Marroway Street during the blitz
This image of the after effects of a German air raid was probably taken a few days after the event. Marroway Street is off Northbrook Street and close to the Reservoir.
Mayor James Crump
James Crump was Lord Mayor of Birmingham from 1938 - 1939. He lived at 235 Great Colmore Street. Crump was born on 25th August 1873 at Bromsgrove. He was an Area Secretary of the Transport and General ...
Memorial to victims of WW2 air raids
This plaque was unveiled in 1995 as a memorial to all those killed during the blitz on Birmingham. It is on the wall of the tower of St Thomas's Church on Bath Row - itself a victim of the raids. A Peace ...
Memories of Lee Bank by Jim Davenport
The Lee Bank I remember as a child 70 years ago was vastly different to what it is today, we even had three chemists!
I was born in 1898 in the part of Irving Street that no longer exists. The area ...
Messerschmitt on Broad Street
In September 1940 the Birmingham population were digging deep to raise money to buld Spitfires for the war. To draw attention to the fundraising a captured German Messerschmitt was put on display on the ...
Messerschmitt on Broad Street
A captured German Messerschmitt on display on the lawn area just opposite where the Repertory Theatre is now, and down from the Hall Of Memory. Across in the distance stands the former Birmingham Municipal ...
Mickey Mouse gas mask
Publicity photograph to show children what the "Mickey Mouse" gas masks were
like. These were coloured red to make them more attractive to children. There does not though appear to be too much of a ...
Midland Adult School Union on Severn Street
By 1960 this building subsequently became home to the Birmingham Athletic Insitute. Today in 2004 it is boarded up with an uncertain future.
Mike Jones interview
Mike Jones was born in Birmingham in 1926. Both his parents were both deaf and mute and, with no Welfare State to support them, life was a great struggle. His account of his childhood gives a vivid picture ...
Milk Float in Handsworth
A horse-drawn milk float from the Island Road dairy. The float is number 29. The photograph probably dates from the years up to the outbreak of the Second World War.
Montgomery lookalike at St John's Church
St John's Church in Ladywood was host to a VE Day exhibition put together by Norman Bartlam and Eileen Doyle. This gentleman was part of a theatrical group who were there on the day. He is a Viscount ...
Monument Lane and Road in 1939 Kelly's Trade Directory
Also including the following roads: Montague Street, Montgomery Street, Montpellier Street, Monument Lane Railway Wharf. Part two of Monument Road is on another page. Use the "zoomify" tab to read the ...
Monument Road Baths, Ladywood
The original Ladywood Swimming Baths opened in Monument Road, Ladywood, on 27 February 1883. The building contained two large swimming baths (First Class and Second Class) but was as valuable to the citizens ...
Monument Road in Kelly's Trade Directory 1939
Also includes Monyhull Hall Road. Use the zoominfy tab to read the text.
Monument Road Swimming Baths
Just before the Second World War broke out it was decided to demolish the Victorian baths and replace them on the same site. The size was restricted by plans to widen Monument Road. The new baths officially ...
Moores on Windmill Street
Tony Moores was a leather manufacturer in Windmill Street. This staff photograph was taken outside the shopfront. Amongst the group are: Pamela Jones (2nd left), Faye ? (3rd left), Mary Dawkins (crouching ...
Moseley Road Methodist Church, Lime Grove on Moseley Road
This church was an off-shoot of the Cherry Street chapel in Birmingham founded in 1782 by John Wesley. The church buildings were destroyed during bombing in 1940. A new church was built on the same site, ...
Moseley Road Tram Depot
A line-up of trams at the Moseley Road depot showing the route numbers serving Balsall Heath and Highgate in the 1940s. Today the building is still there and is a wall climbing activity centre.