Dick Atkinson Says
Political Statement or Gardening advice?
Display of Kathak Dancing
This was taken at a cultural event. It was not in one of the regular buildings used for such events.
Douglas Hurd, Home Secretary visits Handsworth Riots.
"One of the problems with Douglas Hurd, Home Secretary visiting Handsworth was that it created more tensions. The news spread like wildfire and within minutes the whole area was swollen with bodies..it ...
Douglas Hurd, Home Secretary, Handsworth Disturbances
"Many politicians like Douglas Hurd, Home Secretary visited Handsworth during the disturbances. Tensions were running high, a lot of people asked the question "why does it take something like this to ...
Elderly Luncheon Club
Weekly Meeting at the Community Office.
Eliza Tedstone - Ladywood's oldest resident
This interesting story is from the Birmingham Gazette. They paid five guineas to Mrs Tedstone as their oldest reader! The story contains some interesting details about her birth at Condover in 1815 and ...
Essington Street - George V Jubilee
Local residents posing for a photograph during celebrations for the jubilee of King George V. The King celebrated 25 years on the throne on May 6th 1935.
Fantastic Balsall Heath
This banner was made for the 1994 carnival but was a regular feature of several other carnivals after that.
Fantastic Balsall Heath Banner 2001
The "Fantastic Balsall Heath" Banner 7 years on.
Father Christmas comes to Lewis's
Advert printed in the Birmingham Evening Mail. Every year Lewis's Department Store in Birmingham City Centre would welcome Father Christmas. His arrival at the Grotto was preceded by a tour across Birmingham. ...
Find your key
Run by St Paul's School. We had a key box with a glass front & a £1 note inside. People paid for 3 keys. What was shocking about this was that the week before carnival I went round to lots of friends ...
Firemen tackling a blazing car in Finch Road, Handsworth
"I thought I'd only ever witness images like these on television. But to be so close and taste the choking smoke and hear the monotonous noise...a terrible thing to witness at first hand. Press reports ...
Flags & Trumpets 1991
Marchers with flags and trumpets.
Flags of all nations
But why have just one flag leading the parade? This is the front end of the 1988 parade.
Flooding at Woodview
Picture from the Evening Mail of the floods around the Nightingale/ Brambling Walk area. The Headteacher of Lee Bank Primary School recorded his thoughts on the incident, which are also on the website. ...
Flooding at Woodview in 1973
The headmaster of Lee Bank Primary School recorded his thoughts on the flooding of May 21st 1973 in the school diary. The pictures are cuttings from the Birmingham Evening Mail. The diary entry reads ...
Flower Girl at Balsall Heath Carnival
This gallery is a selection of photographs taken at Balsall Heath Carnival by Mick Turner.
Free South Africa graffiti on wall in Handsworth
"'Free South Africa' message on wall in Handsworth. This may have been written before or after the 1985 riots, but it was a sentiment echoed by much of the local community." Pogus Caesar, February 2003 ...