Hogarth and Faraday House
In the background is Lee Bank Middleway along with Lee Crescent.
Hogarth and Faraday House
Looking from Hogarth House towards Faraday House and the Five Ways shopping centre.
Holloway Head
Holloway Place, Holloway Head showing a street market, or perhaps a shop spilling out onto the street. It appears to be attracting a crowd. In spite of the shabby surroundings window-boxes are in evidence ...
Holloway Head
A postwar view of the area looking down towards the city. Unusual to see this view without the iconic Sentinels tower blocks.
Hope Street
View of Hope Street looking towards the twin tower blocks of Cleveland and Clydesdale Tower in the middle distance. The most notable establishment on Hope Street is the Birmingham School of Chiropody ...
Horsefair, Bristol Street
The west side of Horsefair, Lee Bank, in a photograph taken on 4 December 1950. The large industrial building belonged to F.A. Patterson Ltd, who were manufacturers of leather goods. The road on the ...
Inside the Colwyn?
An image from the Lewis Green collection. We believe this is the lounge of the Colwyn Pub on Great Colmore Street, but we don't know who the people are. If you know please drop us a line at cs@optima.org.uk...
Inside The Woodman
Two customers enjoying a drink at The Woodman in Cregoe Street. The pub has since been demolished as part of the urban renewal of the area. Helen White notes that: "The lady, who is my aunt, is Mrs Barbara ...
Interviewing David Anthony - by Year Five at Woodview
David Anthony the owner of the hair style shop.
David Anthony owns the hairdressers on bristol street. And by the way david is a funny man.
This is david anthony his hair shop is a magnificent place ...
Introduction to the class
A new pupil is introduced to their class mates at St Thomas's School. Sadly the date, class and teacher are not noted on the back so any more information would be most welcome. The school was located ...
Irving Street and Islington Row in 1939 Kelly's Trade Directory 1939
Also including the following streets: Island Road and Ivor Road.
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Irving Street in 1939 Kelly's Trade Directory
As well as Irving Street this page also includes the following streets: Innage Road, Institute Road, Inverclyde Road, Ireton Road, Iris Close, Iron Lane.
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Irving Street, Lee Bank
Redevelopment was well under way in Irving Street, Lee Bank, when this photograph was taken on 25 February 1965. The area had been classed as a Comprehensive Development Area since the early 1950s and ...
Irving Street, Lee Bank
Nos. 157 and 159A Irving Street, Lee Bank, are seen here in a photograph taken in the early 1960s just before wholesale redevelopment of the area. The name over the door of no. 157, on the left, is William ...
Islington Row
A view of Islington Row, taken from a postcard. The camera is facing downill from Five Ways and shows a scene very different from the Islington Middleway of today. Trams and horse-drawn traffic feature ...
Islington Row, Lee Bank
When this photograph was taken on 7 September 1970 work was under way in Islington Row, Lee Bank. The view is looking towards Five Ways, with the corner of the Lloyds Bank building just visible in the ...
Islington Row, Lee Bank
This view looking up Islington Row, Lee Bank, towards Five Ways shows redevelopment under way on the south side of the road. This seems to be the site of the former BBC studios, which were between George ...
Islington Row, Lee Bank
The Anchor Inn at 33 Islington Row, Lee Bank, at the junction with Tennant Street (on the right). The photograph was taken in 1957, although the delivery vans possibly look a little dated even for the ...