Perry Hall, Staffordshire 1907
Perry Hall dates from 1576 and was built during the reign of Henry VIII by Sir Robert Stamford, who was Lord of the Manors of Perry Barr and Handsworth.
The house was demolished in 1931 leaving just ...
Perry Village Farm
The horse and trap outside the door of School Farm. The farm was owned by Edward Arthur Maybury who may be one of the two men in the photograph.
Photograph of the River Tame, Hamstead Hill
This photograph shows the River Tame at Hamstead Hill in 1903.
Pictures from above - the view from Lempriere's balloon
Another aerial view from the balloon.
Lempriere's aeronautical displays with balloons and parachutes attracted large crowds. He and his family lived and worked in Handsworth for most of their lives....
Picturesque Handsworth
Some scenic views from Handsworth at the turn of the century. The views are of the Lych Gate of Saint Mary's Church, Camp Lane, Sandwell Road, Church Lane and the Cemetery Gates of Handsworth Cemetery. ...
Pigott Street
Numbers 9-12 in Court 2 Pigott Street around the turn of last century. Pigott Street was swept away in the urban renewal of the nineteen fifties. It was in the Edgbaston/ Ladywood area which subsequently ...
Pigott Street
Numbers 5 to 8 in 2 Court taken around 1906 when the area was photographed extensively by Public Works. Pigott Street has long since vanished from the map of Birmingham as it was demolished in the urban ...
Pigott Street 9 to 11 in number 1 court
Undated photograph of this court in Pigott Street. The street was demolished as part of the urban renewal leading to the Lee Bank development. It ran originally from Bath Row down to Great Colmore Street. ...
Pigott Street, Lee Bank
Back-to-back housing in Pigott Street, Lee Bank. Now demolished, this row is nos. 9-12, in Number 2 Court. Pigott Street itself has disappeared, but was off the western end of Great Colmore Street. The ...
Plan showing position of Archdale Works
This map shows how conveniently located the Works were, being easily accessible from New Street Station. You could either travel by train out to Monument Road Station or take the tram via Icknield Port ...
Plough and Harrow Hotel, Edgbaston
The Plough and Harrow Hotel, Hagley Road, Edgbaston. Although this postcard probably dates from around 1900 the building has changed little over the years. The hotel can trace its ancestry back to 1612, ...
Ploughboy on the Farm - Canada
Here we see one of the young emigrées working on the farm. John Middlemore was a rich benefactor in Birmingham who opened the Children’s Emigration (or Middlemore) Homes in 1872 as a charitable concern. ...
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 ...
Queen Henty, Handsworth
Queen Henty, queen of the gypsies who camped on the Black Patch, Handsworth, for many years. All but the oldest were turned off in 1905, although Queen Henty and a few of the older residents were allowed ...
Queen's Hospital, Bath Row
This print is by L. Tallis of London. The hospital was founded in 1847 on Bath Row becoming Birmingham Accident Hospital in 1941 and closing in 1993. The building frontage was listed and incorporated ...
Ratepayers bestir yourselves
A handbill announcing a public meeting at the Perry Barr Institute on Wednesday May 1st 1907.
The main issue to be discussed at this meeting was the provision of a through service on the trams from Handsworth ...
Reredos in St James Church, Handsworth
From a photographic postcard in poor condition.
Reservoir Road, Edgbaston
View of Reservoir Road, Edgbaston, in the early 1900s, from a postcard. Almost entirely residential t his ime,Reservoir Road runs from Monument Road towards Edgbaston Reservoir.