Communities in Handsworth after 1945
Text: Malcolm Dick and Rajinder K Dudrah
Sections
1. Handsworth Today
2. Handsworth and the Soho Road
3. 1945-1970
4. 1970-1985
5. 1985
6. After 1985
7. The Multicultural Soho Road
8. The ...
1. Handsworth Today
Text: Malcolm Dick
Handsworth represents many of the features of contemporary Birmingham:
• A change in the local economy from manufacturing to service industries. As local manufacturing has ...
Our Libraries: Celebrating 150 Years of Birmingham Public Libraries!
This gallery was put together to celebrate 150 years of Birmingham's public libraries. The celebrations include a series of free events comprising of talks, family activities and displays at Community ...
Birmingham Central Library demolition, 1973.
A photograph of the demolition of the old Birmingham Central Library in 1973. The new Central Library can be seen on the left of the photograph.
Photographer unknown.
Birmingham Central Library old ...
Infinite Variety. Shakespeare in Birminghams Archives and Collections.
As part of the Library of Birmingham’s celebration marking 400 years of Shakespeare, Birmingham Archives & Collections has put together this online gallery to showcase some of the diverse and surprising ...
Shakespeare's Head, counterpart lease. 410170 DV/466.
Joseph Barwell from whom the lease of this property was obtained for a period of 16 years from 25 December 1874, was resident at 1 Springfield Street, Harborne in the 1871 census. Barwell, 50, was born ...
The Records of Birmingham Book Club, 23 April 1864. MS 2571/4/3/1
A volume recording a Shakespearean Tercentenary Festival organised by the Book Club at the Plough and Harrow Hotel, Edgbaston. This event was reported in the local newspapers. The volume contains a programme ...
Roy Douglas and his art
Roy Douglas, Handsworth artist and sculptor is seen here on the doorstep of his home where he created his work. Almost every piece of his art has a use, sculptures will open at the back to reveal small ...
St Mary's, Handsworth. Register of Baptisms 1880's.
This exhibition includes examples of Saint Mary's registers of baptisms from the nineteenth century..
Please be aware of the usual problems with transcribing names and also watch out for dates running ...
St Mary's, Handsworth.Register of Baptism's 1890's.
This exhibition includes examples of Saint Mary's registers of baptisms from the nineteenth century..
Please be aware of the usual problems with transcribing names and also watch out for dates running ...
St Mary's, Handsworth. Register of Baptisms 1870's .
This exhibition includes examples of Saint Mary's registers of baptisms from the nineteenth century..
Please be aware of the usual problems with transcribing names and also watch out for dates running ...
Explore Your Archive
As part of the National Explore Your Archive campaign 2016, a pop up exhibition was created in the Wolfson Room of the Library of Birmingham. This included an eclectic mix of favourite items selected ...
Register of Habitual Drunkards
The Licensing Act 1902 stated "If a person is found drunk in any highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on any licensed premises, and appears to be incapable of taking care of himself, ...
The Consuls Will
The front cover of the script for the play The Consuls WIll, written and illustrated by Arthur Frederick Wallis writing under the name of P. Bentley.
[MS 2628/5/5/6/1]
Papers of Sir Richard Threlfall
Sir Richard Threlfall was a chemist and engineer who worked for the firm of Albright & Wilson, a large producer of phosphorous based at Oldbury. During the First World War he was on the Board of Invention ...
Wallis Family Papers - Boys in costume
Photograph of two boys from the Wallis family in costume. The children of the family would perform plays for their family, writing scripts, creating admission tickets and posters themselves. The image ...
The Art of J.B. Higginbotham
An exploration of the art of James Bungo Higginbotham (the pen name used by Harry Bernard Wallis). The volume includes a handwritten introduction by Wallis and then descriptions of each of the plates. ...
The Dumptian Chronicles
The Dumptian Chronicles are a set of illustrations based on Humpty Dumpty. Produced once a week by Arthur F. Wallis, 22 chronicles were made, along with a small index to accompany them.
[MS 2628/5/5/2]...