No Fireguards - Birmingham Children Burnt to Death
This newscutting deals with the inquests into the deaths of two children, one from Franchise Street, Perry Barr. The mother of two year old Kate West was upstairs when she heard Kate screaming in the ...
No recount in Ladywood - Decision of Mr Oswald Mosley, Too Costly
Article from the Birmingham Gazette following up on the 1924 election in Ladywood when Oswald Mosley came very close to defeating the sitting MP - Neville Chamberlain. The text is as follows:
Mr Oswald ...
Norman Tiptaft Election Poster 1922
Tiptaft had unsuccessfully contended the 1918 General Election as an Independent candidate, losing to the Unionist Ernest Meysey-Thompson. Since then in 1919 he had been returned as a Councillor for the ...
Norman Tiptaft Facts For Voters Poster 1918
Tiptaft contested the 1918 General Election as an Independent candidate. Here he sets out his "facts for voters" to consider before deciding who to vote for. Tiptaft lost the election to the sitting MP ...
Norman Tiptaft General Election Poster 1918
Norman Tiptaft contested the 1918 General Election for Handsworth as an Independent candidate. Tiptaft lived at 28 Wye Cliff Road in Handsworth and had been a cadet in the RFC (Royal Flying Corps) recently ...
Northbrook Street
The reason for the huge queue at what appears to be a tobbaconist is unknown. The photograph is provisionally dated at around 1918 so perhaps they are waiting for news from the war. The businesses open ...
Norvic Shoes
Advert for Norvic Shoes as sold by A.F. Hodges of Hagley Road. The proprietor is listed as being Dorothy Hamblin. Shoes were subject to rationing during and after the war and had to be paid for by coupons ...
Norvic Shoes of Hagley Road
An advert for Norvic Shoes from the Second World War. The shoes are said to be the best value for "your five coupons". The coupons being those used as part of rationing. Dorothy M. Hamblin is the proprietress ...
Not Forgotten - Association Garden Party
On July 29th 1994 Mrs McGhie attended the annual garden party of the "Not Forgottten Association" whom her daughter Lileth worked for. The Association works with, and on behalf of, ex-servicemen from ...
Notes on evacuation from St Thomas's School logbook
These notes were written as Britain approached declaring war on Germany in September 1939.
28th August
Several members of the staff arrived at school at 7:15am for the rehearsals of evacuation of ...
Numbers 55-62 Edward Street
A.A.Howes' handyman's shop is on the corner of The Parade. The building to the right with the pointed roof is the Lyric cinema. The posters on the buildings include adverts for "Pintaman", Surf washing ...
Oak Cottage in Villa Road
Any information on Oak Cottage would be gratefully recieved by the Digital Handsworth Project.
Oak Hill Farm in Handsworth Wood
Oak Hill Farm probably stood near to Oak Hill House which lay between Church Lane and Handsworth Wood Road.
Obituary of Alfred Joseph Knight VC of 45 Elvetham Road
Knight died on the 4th November 1960. The obituary is from the Birmingham Post. Use the zoomify plugin to see the cutting clearly, text of which reads:
"Mr. Alfred Joseph Knight, one of eleven Birmingham ...
Obituary of Arthur Vickers VC
Vickers died on the 27th July 1944. The obituary is from the Birmingham Mail. use the zoomify tab to read the original cutting, the transcription of which reads as follows:
Lance-Corporal Arthur Vickers ...
Odell's 14 Points: 1918 General Election Poster
Henry Joseph Odell of Whitehall Road was the Labour Party candidate. Here he lists his fourteen points as to why he was worthy of your vote.
Off to work on a bike
Shay has started work and has a bike. Again in Mary Street, Shay poses on the opposite side of the road from 144, and a little further down the street (note- no bay windows). Behind Shay can be seen a ...