I've lived in this area all my life...
Mum: ‘I’ve lived in this area all my life, I still see people from my infant school. I suppose it’s changed for the better, I remember the big houses, there were families over there with 22 children. ...
Ivy House Hotel
The Ivy House public house, Handsworth, situated at 72 Soho Road, on the corner of Soho Road and Ivy Road. This is the 'new' Ivy House, a twentieth-century building that replaced an earlier coaching house ...
Ivy House Hotel
Thia is the original Ivy House Hotel run, as the wall proclaims, by John Lyster - Licenced Victualler.
IWA Demonstration
Indian Workers Association, based in Handsworth, on a demonstration in Saltley.
IWA Demonstration
Indian Workers Association based in Handsworth on a demonstration in Nechells.
J W Jones premises at 82 Holyhead Road
Jones traded as both an estate agent and builder and decorator. The picture was taken around 1940.
J. Freeth's Painted Glass Establishment
Freeth's were based at 4 Colmore Row, This advert lists the kind of work they undertook, along with a selection from their client list. Use the "zoomify" tab to read the text clearly.
J.E. Caswell - Groceries and Provisions
Joseph Caswell was a grocer. Number 75 is three doors from the Villa and Hall Road junctions.
From 'Handsworth Church Calendar 1937' by B. A. Porter.
J.G. Westmacott Stores on Friston Street
Undated photograph of this store on Friston Street. The front of the shop is covered in adverts for popular items of the day such as: Hawley's Bread, Colman's Mustard and Cherry Blossom polish.
Jakeman Nursery
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road
James Archdale & Company
Metal Engineering factory based in Ledsam Street , which was well known for its machine tools sold all over the world.This catalogue from 1909 shows the
different countries in which they had agents.The ...
James Archdale and Company
Advert for Archdale's Manchester Works taken from a local trade directory of the time. The works were located on Ledsam Street.
James Henry Stone
Benjamin's Stone's brother, James Henry, died in December 1908. He was a JP and lived at his house, The Dene, in Sutton Coldfield. For most of his life though he lived at Grosvenor Road in Handsworth. ...
James Hunte Poster in shop window
James Hunte, who ran the Mohammed Ali Centre in Hockley stood as an independent councillor in the late 1970's
James Hunte, Community leader, Handsworth disturbances
"During the Handsworth driots a number of community leaders visited the area. Individuals like James Hunte, who ran the Mohammed Ali Centre, Hockley. He spoke to local people and attempted to give a ...
James Phillips - Cregoe Street
James Phillips was a tripe dealer at number 81 Cregoe Street who specialised in "faggots and peas". During the war, faggots and peas were not rationed and often people would have it as a meal.
The queue ...
James Vose Soloman - Surgeon
A Biography of James Vose Soloman from the Handsworth Magazine.
The late Mr James Vose Solomon, F.R.C.S., of whom our frontispiece is a speaking likeness, resided for many years at Villa-franca, Hamstead ...
James Watt burial at Handsworth Parish Church
The burial place of James Watt. Watt died on August 19th 1819 at his home, Heathfield House. He was laid to rest next to his old friend and colleague Matthew Boulton in Saint Mary's Churchyard.