Tibbitt's Fish and Poultry Market
Tibbitt's fish and poultry market stood on the Soho Road.
The advert is taken from the programme for the Saint James' Church Fancy Fair held at the New Inns Assembly Rooms November 20th to 23rd 1929.
Vanley Burke Galleries
Vanley Burke has been living and working in Birmingham since 1965. He started photographing the community around him in 1967 and has continued to the present day. He has exhibited his work extensively ...
Vegetables Display
On sale outside a shop on the Soho Road.
Villa Road
Tom Lambert's shop at 129 Villa Road. In the 1901 census, Tom, a 50 year-old widower, born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, is stated to be a fishmonger.
In the census of 1881 he is listed as a fruiterer ...
Wheeley's Lane, Lee Bank
59 Wheeley's Lane, Lee Bank, photographed on 20 July 1960. In the directories G.M. Jones is listed as a beer retailer, the name over the shop window indicating that the beer in question was Ansells. More ...
Wilkes Greengrocers, Great Colmore Street, Lee Bank
The premises of F.W. Wilkes, greengrocers, of 118/119 Great Colmore Street, Lee Bank, are seen here in a photograph taken on 4 July 1964. The shop was on the north side of the street, at the junction ...
William Barnwell (bakers) and Spiers & Son (fish, fruit and flowers)
William Barnwell's services as a baker and corn dealer also expanded to supplying confectionery. It is interesting to note his claim of seeling "unadulterated bread" predating modern adverts of a similar ...
William Henry Boraston - Wine, Spirit and Ale Merchant
Advert for William Henry Boraston who traded from 191 Soho Road. Boraston lived at "Cora Lynn" on Holyhead Road. In the Trade Directories of the time he is actually listed as a Grocer, so possibly he ...
Wrensons Advert
This was in the Birmingham Mail. Wrensons had several stores across the city including in Ladywood.