Feast of Tabernacles at Singers Hill Synagogue in 1915
The minister and helpers. The Reverend J. Finck in the centre with, to his right, the Reverend B. Alperowitz and, to his left, the Reverend and Mrs A. Cohen. Services were conducted each day during the ...
Francis Canon Hopkins
Full biography of Canon Hopkins, also available as a downloadable file.
The honour which the Chapter of St. Chad’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Birmingham, have just conferred upon Father Hopkins, of ...
Funeral of Mr. Wainwright in Handsworth
In this diary entry, John Benjamin Stone MP recounts the day of Mr Wainwright's burial in Handsworth.
"Wed July 2nd 1902.
Letters from home saying Mr Wainwright would be buried today.
Left Euston ...
Funeral, Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ
Outside Bethel United Church, Gibson Road after a funeral service.
Gibson Road Unitarian Church, Handsworth
Unitarian Church, Gibson Road, Handsworth, 1918. Erected in 1915, the church was meant to be a school building but was used for services until it was sold in 1957. The Unitarian congregation had been ...
Grave of George Burrell Ramsay in St Mary's Graveyard
George Burrell Ramsay a Scotsman arrived in Birmingham around 1871. While out walking he saw an Aston Villa F.C. practise match in the spring of 1876. Burrell asked for a game and dazzled the other players ...
Grave of James Henry Stone J.P. in St Mary's Graveyard
The gravestone of James Henry Stone (brother of the photographer and MP John Benjamin Stone) in St Mary's Church Handsworth, also buried are his wife and children. The inscription reads as follows:
"In ...
Grove Lane
Looking towards the Grammar School in the middle distance. To the right can be seen St Peters Church on the junction with Arthur Road. The photograph is circa 1910.
Gurdwara
Ravi Das Bhawan, on Grove Lane/Union Row.
Gurdwara Yaad Baba Deep Singh JI Shaheed
Stands on the Soho Road. Photograph taken one afternoon in Ocotber 2003.
Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara
The Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara in Mary Street. The was the first Sikh temple in Balsall Heath and was opened in 1958
Guru Nanak Gurdwara
Located on the Soho Road. The first was opened in 1970 in a former Polish nighclub. This building is an imposing feature of the Handsworth landscape.
Guru Nanak Temple
The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara on the Soho Road named after the founding father of Sikhism. The first one in Handsworth was opened in 1970 taking over the premises of a Polish nightclub.
Guru Nanak Temple
The imposing front entrance of the Guru Nanak Gurdwara.
Guru Nanak Temple
The temple is a familiar part of the Handsworth skyline.
Guru Ravidass Bhawan
Stands on Union Row and is one of the most visible landmarks on the Handsworth skyline
Guru Ravidass Bhawan
Located off the Soho Road on Union Row. This is a view of the front gateway from across the road.
Hamstead Road Baptist Church, Handsworth
Hamstead Road Baptist Church, Handsworth. Erected in 1882-3 and designed by the architect John. P. Osborne. Note the storm damage to the spire