Derelict doorway on Bow Street
Doorway to an overgrown area on Bow Street. At one time this would have opened into a factory which occupied a lot of the ground between here and Irving Street which is located at the end of Bow Street. ...
Dig For Victory with Woodview School
As part of their work exploring how Britain coped on the homefront in the Second World War pupils from Woodview School went for a trip out to Hampton Loade. Most of the journey was made via the Severn ...
Dog And Duck, Holloway Head
A drawing of the Dog And Duck Inn on Holloway Head in 1865. To the rear can be seen Chapman's Mill which gave the name to Windmill Street and Chapman's Passage. The Inn stood about where the garage is ...
Double bill at The Bristol
Advert from The Birmingham Despatch of 24th January 1958. This "Horror" double bill was apparently not for the nervous! Frankenstein came out in 1931 and was directed by James Whale. Horror film legend ...
Duchess Road
Postcard circa 1908. Duchess Road was named in honour of the Duke Of Beaufort's wife. J.R.R. Tolkien lodged here for a while and met his future wife Edith Bratt. Next door to Tolkien Rosehannah Webb was ...
Duchess Road, Edgbaston
Nos.7 and 9, Duchess Road, Edgbaston. A splendid pair of Victorian villas, not far from Five Ways. The Duchess in question was the Duchess of Beaufort, there being a connection by marriage with the Calthorpe ...
E.M. Baker's hardware shop, Great Colmore Street
Mrs E.M. Baker's hardware and fancy goods shop was at 121 Great Colmore Street. According to directories she was only trading here for a few years in the early 1960s. Previously at this address was an ...
E.R. Mason Youth Centre - Newsletter March 2005
Page one of the newsletter focussing on the plans for a new youth centre. The Lee Bank area is the subject of major urban renewal, and the youth centre is in the process of relocating to a temporary location ...
E.R. Mason Youth Club
The girls from the youth club are seen here giving a presentation at the Residents Conference held in March 2007 at St Thomas House on Bell Barn Road.
Edgbaston Assembly Rooms, Francis Road, Edgbaston
Edgbaston Assembly Rooms, on the corner of Francis Road and Hagley Road, Edgbaston. The building was erected in 1884, and this photograph was taken around 1890 by W. Horton of Francis Road. In the background ...
Edgbaston Dyeing and Cleaning Works advert
W.S. Ragg and Son had two premises in and around the area at Islington Row and Broad Street. The advert also names the company's local agent A.E. Baker of Cregoe Street.
Edgbaston Reservoir
Coloured postcard view of Edgbaston Reservoir from early in the twentieth century.
Edgbaston Reservoir
An atmospheric view of the Reservoir by night.
Edgbaston Reservoir
Edgbaston Reservoir was formerly known as Rotton Park Reservoir. Rotton Park is thought to have been the hunting park of the medieval Lords of Birmingham. The park once stretched from Ladywood to Bearwood ...
Edgbaston Reservoir
The reservoir at about 6:30 pm on Monday 14th February 2005
Edgbaston Reservoir
Atmospheric view of the Reservoir taken early in the twentieth century.
Edgbaston Reservoir leaflet
The inside of the leaflet includes more details on the attractions. You could enjoy much of the "seaside experience" for just a few pence without having to make the long journey. You could go across the ...
Edgbaston Reservoir, Edgbaston
A somewhat featureless postcard view of Edgbaston Reservoir, at an unspecified date in the early 20th century. The reservoir was constructed by Thomas Telford in the 1820s as a feeder for the Birmingham ...