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Alderman Dr Louis Glass, Lord Mayor of Birmingham

Louis Glass, who was born in 1903 in Burton-on-Trent, qualified as a doctor and then, in 1929, was elected onto Birmingham City Council for the Ladywood ward. The committees on which he served reflect ...

Alderman F.C. Clayton, Mayor of Birmingham

Francis Corder Clayton was born in Kelvedon, Essex, in 1843 and came to Birmingham as a young man to work in the chemical manufacturing industry for J. & E. Sturge in Wheeley's Lane. In the 1881 Census ...

Alderman Glass

Louis Glass, who was born in 1903 in Burton-on-Trent, qualified as a doctor and then, in 1929, was elected onto Birmingham City Council for the Ladywood ward. The committees on which he served reflect ...

Alderman William Cook JP

This is an abridged biography of William Cook, the full version is available on this page as a download. Mr Cook was born on November 28th, 1834, at the village of Kingscourt, near Stroud in Gloucestershire. ...

Alfred Bowkett - Liberal candidate for Ladywood in 1924

This leaflet was part of the campaign ephemera produced for Alfred Bowkett. Bowkett grew up in Ladywood; his first school was Clark Street and he remained in business in the area with his own firm of ...

Aneurin "Nye" Bevan in Calthorpe Park

Labour politician Nye Bevan is seen here addressing the May Day Rally in Calthorpe Park. Bevan was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1959 - 1960 (when he died). As Minister of Health in the post ...

Anti Nazi Demonstration, High Street, Deritend

Police protect the Digbeth Civic Hall where the Nazi National Front are meeting.

Birmingham presents Lloyd George with the Freedom of the City

A ticket for the ceremony at the Town Hall when the Council presented David Lloyd George with the Freedom of the City. All presumably went well but many of those present (including Lloyd George) would ...

Captain Alfred John Loftus

By the demise on the 29th ult, of Captain Alfred John Loftus, F.R.G.S, Handsworth has lost one of the most picturesque of her residents. (Captain Loftus lived at 6 Grosvenor Road). He was born at Darlington, ...

Charles Henry Glassey - Handsworth Conservative Association

This is an abridged version of his biography, the full version being available as a download on this page. Mr C H Glassey, F.N.S., the indefatigable Secretary of the Handsworth Division Conservative ...

Children's Party at the Council House

Invitation from The Lord Mayor William Adlington Cadbury. The William A. Cadbury Charitable Trust website (www.wa-cadbury.org.uk)has this to say about him... William was the second son of Richard Cadbury, ...

Conybere Street celebrations

Decorations for the coronation in 1902 of Edward VII. This coronation had been postponed once due to the King's illness.

Council House, Birmingham

The Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, built in a classical style in 1874/79. This postcard view has space for the message on the front,which implies that it dates from before 1902. For its time ...

Council House, Birmingham

Postcard depicting the Council House in Birmingham illuminated to mark the coronation of King Edward VII. A crowd fills Victoria Square, although the message on the front of this early postcard makes ...

Councillor A. Lane

This is an abridged biography from The Handsworth Magazine. The full biography is available as a download. Councillor Alfred Lane, of Tudor House (Birchfield Road), Perry Barr, was born at Halesowen, ...

Councillor Arthur Price

This is an abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine, the full version is available as a download. Upon the retirement of Mr W A Ellis, J.P., from the Handsworth District Council, after being ...

Councillor C.A. Palmer - JP and Cyclist

This is an abridged version of Councillor Palmer's biography. The full version is available as a download. Councillor Palmer in fact lived at Park Hill off Hamstead Hill and not Hamstead Road as this ...

Councillor G H C Hughes

This is an abridged version of the biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. George Henry Hughes lived at 3 Trinity Road in Birchfield. Mr Hughes has, ...