Shocking Accident at Perry Barr
This newscutting from the Handsworth Herald concerns an accident to a brewery dray. The horse shied on the Walsall Road and bolted. George Broadhurst, the driver was thrown off and a barrell fell on ...
Shovelbottoms Ltd
They had premises elsewhere too but this is their site on the corner of Ladypool and Taunton Road in the mid 1940's. In the foreground is a range of BSA motor cycles with sidecars.
Dougie Dulson recalls: ...
St Luke's Church cycling club
Undated but certainly late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The original photograph was lost long ago so this copy was produced from an old photocopy hence the low quality of the image. Whether ...
Stafford Mandle & Leonard Davies about 1905
The men are riding early motorbikes built in Handsworth.
Taken in Devonshire Road by Philip Whitehouse.
Stained and painted glass panel showing Witton Bridge
This view of Witton Bridge is painted onto clear glass and surrounded by stained and painted glass held in place with lead.
The panel would have been hung in front of a window to allow the light ...
Starling Garage - "Automobile Engineers"
An advertisement for "Starling Garage"
in the programme of the Saint James Church Fancy Fair held on 20th till 23rd November 1929.
Starling offered overhaul services, motorcar repair, automobile accessories, ...
Steam Bus in Ladywood
LN4509 Bellis and Morcom Steam Bus built Nov 1907 and in service from 1908. Pictured at Poplar Road with Driver Armstrong and conductor Harry Low.
Steam Trams
The first trams started in 1873 going from Colmore Row in Birmingham to Handsworth. They were horse drawn but subsequently replaced on 25th November 1884 by steam trams, such as the one pictured here. ...
Steam Trams
This letter to the editor of the Daily Gazette is one of a series of complaints about the steam trams. This writer is complaining about the lack of waiting rooms for passengers.
From the G.H. Osborne ...
The Death of a Lady Cyclist - Supposed Over-Exertion
A newscutting reporting the death of eighteen year old Frances Kate Bibb while cycling. She had apparently been cycling at a 'medium pace' on a level road when she collapsed. She was unconscious and ...
The first motorcycle in Handsworth Wood
Leonard Davies of 11 Himstock Road in 1902. The cycle was built by Milbrowe Smith, a motor car builder who lived at 239 Soho Road.
The last tram in Ladywood
The last tram in Ladywood ran on 30 August 1947, and everyone hangs out of the windows to be photographed on this historic occasion. The tram was on the 33 route which ran from its Navigation Street terminus ...
The number 8
The number 8 making its way towards Five Ways. In this view some of the park trees are still saplings. In the background you can see the Burman's Factory awaiting demolition and to the right of that are ...
The Old Toll Gate House, 110 Hamstead Road
This photograph of the corner of Hamstead Road and Villa Road clearly shows the black and white building now known as the Old Toll Gate House. It was built near the site of the old toll gates which were ...
The Old Toll Gate House, 110 Hamstead Road
This photograph clearly shows the black and white building now known as the Old Toll Gate House which is on the corner of Hamstead Road and Villa Road . It was built near the site of the old toll gates ...
The Perry Barr Trams
This letter to the editor of the Daily Post is part of a series of ongoing complaints about the tram service to Perry Barr. The writer complains that a full tram had been held up that morning waiting ...
The Perry Barr Trams - A Complaint
This newscutting tells of a lady wishing to alight from a tram but unable to attract the attention of the conductor. In an effort to help her the writer of the letter pulled the bell and was immediately ...
The struggles at the trams - A disgrace to the city
These cuttings from the G.H. Osborne collection concern an ongoing problem with queueing for the trams. There seem to have been no organised queues so 'many persons were kept waiting in the rain for ...