Camp Lane, Handsworth
Camp Lane, Handsworth, looking north-east towards the bottom of the hill. The site of the new cemetery is on the left of the photograph. The poster on the tree to the left mentions the site development ...
Camp Lane, Handsworth
Camp Lane, Handsworth, in 1908, showing land used for the new Handsworth Cemetery which opened the following year.
Camp Lane, Handsworth
Camp Lane, Handsworth, in 1908. This is the site where Handsworth Cemetery was laid out, opening the following year.
Cannon Street Memorial Baptist Church, Handsworth
Cannon Street Memorial Baptist Church, Soho Road, Handsworth, from a postcard. Opened in 1930, the church had been founded in 1737 in Cannon Street, Birmingham, but had been demolished when Corporation ...
Canon Street Memorial Baptist Church
The congregation is very mixed. The audience of people are from various nationalities. Services are twice a day on a Sunday, including a Sunday School. The church has senior and junior choir - Children ...
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, ...
Cards on the Car Bonnet
Youths playing cards on a car bonnet, off Grove Lane.
Carnival Procession 2003 - filmed by Milton Godfrey
The annual Birmingham Carnival held in Handsworth. This video focuses on the procession through the streets and the amazing colourful costumes.
Caryl Phillips, Writer/ Broadcaster
"Born St Kitts, West Indies. Caryl Phillips has written for cinema, television and radio. His literature deals mainly with colonial history. Books include 'The Final Passage' (1984), 'The Nature of Blood' ...
Cavendish House - home of James Henry Stone
Back view of Cavendish House, Handsworth, the home of James Henry Stone JP, brother of Benjamin Stone. The house stood at 16 Grosvenor Road.
Cavendish House, Grosvenor Road, Handsworth
Cavendish House, Grosvenor Road, Handsworth.
This house was owned by James Henry Stone the brother of John Benjamin Stone J.P., Photographer and Councillor.
Central TV News Car,Lozells Road during Handsworth riots.
"A Central TV News car was overturned during the Handsworth riots, then suddenly a bath came tumbling into the street.This image adds a surreal contrast to the reality of the day's devastation." Pogus ...
Central TV's camera smashed in Handsworth riots.
"Central TV News were filming a crowd of White, Asian and African Caribbean people. Suddenly someone grabbed the video camera and threw it to the ground in protest at being captured on film." Pogus Caesar, ...
Charles William Perkins, the City Organist
An abridged version of the article from Volume 1 Number 11 of the Handsworth Magazine. The full article is available here to download.
Mr Charles William Perkins is a native of Birmingham, but has ...
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 ...
Cherry Orchard Farm, Handsworth
Ann's Pool(?), Cherry Orchard Farm, Handsworth, 1896
Cherry Orchard Farm, Handsworth
Cherry Orchard Farm, Hamstead, Handsworth. One of the larger farms in the area, the house was demolished in 1930 and gave its name to the modern Cherry Orchard Road.
Children in Back Yard, Handsworth