David Bomberg, Sappers at Work: A Canadian Tunelling Company
Bomberg (1890-1957)was born in Sutton Street off Holloway Head. In 1917, he was commissioned by the Canadian authorities to do a painting celebrating an operation in which the sappers successfully blew ...
David Warner and Cilla Black
Photographed for The Planet while filming at Five Ways for "Work Is A Four Letter Word" in 1967.
Demolition of St Thomas's School on Granville Street
A picture to break the hearts of the many who went to this famous and much loved school. The school carried on at a new location on Great Colmore Street where it is to this day maintaining the fine traditions.The ...
Demolition on Rickman Drive
The remains of Rickman Drive in process of demolition. Rickman Drive was part of the Lee Bank development - the state of disrepair of which led eventually to the latest redevelopment by Crest Nicholsona ...
Diana, Princess of Wales arriving at St Philip's Cathedral
The princess came to St Philip's Cathedral to plant a tree in the grounds with the assistance of children from St Thomas's School in Lee Bank.
Diana, Princess of Wales at St Philip's Cathedral
A series of photographs taken during her visit to plant a tree in the Cathedral grounds. Assisting the Princess were children from St Thomas's School in Lee Bank. This first photograph was taken inside ...
Diana, Princess of Wales in Birmingham
The princess at St Philips' Cathedral where she was planting a tree.
Dockers Calendar
Dockers Paint Factory was located on Rotton Park Street. Despite being bombed on 28th July 1942 it did not close - as this calendar for the year of 1943 demonstrates.
Dockers congratulations to Vivian Fuchs
Dockers' Paints took out this advert in the Evening Despatch congratulating Vivian Fuchs on his crossing of Antartica. Fuchs made use of Ferguson tractors for the journey - Dockers were responsible for ...
Dog And Duck, Holloway Head
A drawing of the Dog And Duck Inn on Holloway Head in 1865. To the rear can be seen Chapman's Mill which gave the name to Windmill Street and Chapman's Passage. The Inn stood about where the garage is ...
Dr Robert Dunstan - Ladywood politician
Robert Dunstan stood for the Labour Party in Ladywood at the 1923 General Election where he managed to reduce the sitting Conservative MP Neville Chamberlain's majority to 1,554. He became disillusioned ...
Drums of Fu Manchu
One of the Fu Manchu series of novels written by Sax Rohmer. Rohmer started off life as Arthur Henry Ward born at 28 Rann Street in Ladywood! An article by Chris Upton on Rohmer can be found in the galleries....
Duchess Road
Postcard circa 1908. Duchess Road was named in honour of the Duke Of Beaufort's wife. J.R.R. Tolkien lodged here for a while and met his future wife Edith Bratt. Next door to Tolkien Rosehannah Webb was ...
Duchess Road, Edgbaston
Nos.7 and 9, Duchess Road, Edgbaston. A splendid pair of Victorian villas, not far from Five Ways. The Duchess in question was the Duchess of Beaufort, there being a connection by marriage with the Calthorpe ...
Due for demolition
An interesting view of two buildings awaiting demolition as part of the urban renewal of Lee Bank. Haddon Tower to the rear of the picture was in process of being cleared for "blow down". The top floors ...
Duke Of Wellington, Monument Road, Ladywood
The Duke of Wellington public house stood at 355 Monument Road, Ladywood. The view is looking northwards with the now vanished Leach Street on the left. In the 1960s, when this photograph was presumably ...
Duke Of Wellington, Monument Road, Ladywood
The Duke of Wellington public house at 355 Monument Road, Ladywood, in 1954. The road on the left is Leach Street, which ran from Monument Road to Freeth Street, presumably more or less where the Ladywood ...
E. Moore - Shoeing and Jobbing Smith
Advert from Clarke Street. Note the spelling with an "e" on the end!