Annual General Meeting
Placing a vote for the Management Committee of the MVCA.
Annual General Meeting
Mr Duong Van Huynh, the Treasurer
Anti Nazi Demonstration, High Street, Deritend
Police protect the Digbeth Civic Hall where the Nazi National Front are meeting.
Asian Youths, Holyhead School
"It is summertime, and Asian pupils from Holyhead School, Handsworth playfully pose for the camera." Pogus Caesar, February 2003
At play in Kensington Avenue, Roshven Road
These children are gathered for the camera at the end of the 1940's or maybe 1950. This is from the collection of Diane Stead.
(Back row left to right)Robert Moore, Lesley Dean,Raymond Taylor.
(Front ...
Athol Fugard's 'The Island'
Performed by two South African actors, at Balsall Heath Church Centre. The play is about inmates experiences on the notorious Robbin Island prison in apartheid South Africa.
Attendance medal for St Michael's Day Schools
This medal was awarded to A. Hawkins for a years perfect attendance.
Attendance medal for St Michael's Day Schools
This medal was awarded to A. Hawkins for a years perfect attendance.
Attwood Green Community Centre
The Community Centre was formerly the Midland Adult School Union (MASU) building. It was taken over by Optima Community Association and used as a centre for all manner of community activities. It has ...
Attwood Green Community Centre, Gaywood Croft off Cregoe Street
This was the main staircase at the centre. The sun was saved after the building was cleared for demolition and is now on a wall of the new community flat at 1 Nash House. The handprints just visible to ...
Austin Road Church, Handsworth
This photograph is taken at a special service. The church is full to capacity. The photograph was taken before the improvements and additional balcony were added to the building.
Austin Road United Church of God Crusade, Handsworth.
A procession through the streets of Handsworth spreading the gospel and seeking new members for the church. The power of gospel song to inspire and unite, to uplift and give strength to the oppressed ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth
Women kissing as a sign of peace, after the washing of the feet. The Church is at Austin Road, Handsworth.
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth - "Win the Lost at Any Cost"
Many first generation black Christians journeyed from the West Indies only to find racial discrimination and rejection by Anglican churches. This led them to establish churches and forms of worship that ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth.
Most Pentecostal churches have thier own choirs. Early choirs sang unaccompanied, relying on vocal dynamics, close harmony and improvised counterpoint for variety. Later choirs were accompanied by electric ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth.
Lydia Smith from Handsworth Wood Girls School said about this photograph: "These people go to church and they are getting baptised ready to give their heart to the Lord. I, Lydia Smith, go to church ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth.
Back garden at 271 Balsall Heath Road
Pamela and Keith Whitehouse and friend Stephen Blakemore, relax in the garden with pet dog ‘Trudy`. Keith says “The garden was large with a number of trees including apple trees”. Beyond the fencing can ...