Portrait of Carey
This is a photgraph of Vanley's son Carey. The defiant image of the boy contrasts with the racist graffitti in the background.
Portrait photograph of lady parachutist
This lady was one of the parachutists employed by Handsworth aeronaut Lieutenant Lempriere. Lempriere conducted balloon ascents and descents at many events all over the United Kingdom. The portrait may ...
'Portrait Study'
Photograph by Ruth Handley.
Labels on reverse: 'Handsworth Photographic Society. Accepted and Hung [at the] International Exhibition, 1955' & 'Sutton Coldfield Photographic Society. Accepted and Hung ...
Poster in Oxhill Road
"Harp - The Cool Blonde Lager" poster seen on Oxhill Road.
Preacher on Soho Hill
Outside the building popularly known as FCF.
Prepared - The Birmingham ARP Journal
Front cover of the Birmingham ARP Journal from April 1939. This is five months before Britain and France declared war on Germany but the cover image is very evocative of the Blitz. Handsworth was heavily ...
Prepared: Handsworth in the Blitz
Handsworth endured heavy bombing during the Second World War due to its large number of munitions factories. Due to close proximity the local housing also suffered and the cycle of nighttime raids and ...
Preparing for the park
Before landscaping for the new park area in Attwood Green, Crest Nicholson had to excavate the ground on the site of the old park.
Presentation to Queen Victoria
The scene inside Birmingham Town Hall on 23rd September 1887 when she received the official representatives from Birmingham. She was in Birmingham to lay the foundation stone for the Law Courts on Corporation ...
Primrose Place, Clark Street
Taken by Public Works before the redevelopmet of the area. Clark Street had several avenues running off it.
Prince Andrew taps into local opinion
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, visits Rudge & Co in Highgate April 2001.
Rudge & Co is a traditional company based in Highgate that has been making the same taps for almost 100 years. Renowned for its ...
Prince Charles visiting the Post 16 Centre
The Saint George's Post 16 Centre was opened in Newtown, Birmingham by Prince Charles. It was opened to provide a place for Post 16 adults to train and learn new skills. Mrs McGhie was involved in setting ...
Prince Charles visits Malvern Street Farm
Following his visit to the City Farm this letter was received from his equerry...
The Hon. Edward Adeane, Equerry to HRH Prince of Wales,
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
June 1980.
Dear Sir,
The Prince of Wales ...
Prince Philip on whirlwind visit to inspect tornado damage
Prince Philip paid a swift visit to the tornado trail through Balsall Heath.
Here he is caught crossing Ladypool Road to view some houses still cloaked in scaffolding as work continued on roofs, guttering ...
Princess Alexandra at Lee Bank Primary School: The newspaper report
Holiday children at school are told by princess: "You deserve the best"
The new Birmingham caught Princess Alexandra by surprise when she walked to the top floor of Lee Bank Primary School during her ...
Princess Alexandra opening Lee Bank Primary School
This exhibition shows some of the preparation that went into the official opening of Lee Bank Primary School in April 1967. This picture is of the Princess meeting pupils and was first published in the ...
Princess Diana planting a tree
The Princess of Wales plating a tree at St Philips Cathedral in Birmingham, watched by the Lord Mayor and assisted by children from St Thomas's School.
Princess of Wales at St Philip's Cathedral
Diana, Princess of Wales meeting the crowds who gathered to see her plant a tree at the Cathedral. The tree was planted with the assistance of children from St Thomas's School in Lee Bank.