or Edgbaston B15 as it was then. During the Tobruk campaign he kept a diary which we are publishing here for the first time. Where words are unclear ...
William Middlemore's factory
This engraving shows Mr William Middlemore's factory in Holloway Head. Middlemore first appears in the 1840s as a currier, saddler, harness maker, patent leather manufacturer, and army and navy accoutrement ...
Winter in Lee Bank
From the collection of the late May Williams comes this seasonal image looking towards the former Community Centre and the former Packwood House. In the forground can be seen part of the old parkland ...
Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Lee Bank
A scene on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal in the Lee Bank area, with a boat heading for the Bath Row bridge and, less than a mile further on, the Gas Street Basin. Also in evidence in this 1979 view ...
Work on the new Woodview Park
Kendricks construction company site for the park/ play area on the Woodview estate.
Works Outing
This photograph is of a Freeman and Ward works outing in 1945.
Wrestling at the Rezza in the Tower Ballroom
There is no date other than 29th October but it is probably from the 1930's judging from other material in the same volume. Information on who these wrestlers were is difficult to come by on the internet ...
Wright and Platt on Irving Street
On the corner of Irving Street and Speaking Stile Walk used to stand Wright and Platt. Wright and Platt were a firm of pattern makers.
Wycliffe Baptist Church, Bristol Street
A view of Wycliffe Baptist Church, on the corner of Bristol Street and St Luke's Street, Lee Bank. Opened for worship in 1861 this building has been described as the most beautiful Free Church place of ...
Wynn Street
This is probably taken in the nineteen fifties by the Public Works Department. it is difficult to work out where this is on Wynn Street - the door to the extreme right has a number 1 on it and a message ...
Wynn Street
Wynn Street during the urban renewal of what was to become Lee Bank. Great Colmore Street is visible in the background and the empty space is partly where the park area was to be along with the Y Blocks ...
Y.W.C.A. Foundation Stone
On the side of the former Y.W.C.A. in Woodview is this foundation stone. It was laid by Lady Churchill (wife of Winston) on 10th October 1957. The building stands on Stone Road.
Yes, it's me Cilla - interview by Gillian Thomas
(Interviewd for The Planet while filming at Five Ways for "Work Is A Four Letter Word" in 1967).
"Please explain to your readers that I don't normally dress quite like this. I feel a bit like a balloon ...
YMCA Hostel on Bristol Street
The Hostel was opened in 1919 to cater for the large number of demobilised men in need of assistance with accommodation. In 1936 alone it was reported that 228 free beds had been provided and 1,027 free ...