Louisa Ryland
Louisa Anne Ryland was born in 1814, the daughter of Samuel Ryland of The Laurels, Hagley Road, Edgbaston. The Ryland family is first recorded in Birmingham in the 18th century and made its money in the ...
Louisa Ryland
Portrait drawing of Louisa Ryland, autographed by Miss Ryland herself. Louisa Anne Ryland was born in January 1814 into the wealthy Ryland family at The Laurels in Hagley Road, Edgbaston, the house that ...
Lower Cregoe Street
"Lower" Cregoe Street - long since gone - on the site of what became the park and is soon to be the new park. To the middle of the picture at number 43 is J. Hobday the fruiterer. Further down at number ...
Lower Essex Street in the blitz
This street runs between Bromsgrove Street and Sherlock Street. This is likely to have been the same air raid that caused major damage and loss of life at nearby Kent Street Baths. Note the barrage balloon ...
Lozells Road from Carpenter's Road
Lozells Road looking towards Newtown
"Handsworth riots 1985. All members of the community survey the scene on Lozells Rd...an eerie calmness fills the air, but an uneasy atmosphere hangs over the entire city of Birmingham." Pogus Caesar, ...
Lozells Road, Handsworth
Old farm in Lozells Road, Handsworth, from a postcard of around 1860.
Lozells Street Hall, Handsworth
Lozells Street Hall, a Methodist chapel in Lozells Street, Handsworth. Designed by Crouch and Butler in 1893, this photograph dates from around 1950.
Luncheon Room in the Town Hall
This image is taken from the Illustrated London News and shows the luncheon room prepared for the visit of Queen Victoria. Where precisely this room was located is not stated. It does show though how ...
Lych Gate of Saint Mary's Church
As credited on the image, the church is often familiarly known as Handsworth Old Church.
Lych Gate, St Mary's Church by G.F.. Madeley
Watercolour dated 1927.
Mad dog at Perry Barr
A newspaper cutting from the Birmingham Mail, January 20th 1897.
This is the first in a series of news reports dealing with a suspected outbreak of Rabies In Perry Barr.
A collie was seen running madly ...
Mademoiselle Monte - Fortune Teller
An advert for one of the attractions held at the Saint Mary's Church Bazaar in favour of raising funds for the National Schools in Handsworth. Held over the period 14th-19th October 1893.
As neither ...
Main Entrance of Grove Lane Baths
The main entrance to the baths with the seperate entries for women and men clearly visible. The baths were opened on 28th January 1907.
Mallica 'Kapo' Reynolds, Spiritualist/Artist
"Born 1911 in Bynloss, Jamaica. Performed first spiritual healing age 12, converted to Christian Revivalist faith at 16 yrs old, continued to conduct services as Zion Revivalist. He was arrested twice ...
Mallica 'Kapo' Reynolds, Spiritualist/Artist
"Born 1911, Bynloss, Jamaica. Kapo performed his first spiritual healing age 12, he converted to the Christian Revivalist faith at 16 years old, andcontinued to preach and conduct services of Zionist ...
Malt and Hops
The front cover of a typical issue of "Malt and Hops" which was the house magazine of Davenport's Brewery. The brewery was based on Bath Row and became famous for its "Beer at Home means Davenport's" ...
Malt And Hops Magazine
Cover of the October-December 1945 issue. Davenports Brewery was situated on Bath Row not far from St Thomas's Church.