Left Promenade of the Tower Ballroom
This is taken from an official brochure for the Tower Ballroom during the 1920's. It is captioned as being the left promenade although it looks as though we are on the right hand side - perhaps it depends ...
Leisure Centre
In June 1983 work started on the new leisure pool, which was to replace the old swimming baths in Grove Lane. The leisure centre has the following facilities, two swimming pools, (1) 15-metre small pool, ...
Leng's Brush Factory, Sherbourne Road
Women workers at Leng's Brush Factory, Sherbourne Road during the First World War.
Letter from James Wyatt to Matthew Robinson Boulton, 1811, page 2
This is the second page of a letter from the architect James Wyatt to Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of Matthew Boulton the industrialist. In it Wyatt says
'Understanding that you are in town ...
Letter from James Wyatt to Matthew Robinson Boulton, 1811, wrapper
This is the wrapper for a letter from the architect James Wyatt was sent to Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of Matthew Boulton the industrialist. Foley Place was the name of Wyatt's house in London. ...
Letter of reference for Eunice Finlayson
Eunice Finlayson arrived from Jamaica on 11th February 1957 and set up home in Handsworth, Birmingham. This letter was written by the Reverend Morgan of the Jamaican House of Representatives as a reference ...
Letter regarding the Queen Mother's visit
This letter was sent to Harry Wallace thanking him for his part in ensuring the smooth progress of the Queen Mother's visit. It is interesting to note that the area is still known as the Bath Row Estate....
Letter to Mr Evans regarding livery, page 1
This letter from Soho House to Mr Evans of Bull Street concerns the livery for the coachman and footman. It reads
'Mr Evans is requested to observe that in the next Livery Suit for Mr Boulton's Coachman ...
Letter to Mr Evans regarding livery, page 2
The second page of a letter from Soho House to Mr Evans of Bull Street concerns the livery for the coachman and footman. It reads
'Mr Evans is requested to observe that in the next Livery Suit for ...
Letters to William Knight Junior
The Smalbroke family are first recorded in the Birmingham area in 1425/6, when William Smalbroke is recorded as a trustee of charitable property at Yardley [584318 DV 860]. They appear to have remained ...
Letters written to Canning & Co. by Private R. Smith of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
These letters are from a series of letters written to Canning & Co. by their employees. This particular series of lettters were written by Private R. Smith of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
"In ...
Levick's Cottages, Wood Lane
Lewis Green - Local Photographer
Lewis Green lived at Hogarth House and took a large number of photographs of the Lee Bank area. As was common at the time he had them developed as slides and would show them in his living room to interested ...
Leyton Grove, Kingstanding
Housing in Leyton Grove, off Hurlingham Road, Kingstanding, in 1931, built as part of Birmingham City Council's Kingstanding Estate development.
Liberal candidate in the field at Ladywood
In the nineteen twenties it was still unusual for there to be three candidates at a poll. The "third" candidate was felt to be a "vote splitter"- in much the same way as is nowadays. In the 1924 General ...
Licensed Victuallers Asylum
Situated near the juntion of St Luke's Road. These almshouses were in use until the Second World War when they were evacuated. In 1947/48 the front was removed and the building was converted into a motor ...
Lidl Supermarket on Moseley Road
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Henry Wilkinson
This is an abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. Joseph Henry Wilkinson lived at "Elm Wood", on Hamstead Hill.
Mr Wilkinson was born in Bradford, ...