Hunters Vale Blitz Damage
Local residents surveying the damage from an air-raid.The photograph is dated 28th August 1942 but the raid was probably during the previous night.
Hunters Vale Blitz damage
This photo shows the aftermath of an air-raid during the blitz. There are several photographs of damage in Hunters Vale. This undated photograph is likely to date from the Summer of 1942 when the other ...
Hunters Vale Blitz damage
German air-raids targetted the industrial buildings of Handsworth in WW2. Most of the photographs taken by the Public Works Department are of damage to domestic buildings so this is a rare example of ...
Hunters Vale in the Blitz
Work in progress clearing the rubble from the air-raid. In the foreground is a small pile of belongings someone has salvaged including the ever resilient tin bath.
Hurchinson's Baby Car Manufacturer
Hutchinson's stood next to the Library at 100 Soho Road. The advert describes them branching out from "baby car manufacture" into the production of cabinets and upholstery.
Advert taken from the programme ...
Hurlingham Road - Kingstanding
An estate report in the 1930's described Hurlingham Road as: "The greatest achievement of the Public Works Department".
Hurlingham Road, Kingstanding
Hurlingham Road, Kingstanding. An undated photograph taken on Birmingham City Council's Kingstanding Estate.
Hurlingham Road, Kingstanding
Hurlingham Road, Kingstanding, in January 1932. Hurlingham Road was reckoned to be the greatest achievement of Birmingham's Public Works Department and the pride of Kingstanding.
Hyde Arms
At the junction of Hyde Road and Clark Street.
"When I was at school Mr Pitty was the landlord. On the Clark Street side you used to have to go down some steps as it was on a hill. Next to the Hyde ...
Hyde Road, Ladywood
The Hyde Arms at 80 Hyde Road, Ladywood. The photograph was taken in 1968, when the area was evidently in a poor way. The pub does not seem in too bad a state itself but one wonders what sort of trade ...
I came to Birmingham from Dublin on an adventure...
‘I came to Birmingham from Dublin on an adventure and I’ve been here since January 17th 1966, in this flat. I fell in love with the place. I love Birmingham, I’ve been here nearly 50 years myself. I used ...
I grew up in Yardley...
"I grew up in Yardley, It’s a different country from when I was a lad. My playground was Chelmsley Woods, when it was a wood. It was beautiful, absolutely beautiful. They chopped the wood down to build ...
I love a parade
The Balsall Heath Carnival has been running since 1977 and the parade has always been a major part of it. The parade winds it way around the local streets and finishes at the carnival show ground. It ...
'I Ran The World' Marathon
"The 1986 'I Ran The World' charity marathon in Lozells. Following the worldwide success of 'Live Aid' in 1985, a number of events were organised around Great Britain, mainly to raise funds for Third ...
I was born in March 1933...
I was born in March 1933, and came to this country in October 1951 on the Santa Maria. I was only 18. It was a Spanish ship; rough, rotten. It was Spanish food and I wasn’t used to it, so asked if I could ...
I was brought up around here...
I was brought up around here, and the Handsworth area. I didn’t really have any trouble, I was going to school in the morning and by the time I got back I wasn’t going to hang around on the streets. So ...
I’ve been here since January 25th 2003...
"I’ve been here since January 25th 2003, I was in Vorton house in Woodview for 24 years. The block is on its way down now, it had to be emptied. So it was an internal transfer.
We weren’t too happy ...
I’ve been here three and a half years...
‘I’ve been here three and a half years. I was the first one-bedroomed flat to have a rewire. The kitchen’s fantastic. I moved to Birmingham because I have friends here, I feel very safe because we’ve ...