George Hallett: Handsworth through Southern Eyes
George Hallett came to Handsworth in 1971 and 1972, when he was commissioned by the Times Educational Supplement to take photographs of the black community in the area. This gallery contains some of ...
Girl in the Street
This is Janet taken on Bromson Avenue. Janet is now living in the States. She is teaching in New York. Her sister went on to work for the equivalent of the Sunday Times in New York.
Girls In Liverpool
John Barnes had gone to get his hair cut on Granby Street in Liverpool and he had a group of supporters there. These girls were part of the group.
Girls Playing in Grass
Doctor Winkley in association with some other teachers had access to a property near Tamworth, where students could go to escape from the 'concrete jungle'. One of the girls in the photograph returned ...
Gladiator Duel 1997
A sideshow for the children
Gordon Road, Handsworth
Gordon Road, Handsworth, looking south towards Finch Road in 1985. Gordon Road links Finch Road and Heathfield Road.
Photographer unknown.
Graffiti, The top of Handsworth
"In 1986, there were a lot of slogans written all over Handsworth, in this instance the words say it all. After the 1985 disturbances there was increased media interest,the government were also promising ...
Graffitti, Handsworth
"Graffiti on a wall in Linwood Road, Handsworth....the words say it all." Pogus Caesar, February 2003
Grove Lane Baths
Grove Lane Swimming Baths was converted into flats. An estate of houses has also been built alongside it. As a child I regularly attended there with school, and during the holidays. A place which many ...
Grove Lane J & I
Gymn class at Grove Lane Junior and Infant School
Gurdwara
Ravi Das Bhawan, on Grove Lane/Union Row.
Hackitoff Hospital 1995
"My best memory was when we doing that Hackett Hospital, which was a skit on the Health Service. We had this bed and it was only kept on the float by these bricks and as we were going down Belgrave Middleway ...
Haddon Tower
Haddon Tower is located on the corner of Bristol Street and Lee Bank Middleway. It stands across the road from St Luke's Church. In common with the other tower blocks built in Lee Bank it is named after ...
Hamstead Road
Numbers 92 to 98 Hamstead Road are the boarded up houses in the centre of this picture. The building on the left is Taj & Co., butcher's and that on the right is Hamstead Baptist Church.
Handsworth "Through My Eyes" - by Dorrette Hanson
Dorrette Hanson was born and grew up in Handsworth and decided to record her life and experience there after winning a Millenium Award. She later recieved funding from HART- Handsworth Regeneration Trust. ...
Handsworth Cemetery
Steps leading to the Chapel in the middle distance.
Handsworth Landscape
Albert Road, Handsworth