St Thomas's Church and Gardens
St Thomas's Church after completion of the clearance of the area for bomb damage from the war. The tower alone survived the bomb that hit the church, although it had to be shored up as is just about visible ...
St Thomas's Church and School
An engraving from 1865. The Vicar at this time was the Reverend C.T. Wilkinson who took over from the Reverend G.S.Bull. Bull had overseen the setting up of the churches of Immanuel (on Broad Street) ...
St Thomas's Church Interior
A very scarce view of the interior of the church on Holloway Head which was largely destroyed in the Blitz. This is looking towards the tower end of the church with the stained glass window. Today this ...
St Thomas's Church Tower
The tower, on Bath Row, photographed over the summer of 2006. There used to be an iron cross on the top of it at one time. Apparently a man climbed to the top of this tower and doffed his cap at the time ...
St Thomas's School
Miss Ford's classroom at St Thomas's School, looks quite jolly in this 1947 photograph with its vases of flowers and the frieze of rocking horses. The school was on Bath Row, facing what were by now the ...
St Thomas's Schools - Senior Mixed Dept concrete extension
In 1911, the accommodation of the schools being exceeded, it was felt that further extension was imperative; and the largest scheme of all was contemplated, viz: the Concrete Extension in Granville Street, ...
St Thomas's Schools, Bath Row
The schools were built in 1831, when they consisted of a two storey building for the Boys’ and Girls’ Departments and a single storey for the Infants, the premises affording accommodation for about 700 ...
St Thomas's Tower
The spire of St Thomas's Tower on Bath Row. This spire is visible from some distance in all directions. It has survived the blitz and also the last re-development of the area and is now "overseeing" the ...
Sydney by Joseph Lycett
Joseph Lycett painted the Australian colony after he was transported there for forgery. Lycett eventually returned to England settling in Birmingham at Bath Row. He was again arrested for forging bank ...
The canal walk
At the junction of Bath Row and Communication Row lies this stairway which leads down to the canal.The canal follows the trainline into the city centre and is a popular route used by many people.
The Queen's Hospital becomes the Accident Hospital
This cartoon appeared in the Birmingham Despatch. The caption notes that 50 beds are already occupied! The Accident Hospital has itself closed down since then. It was located at the top end of Bath Row ...
The Reverends Webster, Whicker and Sheppard (St Thomas's Church)
In 1898, the Rev F S Webster accepted the Living of All Soul’s Langham Palace, London, and he was succeeded by the Rev. W G S Whicker, whose devoted labours on behalf of both Church and Schools are well ...
The Trees Hotel on Bath Row
The Trees Hotel (Formerly The Trees Inn) stodd on the corner of Wheeleys Lane at 98/100 Bath Row. Wheeleys Lane is the road running off to the left of the picture. Landlords of the pub include John Duller ...
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 ...