Blakelands Estate, Perry Barr
Houses on the Blakelands Estate, off Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, on 20th September 1934
Blessing of the Church of St. Catherine of Siena, Lee Bank
The blessing of the new Catholic Church of St Catherine of Siena, Lee Bank, would have taken place in 1965. The new church, designed by Harrison & Cox, was built in 1964/5 on the corner of Bristol Street ...
Blondin on the Middleway
BLONDIN (1824-1897)was a French tight-rope walker and acrobat, born at St. Omar, France, on the 28th of February 1824. His real name was Jean François Gravelet. When five years old he was sent to ...
Boar's Head Inn, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
The Boar's Head Inn in Aldridge Road, Perry Barr was originally built in 1758. This photograph shows a later 19th century building which stood until 1937 when it was demolished and replaced by the present ...
Boar's Head Inn, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
An early illustration of the Boar's Head Inn which is situated on Aldridge Road in Perry Barr. Originally built in 1758 and rebuilt twice since. Firstly during the 19th century and again in 1937
Boar's Head Inn, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
The Boar's Head Inn in Aldridge Road, Perry Barr was originally built in 1758. This photograph shows a later 19th century building which stood until 1937 when it was demolished and replaced by the present ...
Boars Head Inn, Perry Barr
The Inn's name comes from the heraldic crest of the Gough family of Perry Hall. It was built in 1758 and was demolished in 1936. The soldiers who went to arrest the forger William Booth stopped off here ...
Boar's Head public house, Perry Barr
The Boar's Head public house, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, on 31st March 1931. The road leading off to the right is College Road.
Boar's Head public house, Perry Barr
Boar's Head public house, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr. The 1906 photograph shows the ornamental gables, designs made of coloured bricks in the facade and a huge painted advertisement on the end wall of ...
Boar's Head public house, Perry Barr
Boar's Head public house, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr. In this 1934 photograph the patterns in the brickwork are no longer as prominent as they were, although the left-hand side of the building seems to ...
Bomb Damage in Bristol Street
To the right of the photograph is The Wellington Public House which still stands at the junction of Bromsgrove Street with Bristol Street. The windows have been visibly blown out in the blast which has ...
Booth's Farm, Perry Barr
Booth's Farm, Perry Barr, in 1903. This was for a time the home of William Booth, who was hanged for the forgery of banknotes and coins in 1812.
Booth's Farm, Perry Barr
Farm Labourers at Booth's Farm, Perry Barr.
Boulton, Watt and Murdock Statues
Sculpted by William Bloye and unveiled on September 14th 1956. The statues were paid for by Richard Wheatley, a leather goods manufacturer along with a contribution by the City Council. The statues are ...
Boxing Display
This picture was taken at an event held in Grove Junior School for the Queen's Silver Jubilee
Boxing Practice
Golden Gloves boxing club on the Moseley Road. Father and son sparring.
Boy & Butcher Shop
This photgraph was taken because the striking stripey trousers that the boy is wearing look like they have been made out of the canopy material from the shop. This is Walter Smith butcher shop and it ...
Bradley's Farm, Handsworth
Bradley's Farm, Rookery Road, Handsworth. 1906