Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Opening of the extension to Victoria (now Handsworth) Park, Handsworth, in 1898 by the Earl of Dartmouth.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Councillor Roberts moving a vote of thanks to Lord Dartmouth at the opening in 1898 of the extension to Handsworth Park.
Laid out in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, it was known originally ...
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
General view of the Hamstead Road side of Handsworth Park, Handsworth. This is the extension to the original Victoria Park of 1887. The palings in the distance are those along Hamstead Road, while in ...
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Scene in the extension to Handsworth Park, Handsworth, facing Hamstead Road. A large pool was made here after this photograph was taken.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Scene in the extension to Handsworth Park, Handsworth. The photograph was taken near to the site of the old rectory looking towards the railway embankment.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
General view of the land added to Handsworth Park, Handsworth on the Grove Lane side. Immediately behind the camera is land belonging to Grove Farm. December 1895.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
View of Hamstead Road, Handsworth, showing street frontage of land taken in to form the extension to Handsworth Park. This section extends from the old rectory gate to the churchyard wall. 1896
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
View of Hamstead Road, Handsworth, showing street frontage of land taken in to form the extension to Handsworth Park. This section extends from the old rectory gate, looking northwards. 1896
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Boating pool in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, apparently towards the end of the day. The original 21-acre park was opened as Victoria Park to mark the Golden Jubilee of 1887 and later extended to cover ...
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Boating pool in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, presumably an evening scene.
The original 21-acre park was opened as Victoria Park to mark the Golden Jubilee of 1887 and later extended to cover 69 acres....
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Handsworth Park, Handsworth, showing the pool (subsequently filled in) that was in a hollow on the western side of the park, opposite Albert Road.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
View of the extension to Handsworth Park, Handsworth, looking from Hamstead Road westwards towards the railway embankment at midsummer 1896. The camera is in line with the end of the churchyard wall. ...
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
View of the extension to Handsworth Park, Handsworth, looking towards Hamstead Road from near to the railway embankment. The photograph was taken at Christmas 1895.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
The bandstand in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, 1920
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
The boathouse in the snow, Handsworth Park, Handsworth. This photograph was printed in the Birmingham Mail, 1st December 1952.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
The Sons of Rest Pavilion in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, showing the new extension on 14th March 1957.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
The Sons of Rest Pavilion in Handsworth Park, Handsworth. Opened in 1930 this was the first of these council-run shelters for elderly men to appear in Birmingham's parks. All have now gone.
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
A tug-of-war taking place in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, on 19th June 1971