Number 6 in Court 42, Grosvenor Street West
Early twentieth century view of Grosvenor Street West. It runs behind Broad Street up to Tescos and has much changed in a hundred years. Only the White Swan Public House and the wharf remain from this ...
Number 61 Bell Barn Road
Undated photograph of the back to back style housing which originally stood on Bell Barn Road. It is probably from the nineteen fifties which is when the majority of these Public Works photgraphs were ...
Number 7 Court in Camden Grove
Another court terrace off Camden Street in Ladywood. A very evocative image from the early part of last century.
Number nineteen Wynn Street
Two years after the war had finished. Wynn Street was completely flattened as part of the urban renewal programme and replaced with new housing.
Number One, Back of Number Seven on Tennant Street
Taken in 1905 when Tennant Street included many back to back style houses. Today Tennant Street forms part of the perimeter of the Five Ways Estate which consists of blocks of flats - a very different ...
Number Six Court in Camden Grove
Undated photograph but probably from the early part of the twentieth century. Camden Grove lay off Camden Street. In the far distance is the local church and a group of people standig at the end of the ...
Numbers 55-62 Edward Street
A.A.Howes' handyman's shop is on the corner of The Parade. The building to the right with the pointed roof is the Lyric cinema. The posters on the buildings include adverts for "Pintaman", Surf washing ...
Oak Cottage in Villa Road
Any information on Oak Cottage would be gratefully recieved by the Digital Handsworth Project.
Obituary of Alfred Joseph Knight VC of 45 Elvetham Road
Knight died on the 4th November 1960. The obituary is from the Birmingham Post. Use the zoomify plugin to see the cutting clearly, text of which reads:
"Mr. Alfred Joseph Knight, one of eleven Birmingham ...
Obituary of Arthur Vickers VC
Vickers died on the 27th July 1944. The obituary is from the Birmingham Mail. use the zoomify tab to read the original cutting, the transcription of which reads as follows:
Lance-Corporal Arthur Vickers ...
Odell's 14 Points: 1918 General Election Poster
Henry Joseph Odell of Whitehall Road was the Labour Party candidate. Here he lists his fourteen points as to why he was worthy of your vote.
Off to work on a bike
Shay has started work and has a bike. Again in Mary Street, Shay poses on the opposite side of the road from 144, and a little further down the street (note- no bay windows). Behind Shay can be seen a ...
Official opening of Lee Bank Primary School
Princess Alexandra speaking at the official opening ceremony of Lee Bank Primary School. Second left in the picture is the Lord Mayor who at that time was Harold Edward Tyler.
Old and New
Faraday House and to the right Hogarth House. In the middle distance is Wilkes Greengrocers and the road leading off up the hill is Pigott Street. Just to the right and behind Hogarth House would be Chatsworth ...
Old cottage on the Holyhead Road
Undated but early twentieth century.
Old cottages, Church Lane by E.N. Madeley
These cottages were built in 1699 by the Smallwood family. Members of the Smallwood family occupied at least one of these cottages for several generations.
One of the last occupants was a Miss Katie ...
Old Cottages, Church Lane by G. Willis Pryce
These cottages were built in 1699 by the Smallwood family. Members of the Smallwood family occupied at least one of these cottages for several generations.
One of the last occupants was a Miss Katie ...