Lee Bank Road and Ryland Road, Lee Bank
At the junction of Lee Bank Road and Ryland Road, Lee Bank, stands Hall's Grocery. This photograph of an entirely deserted street scene dates from around 1958 to 1960. Ryland Road is heading off to the ...
Lee Bank School Diary
The entry reads:
23 April: School reassembles following the Easter holidays. The school football team has also won the championship shield of Division III of the Kings Norton League.
May: Five candidates ...
Lee Bank Secondary School
The former Lee Bank Secondary School located just off Bell Barn Road. The site is now (2005) in use as the E.R. Mason Centre and James Brindley School. Rising in the middle distance is Haddon Tower standing ...
Lee Bank Sign
The old Lee Bank sign which was located on Holliday Street near the junction with Granville Street.
Lee Bank sports ground
The sports ground at Lee Bank off Holloway Head seen not long after it was nearly finished. Nearly finished because the developers at this time were struggling to get the last occupant out of the building ...
Lee Bank Video
Lee Bank Video was one of the stores at the end of Lee Bank Middleway near to the Bristol Street junction. Its fortunes probably declined with the erosion of the video rental industry by DVD. This sign ...
Lee Crescent
This fascinating view of Lee Crescent is looking down the slope. What makes is unique is that it shows the houses on the left hand side which were demolished as part of the widening of Lee Bank Road. ...
Lee Crescent, Edgbaston
Lee Crescent, Edgbaston, was a late Georgian/Regency development, approached from Ryland Road. This photograph was taken in 1954 before the conservation movement had made an impact on the area. It was ...
Lee Longlands
Back of the promtional card for Lee Longlands show-flat at Five Ways. The description is fairly easy to read and offers some interesting details such as the "washable curtains"! Open from 2pm to 9pm for ...
Lee Longlands flat at Five Ways
Promotional postcard for Lee Longlands showcase flat at Five Ways. The description of the flat's contents can be found on this site elsewhere. The flat was said to be next to the bank at Five Ways, which ...
Left Promenade of the Tower Ballroom
This is taken from an official brochure for the Tower Ballroom during the 1920's. It is captioned as being the left promenade although it looks as though we are on the right hand side - perhaps it depends ...
Leng's Brush Factory, Sherbourne Road
Women workers at Leng's Brush Factory, Sherbourne Road during the First World War.
Letter from James Wyatt to Matthew Robinson Boulton, 1811, page 1
This letter from the architect James Wyatt was sent to Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of Matthew Boulton the industrialist. In it Wyatt says
'Understanding that you are in town I take the liberty ...
Letter from James Wyatt to Matthew Robinson Boulton, 1811, page 2
This is the second page of a letter from the architect James Wyatt to Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of Matthew Boulton the industrialist. In it Wyatt says
'Understanding that you are in town ...
Letter from James Wyatt to Matthew Robinson Boulton, 1811, wrapper
This is the wrapper for a letter from the architect James Wyatt was sent to Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of Matthew Boulton the industrialist. Foley Place was the name of Wyatt's house in London. ...
Letter of reference for Eunice Finlayson
Eunice Finlayson arrived from Jamaica on 11th February 1957 and set up home in Handsworth, Birmingham. This letter was written by the Reverend Morgan of the Jamaican House of Representatives as a reference ...
Letter to Mr Evans regarding livery, page 1
This letter from Soho House to Mr Evans of Bull Street concerns the livery for the coachman and footman. It reads
'Mr Evans is requested to observe that in the next Livery Suit for Mr Boulton's Coachman ...
Letter to Mr Evans regarding livery, page 2
The second page of a letter from Soho House to Mr Evans of Bull Street concerns the livery for the coachman and footman. It reads
'Mr Evans is requested to observe that in the next Livery Suit for ...