Ladywood at War Day
One of the visitors to Norman and Eileen's excellent "Ladywood At War" exhibition at St John's Church. Here we see her with one of the re-enactment society who is proudly displaying his combat dress. ...
Ladywood Baths
Ladywood School pupils meet Olympic swimmers who trained at Monument Road Baths. Back row left to right are: David Wilkie, Nick Gillingham and Tim Jones. Front row are local children Mark Bartlett and ...
Ladywood Road, Ladywood
Ladywood Road, Ladywood, in 1968. The view seems to be looking westward towards Monument Road. The section of Ladywood Road behind the photographer, leading to Five Ways, was soon to be incorporated into ...
Ladywood School
The last school photo taken in the last month of Ladywood School in July 1990. This was all that was left of the staff and pupils as closure approached. The only person missing is teacher Norman Bartlam, ...
Ladywood School
Teacher Derek Lever presents an award at Prize Giving Day in 1984.
Ladywood School - "This Is Your Life"
History teacher Paul Nagle receives the "This Is Your Life" treatment at Ladywood School. "bald headed" Damien Carless played the part of deputy headteacher Gerry Richmond.
Ladywood School Cookery Room
The names are sadly unknown. Do you know who they are?
Ladywood School First Year
"Credit" winners!
Ladywood School from Ladywood Middleway
The school opened for the Autumn term 1972 replacing the Victorian Osler Street School. Ladywood School was closed in July 1990.
Ladywood School Newspaper award
Ladywood School's newspaper won the Daily Telegraph "School Newspaper of the Year 1990". Pupil reporters from the newspaper "The Ladywood Bugle" are pictured at the offices of the Daily Telegraph in London ...
Ladywood Secondary School, Freeth Street, Ladywood
These are the remaining pupils and staff at Ladywood Secondary School before it closed in July 1990. The school was only built in the 1970s, having been intended to open in 1972 although building delays ...
Ladywood sign
These signs hung from posts at entry points to the Ladywood area.
Lance Sergeant Archie Cross (270064, Royal Warwickshire Regiment)
Reported missing in the Weekly Mercury of 7th October 1916. He had at that time been missing since 1st July and his mother Mrs Cross of 4 Back 85 Irving Street was desperate for news of him.
Sadly, ...
Land Trekkers
July 1976. Four brothers Zaman,Bashir,
Mushtaq and L.A.John (the well-known singer!) and the van they used to make a 14000 mile overland round trip to Kashmir.
Large Paper Heads 1994
There have been all kinds of paper sculptures in the parade. These are made for one person to hold.
Last of Light Brigade - Former Birmingham Resident - Only Survivor
"Of the 600 men who took part in the famous charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, there is only one survivor - Troop-Sergeant-Mayor Edwin Hughes of the 13th Light Dragoons, whose two sons reside in ...
Last Orders! - Pubs of Ladywood and Lee Bank
A gallery of some of the famous watering holes of the area. Some still there today but many more which have long gone but are fondly remembered. Many more can be found by searching the website.
The ...