Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Gardens in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, in 1924.The park had been opened, as Victoria Park, in 1887 and was enlarged in 1898 to create a public open space of over 60 acres.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Staff and children at the nursery during the City of Birmingham Show in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, on 6th September 1958.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
A tranquil scene in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, showing the boating pool against a wooded background. The tower of the parish church is visible. In the centre, not easy to make out against the trees, ...
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
The bandstand in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, 1920
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
The boathouse in the snow, Handsworth Park, Handsworth. This photograph was printed in the Birmingham Mail, 1st December 1952.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
The Sons of Rest Pavilion in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, showing the new extension on 14th March 1957.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
The Sons of Rest Pavilion in Handsworth Park, Handsworth. Opened in 1930 this was the first of these council-run shelters for elderly men to appear in Birmingham's parks. All have now gone.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
View of the extension to Handsworth Park, Handsworth, looking from Hamstead Road westwards towards the railway embankment at midsummer 1896. The camera is in line with the end of the churchyard wall. ...
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
View of the extension to Handsworth Park, Handsworth, looking towards Hamstead Road from near to the railway embankment. The photograph was taken at Christmas 1895.
Handsworth Park. 1934
The park was opened in 1887 and originally called Victoria Park to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
Handsworth Park: Entrance to Hamstead Road
Colour tinted postcard of the entrance to the park from Hamstead Road. This view was taken around 1910 and is instantly recognisable today.Also known as Victoria Park it was opened on Jubilee Day in ...
Highland Gathering, Handsworth Park 1971
Highland Gatherings were a regular feature at Birmingham Parks - they still take place at Cannon Hill Park. Many people will remember the ones which took place in Handsworth Park in the 1960s and 1970s....
Holloway Head Playing Field
The sign for the old playing field on Holloway Head is still in situ as of February 2005, though worn with age. Barely readable and severely faded it remains as a reminder of the field's use.
Hut in the Pleasure grounds of the Earl of Dartmouth by John Phillp
'Hutt in the Pleasure Grounds of the Earl of Dartmouth, at Sandwell... Sketch'd on the spot' by John Phillp, 1807.
This image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by ...
Inventory of Garden Tools &c., Soho House
This inventory of garden tools at Soho House was taken in 1846 and contains a wide range of tools, many of which are virtually unknown today. Use the zoomify function to read the list.
Inventory of Garden Tools &c., Soho House, page 2
This inventory of garden tools at Soho House was taken in 1846 and contains a wide range of tools, many of which are virtually unknown today. Use the zoomify function to read the list.
James Henry Stone
Benjamin's Stone's brother, James Henry, died in December 1908. He was a JP and lived at his house, The Dene, in Sutton Coldfield. For most of his life though he lived at Grosvenor Road in Handsworth. ...
Japanese Maples on display
Display at the Birmingham Show in Perry Park in 1985.