Villa Road, Handsworth
Scene at the corner of Villa Road and Soho Road, Handsworth. 1909
Villa Road, Handsworth
15-17 Villa Road, Handsworth. January 1981
Villa Road, Handsworth
Villa Road, Handsworth, looking towards Villa Cross. The building in the centre is the Villa Cross Inn.
W. Burgum of St Vincent Street
Burgum's were a coal merchants operating from the railway wharf off Sheepcote Street. This advert is taken from the St Thomas church magazine. St Thomas's was the church on Bath Row which was bombed during ...
W. H. Booth - Handsworth Fire Brigade
Abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available for download. William Henry Booth lived at 213 Church Hill Road in Handsworth.
Mr W H Booth is a son of the late Edward ...
Waggon & Horses Public House
This pub was built in about 1835 and stood onthe junction of Moseley Road and Balsall Heath Road. It was a Mitchells & Butlers house and was the location of the public meeting in 1852 when it was decided ...
Waggon & Horses Public House
The Waggon & Horses on the corner of Moseley Road and Balsall Heath Road. This was one of the oldest public houses in the area, built in about 1835, but has now sadly been demolished
Waggon & Horses, Soho Road
The Waggon and Horses Inn was originally built about 1700 and demolished in 1870. Handsworth Council House and Public Library were erected on the site in 1877.
In 1780 this was the place where James ...
Waggon And Horses
This public house stood on the site of what is now Handsworth Library.
Waggon and Horses Inn by J. Laurence Hart
Watercolour sketch by J. Laurence Hart, dated 1877, of an original painting in oils of the Waggon and Horses Inn, Soho Road, Handsworth. The inn was demolished in 1877 and Handsworth Council House built ...
Waggon and Horses, Soho Road
A rare photograph of the Waggon and Horses on Soho Road. Originally built about 1700 and demolished in 1870. Handsworth Council House and Public Library were erected on the site in 1877.
In 1780 this ...
Waiting for school to open
Two pupils of St Thomas's School (Granville Street) peer through the railings as work begins on the new school in Great Colmore Street. To the rear is the spire of St Thomas's Church and just to its left ...
Waiting for the number 8
A familiar site is the people waiting and looking down Lee Bank Middleway for a number 8 bus going up to Five Ways. Lewis Green took this picture from his flat across the road. Its an ordinary everyday ...
Waiting for Will
Cold but still in good spirits this is part of the crowd waiting patiently to see Will Smith attending the premiere of "Hitch" at UGC Broad Street in Birmingham.
Waiting for Will Smith
Hospitality staff walk up the famous red carpet while security wait for Will to arrive. Will Smith was in Birmingham for the premiere of "Hitch".
Wallpaper found at Soho House
This section of wallpaper was found in the Drawing Room at Soho House, the former home of Matthew Boulton now a museum. Initial survey work was undertaken prior to restoring the house to its appearance ...
Walsall Road, Perry Barr
Walsall Road, Perry Barr, looking north in March 1947,when floods were caused by the thaw after one of the worst winters of the century.
Walsall Road, Perry Barr
Walsall Road, Perry Barr. This March 1947 view, looking south, shows flooding caused by the thaw after the extremely severe winter of 1947.