Farrier in Handsworth
Sadly the original image doesn't say where it is from but the Handsworth Historical Society beiieve it to be from Handsworth. It is probably early twentieth century in date.
Father Joseph V. Hymers - St. Catherine of Siena
Father Hymers took over at St Catherine's after the death of Father Fenn. This was not immediate as Dr. E. Berry succeeded Father Fenn first but left in February 1908 after only a few months. Apart from ...
Fishermen and Boat by Joseph Southall
Joseph Southall lived at 13 Charlotte Road in Edgbaston, near to what is now the Woodview estate. This painting has long been one of his best known works but has become more notable this year as it was ...
Five Ways, Edgbaston
Five Ways, Edgbaston, looking down Islington Row. This postcard view of 1921 shows the statue of Joseph Sturge, which was erected in 1862. Joseph Sturge (1793-1859) was a Quaker businessman active in ...
Floral Display, Handsworth Park
Taken in the early 1930's.
Freeman And Ward next to the Doctors on Cregoe Street
There were many small factories in the back streets, manufacturing a large variety of products. I started work at 14 years of age in one of these in Cregoe Street. This was Freeman and Ward, which made ...
Friary Road Handsworth
c.1920-1950
Friary Road, Handsworth
c.1920-1950
presented by Miss PA Mills
Friary Road, Handsworth
This view of Friary Road in 1920 is by an unknown artist.
Fried Fish Shop, Newcombe Road
The photograph shows Irene and Ethel Jones standing outside the Fried Fish Shop owned by Harry Bayliss which stood at 113 Newcombe Road. The shop remained in business through to the 1950's under a number ...
General Election Poster 1922 - The Current Situation
Independent candidate Norman Tiptaft here invites the voters to attend a rally at Canterbury Road Schools. Tiptaft had been a councillor for Handsworth since 1919, which he hoped might give him an advantage ...
George Dixon Grammar School, Edgbaston
George Dixon Grammar School, in City Road, Edgbaston, in an undated but obviously early photograph. The school had started in Oozells Street as the George Dixon Higher Grade School and moved to the City ...
George Lempriere and Kitty Kelly
Rare photograph of Lempriere and one of his aeronaut's Kitty Kelly. They are standing behind the deflated balloon.
Lempriere's aeronautical displays with balloons and parachutes attracted large crowds. ...
Gooch Street
Shop on the corner at the centre of the picture is Samuel Thornley Ltd. est. 1794 Wholesale Drysalters and makers of French Polish, Varnish and Lacquer. The shop beneath (also Samuel Thornley) advertises ...
Grand Armistice Ball at the Palais De Danse
Invitation card for the Grand Armistice Ball at the Palais De Danse on Monument Road in Ladywood. Entertainment provided by Stan Hudson and his band.
Grave of George Burrell Ramsay in St Mary's Graveyard
George Burrell Ramsay a Scotsman arrived in Birmingham around 1871. While out walking he saw an Aston Villa F.C. practise match in the spring of 1876. Burrell asked for a game and dazzled the other players ...
Grove off Hurlingham Road 1931
A grove off Hurlingham Road. One of the greatest assets of these new houses were said to be the front and back gardens. Most people used the back gardens to grow vegetables to some degree; an estate report ...
Hall Road, Handsworth
Sutton House, 91 Hall Road, Handsworth, photographed around 1924. Some elaborate architectural detailing can be glimpsed between the trees. The railings on the front wall are also quite ornate.