Handsworth District Council Medal for Perfect Attendance
This was presented to Dora Howell of Rookery Road Council School in 1910. This is the reverse of the medal.
Handsworth District Council Medal for Perfect Attendance
This was presented to Dora Howell of Rookery Road Council School in 1910. This is the obverse of the medal.
Handsworth Grammar School, Handsworth
Handsworth Grammar School, Grove Lane, Handsworth. Opened as the Bridge Trust School in 1862, it became Handsworth Grammar School in 1890.
Handsworth Magazine
The Handsworth Magazine started publication in July 1896 and described itself as a "local society magazine". The local areas targetted were Handsworth, Perry Barr and Birchfield and the appeal was towards ...
Handsworth Old Town Hall
View of the rear of the property taken sometime in the nineteenth century.
Handsworth Park
Drinking fountain in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, from a hand-coloured postcard
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Hand-coloured postcard view of the lake in Handsworth Park, Handsworth. Opened to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887, it was originally called Victoria Park.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Hand-coloured postcard view of Handsworth Park, Handsworth. Opened to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887, it was originally called Victoria Park.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Handsworth Park, Handsworth, from a hand-coloured postcard. Originally called Victoria Park, it was opened to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. The drinking fountain in the centre was ...
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Park House in Handsworth Park, Handsworth. Originally known as The Grove, it was acquired by Handsworth UDC in 1887 and eventually demolished in 1968. The caption on this postcard view calls it the Ranger's ...
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
An attractive view of the boating pool in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, artistically framed in foliage. Rising above the trees is the tower of the parish church, which by the time this photograph was taken ...
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
A couple of ladies enjoy an outing on the Boating Pool in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, around 1900. In the distance the tower of the parish church rises behind the trees.
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 UDC Water Cart
These carts were used by the Urban District Council to clean the roads. Water was carried and dropped from the back of the cart. The road isn't named in the original caption. If anyone can identify it ...
Handsworth Wesleyan Theological College, Handsworth
Handsworth Wesleyan Theological College, Friary Road, Handsworth. Designed by Messrs Ball & Goddard of Birmingham the college was opened in 1881 and is now a Grade II listed building forming part of the ...
Handsworth Wood bus outside the Mission Hall
The Mission Hall stood on Boulton Road. and was opened in 1908 by Wesleyan Methodists. The premises were eventually sold in 1921.
Harrison and Harrison Pianoforte Maker
Harrison's stood at the corner of Bennett's Hill and Colmore Row. The position of St Philips's in the background positions it at the top end of Bennett's Hill on the side nearest to the cathedral.
Haycart - Canada
Here we see one of the young emigrées working on the farm. John Middlemore was a rich benefactor in Birmingham who opened the Children’s Emigration (or Middlemore) Homes in 1872 as a charitable concern. ...