Billy Smart's Circus 1954 at Bingley Hall (pages 2-3)
These pages include an introduction by the Smart's. Founder Billy Smart along with presumably his sons David, Ronald and Billy Junior. Billy endorses the suitability of Bingley Hall for his circus.
Billy Smart's Circus 1954 at Bingley Hall (pages 4-5)
The circus was visited by several distinguished visitors on the Scottish tour of the previous year, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with their two boys and, perhaps most notably, Father Christmas.
Billy Smart's Circus 1954 at Bingley Hall (pages 6-7)
A page showcasing the zebras and the Billy Smart's zoo which accompanied the circus. On the facing pafe there is a profile of the Five Fellars who were a low-wire trapeze act.
Billy Smart's Circus 1954 at Bingley Hall (pages 8-9)
On these pages from the Christmas programme we have an advert for Esso Extra and a page on the comic crazy antics of the Clowns.
Birchfield Road
Numbers 293 to 311 Birchfield Road, eastern side, the section between The Broadway on the right and Bragg Road on the left of the picture. Lloyds Bank is at 301 and A.G. Scrivener Ltd., butchers at number ...
Birchfield Road
Numbers 349 to 35 Birchfield Road, eastern side, the section running northwards from Aston Lane. The white building to the left of the picture is The New Crown and Cushion Public House.
Birchfield Road flats by the underpass
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, seen on 18th April 1961 during the construction of the underpass scheme. A group of labourers look cheerful, perhaps because they have reached the northern end of the development. ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, photographed in May 1961 when work was well under way on the western retaining wall of the roadway. To the left are the Birchfield Restaurant, the bus depot and, ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, on 24th January 1962 when work was well advanced on the construction of one of the first underpasses in the country.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, during the construction of the bridges on 29th January 1962. In the background behind the jib of the crane is Barclays Bank, on the corner of Aston Lane. The tall ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, during the construction of the bridges on 29th January 1962. In the background is the Old Crown & Cushion. The buildings seen to the left are in Wellington Road.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, looking north on 19th July 1961 during the construction of the underpass. The building on the right is an architecturally typical branch of the Birmingham Municipal Bank, ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, under construction on 6th June 1961. Pedestrian subways can be seen beneath the new roadway. The view is looking west down Wellington Road.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
A close-up view of the lighting set in the tiled walls of Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr. The photograph was taken on 12th March 1962 while the underpass was still under construction.
Birmingham Pals Reunion in 1965
Closeup copy of the photograph taken at the reunion of the 15th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Reunion Dinner. The 15th were the second of the "Pals" regiments formed in Birmingham in 1914. The ...
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Broad Street
The second Repertory Theatre in Birmingham was opened in 1971. Its predecessor is known as "The Old Rep" and can be found on Station Street. Over the years the "New Rep" on Broad Street has played host ...
Birmingham Town Hall
Interior view of the Town Hall looking towrds the stage and organ. The Town Hall has been closed for some time for essential renovation work but is set to re-open and once again become one of Birmingham's ...