Gladiator Duel 1997
A sideshow for the children
Gladiator Sandals
The so called gladiator sandals were a must have fashion item in 2010. These womens pairs are colourful and stylish and a far cry from the orginals! Roman sandals first appeared in England as the brown ...
Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara
The Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara in Mary Street. The was the first Sikh temple in Balsall Heath and was opened in 1958
H. Brittain Ltd on Moseley Road
H. Brittain Ltd were letter cutters, die sinkers and engravers by trade. Prior to them taking over the premises it had been the home of the Balsall Heath fire service who opened here in 1912. The crest ...
Hackitoff Hospital 1995
"My best memory was when we doing that Hackett Hospital, which was a skit on the Health Service. We had this bed and it was only kept on the float by these bricks and as we were going down Belgrave Middleway ...
Hagley Villas off Taunton Road
A typical terrace development: Hagley villas off Taunton Road dating from the 1890s. This part of Balsall Heath was one of the last areas to be developed. It was part of the estate of John Gregory Watkins ...
Hair we go
A hairdressers on Ladypool Road shows off one of the latest styles to pupils from Anderton Park Road. There have always been barbers on the road although the styles and prices have changed considerably. ...
Harbury Road Air Raid Wardens
Harbury Road Civil Defence Air Raid Wardens.'E' division of the local wardens. There were several divisions for each area of the city. All would have an auxiliary fire station attached as well. The Balsall ...
Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust in Ombersley Road
The old factory building and site in Ombersley Road, now used by the Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust (UK) for education and training. A splendid mosque is also part of the complex.
Heath Mount School
Heath Mount School, built across Knutsford Street, replaced Belgrave School in Mary Street and opened in November 1970. The head was Godfrey Mundy.
Home in Mary Street
Shay Bartley, Andy’s younger brother poses with the Ford Zodiac parked outside the small factory, known as the ‘Locstitch`, just a few doors down from the Bartley’s home in Mary Street. Note the two-tone ...
Household shop on Ladypool Road
This shop sells decorative items for the home. The range of goods is quite diverse and all are of quite ornate design. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School as part of a project looking ...
Houses in Balsall Heath Road
Keith Whitehouse's family had to leave No 271 Balsall Heath Rd in 1968 because of the clearance. Keith says, “My memories of the house and Balsall heath are fantastic and at the time I didn’t want to ...
Housing Conditions
Cannon Hill Place, Balsall Heath which ran between Hallam Street and Jakeman Road. This is typical of the environment in parts of Balsall Heath in the 1970's as large swathes of decrepit housing was boarded ...
I love a parade
The Balsall Heath Carnival has been running since 1977 and the parade has always been a major part of it. The parade winds it way around the local streets and finishes at the carnival show ground. It ...
Imran Enterprises on Ladypool Road
Greengrocers and general supplies. This is near to the junction with Studley Street. The row of shops here were originally the Birmingham Co-Operative Society.
In the Stocks at the 1980 Carnival
"Tony (Stokes) and I thought we would have a cool-off because it was a nice hot day and so we went in the stocks. Not known to us was someone has gone in The Railway (Clifton Road) and told people we ...
Jones's Coconut Shy, Ladypool Road
This is believed to have been located at the fairground on ground behind the Olympia cinema in Ladypool Lane.