Woodview Drive during the flood
Picture from the Birmingham Evening Mail taken by George Fox who was a student at Birmingham Polytechnic. Firemen had to come and help evacuate people stranded by the exceptional flooding on May 21st ...
Woodview to Lee Bank
View looking over Lee Bank Primary School towards central Lee Bank in the distance. St Thomas's Church spire on Bath Row is visible to the right in the distance as is the Telecom Tower.
Woodview towards Lee Bank
An aerial view showing the changes in progress during the urban renewal leading to the creation of the Lee Bank estate. Avon House of the Y Blocks on Great Colmore Street is visible to the top of the ...
Working on Mary Street
Elizabeth McKeon didn't have far to go when she started work on Mary Street in the sixties.
"My first job was at H (Harry) Monty a firm of seamstresses making dresses. For my job interview I wore a ...
Wrensons Advert
This was in the Birmingham Mail. Wrensons had several stores across the city including in Ladywood.
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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...