Black On Black, filming in Birmingham
"Channel 4 filming 'Black on Black', featuring Milton Godfrey (Handsworth Musician), Clare Robertson and Handsworth Reggae DJ, Admiral Jerry. Photographed in Manzoni Gardens which used to be part of the ...
Blondin on the Middleway
BLONDIN (1824-1897)was a French tight-rope walker and acrobat, born at St. Omar, France, on the 28th of February 1824. His real name was Jean François Gravelet. When five years old he was sent to the ...
Bowled Over By The Golden Hind,1978
"Sir Francis Drake and a considerable chunk of the armada was so good…with a very tall mast. The thing was it didn’t have any means of going under the bridge….so….seeing the bridge coming she said to ...
Boxing Display
This picture was taken at an event held in Grove Junior School for the Queen's Silver Jubilee
Boxing Practice
Golden Gloves boxing club on the Moseley Road. Father and son sparring.
Boy & Butcher Shop
This photgraph was taken because the striking stripey trousers that the boy is wearing look like they have been made out of the canopy material from the shop. This is Walter Smith butcher shop and it ...
Boy Scouts in Handsworth Park
The annual Scout Jamboree held in Handsworth Park.
Boys playing marbles in Handsworth Park
Brambling Walk, Woodview Estate
Brambling Walk is located on Woodview which is an area under substantial redevelopment by the Optima Community Association. It can be found just off Charlotte Road.
Brighton Road Post Office
This post office stands on the junction with the Moseley Road. Sadly it closed down a few yearss ago after decades of long service to the community. It was never just a Post Office as you could buy presents, ...
Bristol Road and Wellington Road, Edgbaston
A view of the little row of shops in Bristol Road, Edgbaston, at the junction with Wellington Road, coming in from the right. The photograph was taken in 1979, looking southwards. Facing the camera is ...
Broad Street Antiques
This area of Broad Street was well known for its antique shops. The two roads running to the left and right of the black and white building are St Peter's Row and Martin's Place. This area was demolished ...
Brought To Book
Browsing for bargain books at the Balsall Heath Carnival. The gentleman in the forground has found a Len Deighton thriller.
Building the Duck Pond
Here we see the building of a duck pond at Balsall Heath City Farm, Malvern Street. The farm was the first building on the site created when the area underwent redevelopment in the 1960s and 1970s. It ...
Bunny Johnson, Boxer
"Bunny Johnson embarked on a professional boxing career in 1968 and quickly established a reputation for being a extremely powerful and determined fighter. Despite giving away 23lbs to Richard Dunn, he ...
Cafe on Lodge Road, Hockley
Two young men playing whilst playing pool