Ceol Castle Public House
Formerly the Castle & Falcon. The pub is situated on the Moseley Road. The pub used to have a painted hanging sign on a pole in front. For several years after the change of name, the sign remained unchanged. ...
Chapman's Windmill and R.Wier on Holloway Head
Chapman’s brick built tower mill stood on the hill overlooking Holloway Head. It is thought to have been constructed in 1745 by Clark’s who were millwrights in Deritend until the late 18th century. There ...
Church Hill House or The Endwood Public House
There has been a Church Hill House since 1538. The house on the site now was extensively remodelled around 1820. The Muntz family lived here for some years in the late eighteenth century.
It then ...
Church Tavern, Perry Barr
Postcard view of the Church Tavern, Perry Barr, with two small horse-drawn vehicles posed in front.
Civvy Street in Balsall Heath
Frederick Whitehouse went back to his job in Civvy-Street as an electro-plater. Wife Muriel had a job in management with Pinnick’s the furniture store on the corner of Longmore Street and Balsall Heath ...
Coach and horses pub
Coach and Horses Public House, on the corner of Edward Road and Mary Street Balsall Heath. Mary Street is to the right and Edward Road is straight ahead
Commercial Inn, Shakespeare Road, Ladywood
The Commercial Inn at 28 Shakespeare Road, Ladywood, on the corner of Anderton Street, was a Mitchells & Butlers pub. In this photograph it looks very smart, with the word 'Wines' over the door on the ...
Conybere Street
Carol Arnall's book “Birmingham Girls” recalls her life growing up in the area.
"My sister Pauline and I lived in Coneybere Street, Balsall Heath, with our mom during the mid to late 1940s - up the ...
Cooks at Work
Cooks at work in a restaurant. One of the cooks is called Terry. This was one of the first Caribbean restaurants in Handsworth. It was near the corner of Soho Road and Holliday Road
Councillor Edgar Evans - Brewer and Maltster
This is an abridged version of his biography from The Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. Mr Evans address was given as Well Head Brewery, Well Head Lane, Perry Barr. Interestingly ...
Craven Arms
Taken on a rainy day in Summer 2004. The flags are flying as England at that time were still playing in the European Football Championships. The Craven Arms was proposed for local or statutory listed ...
Craven Arms, Gough Street
Detail of the beautiful decoration on the facade of the Craven Arms Public House in Gough Street.
Cregoe Street, Lee Bank
A view of the east side of Cregoe Street, Lee Bank, not long before demolition as part of the 1960s redevelopment of the area. When this photograph was taken on 28 August 1961 it looks as though the foreground ...
Crown Inn on corner of Cope Street and Springfield Street
Undated photograph of the Crown Inn but probably from the fifties or sixties.
Dares Brewery, Belgrave Road
The premises of Dares Brewery Limited in Belgrave Road. The site is now home to Birmingham Central Mosque on Belgrave Middleway,
Davenport's Brewery, Bath Row, Lee Bank
Davenport's Brewery at 77 Bath Row, Lee Bank. Davenport's, a family brewing business, started in 1830 and John and Edward Davenport are first recorded in Bath Row in 1849. In 1987 Davenport's sold out ...
Davenport's Brewery, Bath Row, Lee Bank
A view of Bath Row, Lee Bank, looking towards the city centre. Davenport's Brewery is prominent in the centre while to the left of it is the Accident Hospital. Further along to the right is St Thomas' ...
Demolition of the Cave
The Cave closed for the last time in 1994 when the organisation moved to Newtown, Aston. It stood empty for 10 years and was finally demolished at the end of 2005. Prior to being the Cave the building ...