Bristol Street
The last of the redbrick shops that once ran all along both sides of Bristol Street. The main section left today now runs between the Bromsgrove and Wrentham Street junctions. Looking down at the lower ...
Bristol Street and Wrentham Street, Lee Bank
These buildings in Bristol Street, Lee Bank, at the junction with Wrentham Street, are among the few that remain of the shops and other businesses that used to line both sides of Bristol Street. From ...
Brought To Book
Browsing for bargain books at the Balsall Heath Carnival. The gentleman in the forground has found a Len Deighton thriller.
Brownes Green: Keeper's Cottage
Brownes Green house was demolished at the end of the nineteenth century. It was built towards the end of the eighteenth century by Nathaniel Clarke and stood to the rear of a triangle with Handsworth ...
Building the Etap Hotel
The hotel, at the Bristol Street end of great Colmore Street, was constructed in modular fashion. Each room being dropped into place and connected to the next. In the background are the lovely top floors ...
Bulpitt and Sons Swan Brand advert 1958
Advert for Swan Brand from the Birmingham Student carnival magazine, 1958.
Bunny Johnson, Boxer
"Bunny Johnson embarked on a professional boxing career in 1968 and quickly established a reputation for being a extremely powerful and determined fighter. Despite giving away 23lbs to Richard Dunn, he ...
Burial Of James Stone at St Mary's Church
The photographer John Benjamin Stone's brother James was a prominent local figure in Handsworth. Most notably he was one of the main promoters of the opeing of Victoria Park. The following is an extract ...
Bust of a cherub by John Phillp
This image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may have been Matthew Boulton's son but the evidence is inconclusive. He was born ...
Bust of a cherub by John Phillp
This image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may have been Matthew Boulton's son but the evidence is inconclusive. He was born ...
Bust of William Murdock by James Watt
William Murdock (or Murdoch), the son of an Ayrshire mill designer, was born in 1754. Murdock had an excellent grasp of mechanics and, in 1777, he walked 300 miles to Birmingham to meet James Watt, in ...
Button from the Luckock Collection
This button is of the type which would have been produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Manufactory. Boulton produced a wide range of buttons and buckles which are shown in his pattern books. Others ...
Button from the Luckock Collection
This mother of pearl, gilt and blue glass button is of the type which would have been produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Manufactory. Boulton produced a wide range of buttons and buckles which are ...
Buttons from the Luckock collection
These buttons are of the type which would have been produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Manufactory. Boulton produced a wide range of buttons and buckles which are shown in his pattern books. Others ...
Cafe on Lodge Road, Hockley
Two young men playing whilst playing pool
Canalside Signpost
This post is by the canal, just down the steps from the entrance at the end of Bath Row where it joins Islington Row. Distances are listed to:
The Vale, Somerset Road, University, Granville Street, ...
Canalside walk
The canal runs into the city centre from Lee Bank following the line of the railway. It is a popular walk for many people in the area and is also regularly used by office staff on their breaks and also ...
Candlestick by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing shows a candlestick. It is unclear if it is a study from life or a design for a candlestick. Phillp did produce designs for candlesticks which were made at Soho. The significance ...