Highgate Park
Highgate Park formerly Highgate Fields which, in 1875, was the first open space bought by Birmingham. Within a year the 4 acre park was opened by the mayor Joseph Chamberlain.
Highgate Road Maypole 1902
The Maypole at Highgate Road 1902 : coronation celebrations for Edward VII
Nelson Mandela School
Archbishop Desmond Tutu visiting Nelson Mandela School 1987
Nelson Mandela Primary School
Nelson Mandela visiting the school named in his honour October 1993
First World War peace party
A First World War peace party in Ladypool Avenue 1918
Malvern Street Playcentre
A group of children and young people at Malvern Street Playcentre (Now St Paul's Venture) with their home-made go-cart, and Es Rosen, the sports worker, in 1980. This is part of the carnival festivities....
Mary Street School pupils
Mary Street junior School (now Heath Mount). This display dates from 1937
Sherbourne Road pupils
Sherbourne Road School, May Festival 1924
Houses in Balsall Heath Road
Keith Whitehouse's family had to leave No 271 Balsall Heath Rd in 1968 because of the clearance. Keith says, “My memories of the house and Balsall heath are fantastic and at the time I didn’t want to ...
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 ...
Keith Whitehouse: Actor
Since leaving Balsall Heath Keith Whitehouse has gone on to make many appearances on TV as an actor. You have seen him in such shows as, Hustle, The Chase, Dalziel & Pascoe, and South Riding. He appears ...
Keith The Crooner from Balsall Heath
The redevelopment of Balsall Heath meant the Whitehouse family moved out and went to live near Swanshurst Park. This was around 1968 and it was getting towards the time when Keith had leave his school ...
Rear of houses in Wenman Street
Around the age 15 and 16 years, Keith Whitehouse went to St Martin’s Youth Club in Sherlock Street. “A whole gang of us from Balsall Heath went there, that community feeling spread across from Balsall ...
St Alban's Church of England School
Keith Whitehouse progressed from Mary Street School to St Alban's C of E in Highgate (1964) to continue his education, and found a similar peaceful atmosphere conductive learning he had experienced in ...
Closure of Belgrave Primary School (Mary Street)
Keith Whitehouse kept this cutting on the closure of his primary school.Belgrave Primary was closed towards the end of the 60s as part of the redevelopment programme. Headteacher Mr Mundy was quoted in ...
Mary Street Schooldays
Keith Whitehouse (left) and sister Pamela (right) attended the ‘Girls’ Boys’ and 'Infants schools’ in Mary Street. Later the school came to be known as ‘Belgrave Primary’.
Keith was there between 1959 ...
Up The 'Pool (A day trip to Blackpool)
The Whitehouse family from Balsall Heath Road enjoying a day trip to Blackpool.
Fred and Muriel Whitehouse with three of their kids, Brian (top), Keith (centre) and the youngest Paul. Paul holds the ...
Trip to Cannon Hill Park
The Whitehouse family (from Balsall Heath Road) enjoy a day out at Cannon Hill Park. Fred and Muriel with children L-R, Pamela, Diana - holding the youngest Paul, with Keith next to mom.