Oxhill Road
Herbert William and Kate Emma Tonks lived at 159 Oxhill Road in the early part of the twentieth century. Herbert's business was as a Brass Founder. Despite being the proud owner of a works van, Mr Tonks ...
Oxhill Road
A photograph taken from Oxhill Road, the rise in the road beyond the traffic lights is Sandwell Road.
Oxhill Road and Rookery Road
The Oxhill Video Store photographed in 1996. Above the doorway are the worn details of a previous business on the site. Arthur Henry Diaper was a grocer and was apparently noted for his Danish butter ...
Oxhill Road entrance to Handsworth Cemetery
The magnificent iron gates and the lodge at the Oxhill Road entrance to Handsworth Cemetery.
The photograph is taken from the brochure for the opening of Handsworth Chapel on October 1st 1910.
Palais De Danse advert
Undated advert for the Palais De Danse on Monument Road.
Pals Reunion 1965
Report on the annual reunion of the Birmingham Pals regiments of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. The 1965 reunion was held at The Imperial Hotel and was the first time that the 15th and 16th Battalions ...
Pantomime at the Prince Of Wales
A piece from the local press promoting the panto at the Prince Of Wales Theatre during the war. The theatre, on Broad Street, was destroyed by bombs and incendiaries during the war. Seen rehearsing for ...
Papers of Sir Richard Threlfall
Sir Richard Threlfall was a chemist and engineer who worked for the firm of Albright & Wilson, a large producer of phosphorous based at Oldbury. During the First World War he was on the Board of Invention ...
Parachute and Harness
Part of the parachute and harness attached to the landmine dropped on Antrobus Road during the blitz. Unfortunately it is unknown exactly what year this was though it would have been between 1940-1942. ...
Parachute Queens
Three articles on the exploits of Lieutenant Lempriere. The main article concerns his "parachute queens" who regularly performed with him.
The names of those who worked with him are given as Cissie ...
Paradise To Reality with Mrs McGhie
Eunice McGhie-Belgrave was born in Jamaica, left there for England in 1957 aged 22 and set up home in Handsworth. This exhibition traces her journey and work with the community she found here.
Mrs ...
Park Farm
The Park farm buildings lie between Hilltop and Handsworth Golf courses. Handsworth Golf Course now occupies what was the farmland.
Park House
Park House, Handsworth Park, Handsworth.
Photo taken in March 1966, House demolished in April 1966
Park Lane, Handsworth
Park Lane, Handsworth. A view of the site of the new Handsworth Cemetery in June 1908, the year before it opened.
Parliamentary Election Card 1922
The parties would deliver cards to householders gving them instructions on where and when they could place their vote. Of course they also suggested how exactly you might like to place your vote! Note ...
Pearce Brothers - General House Furnishers
Pearce Brothers seem to have been quite prominent in the Ladywood area. Their offices are listed as being on Shakespeare Road and at 307 Monument Road. The showroom is listed at 69 Monument Road.
Peckham Road School, Kingstanding
The Senior Girls Festival in 1934. The two girls to the bottom left are in the top of an upturned vaulting horse.
Peckham Road School, Kingstanding
Peckham Road School, Kingstanding, 1955