Duke Of Wellington, Monument Road, Ladywood
The Duke of Wellington public house stood at 355 Monument Road, Ladywood. The view is looking northwards with the now vanished Leach Street on the left. In the 1960s, when this photograph was presumably ...
Duke Of Wellington, Monument Road, Ladywood
The Duke of Wellington public house at 355 Monument Road, Ladywood, in 1954. The road on the left is Leach Street, which ran from Monument Road to Freeth Street, presumably more or less where the Ladywood ...
E.M. Baker's hardware shop, Great Colmore Street
Mrs E.M. Baker's hardware and fancy goods shop was at 121 Great Colmore Street. According to directories she was only trading here for a few years in the early 1960s. Previously at this address was an ...
Edgbaston Road
House in Edgbaston Road ready for demolition
Edgbaston Tavern
The Edgbaston Tavern at 85 & 86 Lee Bank Road, Lee Bank. Redevelopment after World War II has completely changed this area, and Lee Bank Road has been absorbed into Lee Bank Middleway.
Edward Road
Lots of interest in the photographer from a group of young boys outside a shop on this road in 1958.
Edward Road
A view of Edward Road looking towards Moseley Road. The Co-op is on the left hand side. Bath Walk is on the right.
Edward Road opposite Bath Walk
Demolition in progress on the road. This side of Edward Road was almost entirely demolished in the urban renewal programme.
EJ Thacker and Company: Plumbers, Gasfitters
Thackers were based on Hamstead Road. The pillar in the foreground is reputed to be from Norwood House.
Ellis Street, Lee Bank
An impressive pedimented doorway in Ellis Street, Lee Bank, photographed on 27th June 1957 when demolition was clearly not far off. To judge from the slope of the pavement this building was on the west ...
Elsie Price on Anderton Street
Elsie Price outside her shop at 29 Anderton Street in 1956. The shopfront includes familiar adverts for Walls Ice Cream and Park Drive cigarettes. A favourite of mine is the Beech Nut chewing gum machine ...
Emily Arms Public House
The Emily Arms Public House located at the junction of Emily Street and Upper Highgate Street. One of many popular "watering holes" in the area.
Endwood Court
Endwood Court was built for James Russell of the Crown Tube Works in 1838. It was designed by the architect William Thomas and cost £7,000.
Later occupants included William Sharp, a local magistrate ...
Endwood Court
Endwood Court was built for James Russell of the Crown Tube Works in 1838. It was designed by the architect William Thomas and cost £7,000.
Later occupants included William Sharp, a local magistrate ...
Entrance to the Reservoir
The advert to the right is for Bingo, presuambly at the Tower, with a £1,000 jackpot to be won. The photograph is undated.
Ernest Street, Lee Bank
View looking up Ernest Street from Holloway Head, Lee Bank. The cars tend to confirm the date of the photograph, which is 8th February 1965. To the left are apparently the backs of buildings in Exeter ...
Ernest Street, Lee Bank
Industrial buildings in Ernest Street, Lee Bank, off the south side of Holloway Head. The photograph, taken on 11th January 1965, shows on the left the factory of William Garfield Ltd, listed as tinplate ...
Exeter Passage off Holloway Head, Ladywood
Exeter Passage photographed by Public Works in 1968. The road is still there today, albeit only just, as it is one of the last parts of the Lee Bank area to closely resemble a world war two bombsite. ...