Edgbaston B15 at War by Chris Sutton
Apart from a few Zeppelin raids the UK had been largely untroubled at home during the First World War. In World War Two the "homefront" became part of the battleground for most of the main protagonists, ...
Edgbaston Reservoir
Edgbaston Reservoir was formerly known as Rotton Park Reservoir. Rotton Park is thought to have been the hunting park of the medieval Lords of Birmingham. The park once stretched from Ladywood to Bearwood ...
Edgbaston Reservoir
An atmospheric view of the Reservoir by night.
Edgbaston Reservoir
The reservoir at about 6:30 pm on Monday 14th February 2005
Edgbaston Reservoir
Early twentieth century postcard view of the Reservoir which appears to have been taken during a long hot spell of weather as the water level seems to be quite low.
Edgbaston Reservoir
Atmospheric view of the Reservoir taken early in the twentieth century.
Edgbaston Reservoir leaflet
The inside of the leaflet includes more details on the attractions. You could enjoy much of the "seaside experience" for just a few pence without having to make the long journey. You could go across the ...
Edgbaston Reservoir, Edgbaston
A somewhat featureless postcard view of Edgbaston Reservoir, at an unspecified date in the early 20th century. The reservoir was constructed by Thomas Telford in the 1820s as a feeder for the Birmingham ...
Edgbaston Reservoir, Edgbaston
Postcard view of Edgbaston Reservoir, looking eastwards beside the boat houses. The costumes suggest an Edwardian date, and the picture suggests to what extent the reservoir was a playground for local ...
Edgbaston Reservoir, Edgbaston
View of Edgbaston Reservoir, from a postcard. The view is looking south along the dam, with the 1870 tower of the waterworks on the skyline to the right and the bulky outline of Osler Street School on ...
Edgbaston Reservoir, Edgbaston
Postcard view of Edgbaston Reservoir near the boat houses. Postcards with a space for the message on the same side as the picture were first issued in 1894, so this scene presumably dates from the very ...
Edgbaston Reservoir, Edgbaston
Edgbaston Reservoir, also known as Rotton Park Reservoir, was built to provide water for Telford's new Wolverhampton canal in the 1820s, but has long had a recreational role for Birmingham people. Here, ...
Election card for Neville Chamberlain
A "thank you" card sent out on behalf of Neville Chamberlain to his supporters in the General Election of 15th November 1922. Chamberlain was returned as MP for Ladywood beating Dr R. Dunstan of the Labour ...
Eliza Tedstone - Ladywood's oldest resident
This interesting story is from the Birmingham Gazette. They paid five guineas to Mrs Tedstone as their oldest reader! The story contains some interesting details about her birth at Condover in 1815 and ...
Ellen Street, Ladywood
Ellen Street, Ladywood, photographed on 12 December 1941. Enemy action had caused considerable damage to the Great Western Railway bonded warehouse in the background.
Elsie Price on Anderton Street
Elsie Price outside her shop at 29 Anderton Street in 1956. The shopfront includes familiar adverts for Walls Ice Cream and Park Drive cigarettes. A favourite of mine is the Beech Nut chewing gum machine ...
Entrance to St Lukes School
Now a Sure Start centre. This was St Luke's Primary School and the old front entrance still clearly reminds us of this fact some four years after the school's closure! Countless numbers of children passed ...
Entrance to the Reservoir
The advert to the right is for Bingo, presuambly at the Tower, with a £1,000 jackpot to be won. The photograph is undated.