'Katherine'
Photograph by Ruth Handley.
Labels on reverse: ‘The Photographic Alliance Silver Jubilee. Exhibited at London, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Western-Super-Mare. 1955. Print no. 52’ ...
Keith The Crooner from Balsall Heath
The redevelopment of Balsall Heath meant the Whitehouse family moved out and went to live near Swanshurst Park. This was around 1968 and it was getting towards the time when Keith had leave his school ...
Keith Whitehouse: Actor
Since leaving Balsall Heath Keith Whitehouse has gone on to make many appearances on TV as an actor. You have seen him in such shows as, Hustle, The Chase, Dalziel & Pascoe, and South Riding. He appears ...
Kent House - formerly Kent Street Baths
Kent House was for many years used as a storeroom by the Birmingham diocese. Prior to that it was Kent Street Baths, used and remembered fondly by many residents in the nearby area. During World War 2 ...
Kent Street Baths Opening Ceremony
Ticket of invitation to the opening ceremony of the "bathing reconstruction" - presumably it had been substantially refurbished. The invitation was sent to H.M. Cashmore - City Librarian of Birmingham. ...
Kent Street Gala Baths after an air-raid
The November air-raids on Birmingham in 1940 were particularly severe. As local resident Jean Hill notes below the raid that hit Kent Street Baths lasted from early evening till the following day. Kent ...
Kents Farm, Grove Lane
Also known as Grove Farm. It was located at the junction of Grove Lane and Hinstock Road.
Kenyon Street in the blitz
Kenyon Street runs off the "top end" of Constitution Hill. The picture shows two factories damaged by a German air raid in June 1942. To the right is Anstey and Wilson who were electrical plate manufacturers. ...
Kettlehouse Farm, Kingstanding
Violet Betteridge in a field near to Kettlehouse Farm, Kingstanding, in the 1920s. In the background is Kingsvale Pumping Station.
Kettlehouse Farm, Kingstanding
Working in the farmyard at Kettlehouse Farm, Kingstanding, in the early 1920s. From left to right are George Judd, his daughters Gertrude and Elsie, and his cousin Harry Judd. The waterworks pumping station ...
Key Hill Cemetery
Key Hill Cemetery lies at the edge of Birmingham's jewellery quarter and is the last resting place of many of the rich and famous of Birmingham. This exhibition includes some views of the cemetery, some ...
Khalsa House, Asian Advice Centre, Handsworth
"An advisory and welfare centre, which provided support and information for the Asian community." Pogus Caesar, February 2003.
Kim Hancock interview
Kim Hancock was born in Handsworth in 1957 and her parents and grandmother were also born in Handsworth. She talks about the changes in the area and in her own life in the 1960s and 70s:
To listen ...
King Alfred's Place, Ladywood
View taken looking towards Broad Street in the distance. this photograph is by J.W. Steele.
King Edward VI School evacuation plaque
This plaque was placed in Monmouth as a thank you for the hospitality shown by residents to boys from the school who had been evacuated there.
King Edward VI School for Girls, Handsworth
Postcard view of King Edward VI School for Girls, Handsworth, the new grammar school built in 1911
King Edward's Grammar School For Girls
The school was opened in 1911, the pupils being drawn from three existing King Edward's schools at Aston, Summer Row and Bath Row. Rose Hill Road was made to accomodate the school.
King Edward's Grammar School: Hagley Road, Edgbaston
Tinted Victorian postcard of a view looking along Hagley Road, Edgbaston, from Five Ways. The vehicle, apparently a horse-bus, is passing the old King Edward's Grammar School, Five Ways. Though opened ...