C F Jarvis - Chemist
Clarence Frank Jarvis traded on Villa Road next to the junction with Hamstead Road.
C.H. Beddoe - Antiques
Beddoe traded on the Soho Road at number 107 (one shop away from the junction with Holliday Road) selling, and buying, antiques. His advert is interesting as it tells us the kind of items he was looking ...
Cafe on Lodge Road, Hockley
Two young men playing whilst playing pool
Canal Bridge, Soho Foundry, Handsworth
Iron bridge over the canal at Soho Foundry, Handsworth, built by Boulton and Watt for the convenience of their employees.
carrot and pepper display
Outside a greengrocers on Ladypool Road. Carrots have been sold on the road since shops were first there. Peppers (Capsicum) gradually increased in popularity as the dietary interests of the UK population ...
Cartwheel Penny
Matthew Boulton lobbied for years before he was finally given the contract to produce the national coinage at the Soho Mint. These coins were known as cartwheels because of their large size and raised ...
Cartwheel Penny (reverse)
Matthew Boulton lobbied for years before he was finally given the contract to produce the national coinage at the Soho Mint. These coins were known as cartwheels because of their large size and raised ...
Ceol Castle Public House
Formerly the Castle & Falcon. The pub is situated on the Moseley Road. The pub used to have a painted hanging sign on a pole in front. For several years after the change of name, the sign remained unchanged. ...
Chamber Of Commerce, Harborne Road, Edgbaston
In the 1950s the Calthorpe estate commissioned their own plan for future development from local architect John Madin, probably the first such town-planning framework to be commissioned by a private urban ...
Channel 4's Time Team at Soho House
Channel 4's Timeteam archaeology programme undertook a dig at Soho in 1996. Looking for the remains of the Soho Manufactory digging took place in the back gardens of houses in South Road. The programme ...
Chapman's Windmill and R.Wier on Holloway Head
Chapman’s brick built tower mill stood on the hill overlooking Holloway Head. It is thought to have been constructed in 1745 by Clark’s who were millwrights in Deritend until the late 18th century. There ...
Charles Winn and Co on Communication Row
Charles Winn were one of Britain's biggest valve manufacturers. They moved in 1976 from Communication Row to Bordesley. Former employees of the company include: Janet Abbotts (Castings Section), Les Edwards ...
Charles Winn Valves Ltd - Communication Row
Charles Winn were located on Communication ROw for many years before moving to new premises at Bordesley in 1976. They became one of Britain's leading valve manufacturers employing 170 staff. On the staff ...
Cherry Orchard Farm, Handsworth
Ann's Pool(?), Cherry Orchard Farm, Handsworth, 1896
Child Minder in Mary Street
Keith Whitehouse went to a child minder in Mary Street, Lillian Byford, and became firm friends with her son Patrick. The photograph shows Lillian Byford, with son Patrick and Keith in the back garden ...
Civvy Street in Balsall Heath
Frederick Whitehouse went back to his job in Civvy-Street as an electro-plater. Wife Muriel had a job in management with Pinnick’s the furniture store on the corner of Longmore Street and Balsall Heath ...
College Road, Perry Barr
Shops on College Road, Perry Barr. Newly built when this photograph was taken on 10th March 1932, the shops have no names over their fronts and are seen through a forest of freshly planted saplings.
Communities in Handsworth after 1945
Text: Malcolm Dick and Rajinder K Dudrah
Sections
1. Handsworth Today
2. Handsworth and the Soho Road
3. 1945-1970
4. 1970-1985
5. 1985
6. After 1985
7. The Multicultural Soho Road
8. The ...