Peggy Gilbert interview
Peggy Gilbert was born in Yorkshire in 1928. Her father was a miner, and when she was 8 he got a job at Hamstead Colliery on the outskirts of Handsworth:
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Percy Shurmer School, Longmore Street
The school was built in 1962-3 and named after Percy Shurmer, City Councillor and MP for Sparkbrook, who lived locally in Belgrave Road. This school now also accommodates The Play House, a Theatre in ...
Percy W. Cox - Building Contractor
Percy W.Cox traded as a builder from 54 Grove Lane, one door from the junction with Grove Avenue.
Advert taken from the programme for the Saint James' Church Fancy Fair held at the New Inns Assembly ...
Perry Barr Crematorium
Illustration from the Mercury of the newly opened crematorium.
Perry Barr Mystery - Child's Body in a Box
A newscutting from the Handsworth Herald reporting the discovery of the body of a baby in a cardboard box on the Aldridge Road. The child was not identified and was found to have been strangled.
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Perry Barr School on Birchfield Road
Perry Barr Shopping Precinct
Perry Barr Shopping Precinct, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr. The 1960s shopping centre was subsequently demolished, to be replaced by the One-Stop Shopping Centre which opened in 1990.
Perry Barr tram terminus (more details needed)
Perry Barr tram terminus.
Perry Barr trams
Newspaper cutting from the Birmingham Daily Mail, January 25th 1908.
This is one of a series of letters written to the local press at this time on the subject of journeys into Birmingham and the neccessity ...
Perry Common Branch Library, Perry Barr
Ceremony at the opening of Perry Common Branch Library, Perry Barr, in 1933
Perry Common Branch Library, Perry Barr
The lending department of Perry Common Branch Library, Perry Barr, on opening day in 1933.
Perry Common Kingstanding and Kettlehouse Farm "Community News"
This local journal was issued from the community centre which was opened in January 1933 at the corner of Kings Road and Kingstanding Road.
Perry Common Library
Exterior view of Perry Common Library. This library served the nearby community of Kingstanding until 1964 when Kingstanding Library was opened.
Perry Hall
The home of Lord Calthorpe dates back from 1576 erected in the reign of Henry VIII by Sir Robert Stanford, Lord of the Manors of Perry barr and Handsworth
Perry Hall
Perry Hall was built in 1576 by Sir Robert Stamford who was Lord of the Manor of Perry Barr and Handsworth. This was in fact a re-building as there was already an existing building on the site dating ...
Perry Hall
Perry Hall was built in 1576 by Sir Robert Stamford who was Lord of the Manor of Perry Barr and Handsworth. This was in fact a re-building as there was already an existing building on the site dating ...