Black Expressions Theatre Group
This was one of the first black theatre groups set up in the area. They used to meet at the top of Villa Road
Bomb scare near Boulton Road, Handsworth. October 1974
Boulton Road, Handsworth
Boulton Road, Handsworth, on the occasion of a bomb scare nearby, October 1974
Boulton Road, Handsworth
Boulton Road, Handsworth, on the occasion of a bomb scare nearby in October 1974
Bowled Over By The Golden Hind,1978
"Sir Francis Drake and a considerable chunk of the armada was so good…with a very tall mast. The thing was it didn’t have any means of going under the bridge….so….seeing the bridge coming she said to ...
Boxing Display
This picture was taken at an event held in Grove Junior School for the Queen's Silver Jubilee
Boy & Butcher Shop
This photgraph was taken because the striking stripey trousers that the boy is wearing look like they have been made out of the canopy material from the shop. This is Walter Smith butcher shop and it ...
Boy Scouts in Handsworth Park
The annual Scout Jamboree held in Handsworth Park.
Brighter Birmingham 1942 leaflet, cover.
Cover of a leaflet promoting events held in Birmingham in June 1942.
Includes gymnastic and dancing displays by pupils from Camden Street School and Osler Street Senior Girls School.
Brighter Birmingham 1942 leaflet, page 1.
A leaflet promoting events held in Birmingham in June 1942.
Includes gymnastic and dancing displays by pupils from Camden Street School and Osler Street Senior Girls School.
Brighter Birmingham 1942 leaflet, page 1.
A leaflet promoting events held in Birmingham in June 1942.
Includes gymnastic and dancing displays by pupils from Camden Street School and Osler Street Senior Girls School.
Brighter Birmingham 1943 leaflet, page 1.
page 1 of 4 of this events leaflet produced by Birmingham City Council in the summer of 1943.
The idea was to provide entertainment in public areas to help alleviate wartime stress for the people of ...
Brighter Birmingham 1943 leaflet, page 2.
Page 2 of this 1943 leaflet which features events held in Kings Heath Park, Kingstanding, Lightwoods Park, Muntz Park, Northfield Park and Pype Hayes Park.
Brighter Birmingham 1943 leaflet, page 3.
Page 3 of this 1943 entertainments leaflet. Featuring events in July held in Rookery Park, Rowheath Garden Club, Small Heath Park, Sparkhill Park, Summerfield Park, Ward End Park.
Brigitte Winsor: Birmingham Carnival 2005
Selection of photographs of the Birmingham Carnival by Brigitte Winsor.
Lead photograph features Shantel Ogarro, the Carnival Queen, at the very start of the parade.
Photograph by Brigitte Winsor....
Brought To Book
Browsing for bargain books at the Balsall Heath Carnival. The gentleman in the forground has found a Len Deighton thriller.
Brunswick Road Street party
This party was held to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The man to the right in the dark suit and hat, shaking hands, is local councillor Percy Shurmer.
Bursting of the canal at Edgbaston
Under the heading 'Serious accident at Birmingham' this print illustrates the scene that resulted when the Worcester and Birmingham Canal burst on Sunday morning, 26 May 1872. Considerable damage was ...