R. Wright Pawnbrokers on Bell Barn and Upper Ryland Road
R. Wright's stood on the corner of these two roads. He was also a jeweller and clothier. The urban renewal of the area demolished all of Upper Ryland Road and the St Thomas Centre now occupies the site ...
Radio-cassette and chest of drawers
Lewis Green was evidently very fond of his radio cassette, it crops up in a few pictures and he even took it away on holiday with him. Here it is in his flat on top of a chest of drawers. Many people ...
Rear of Number 14 Florence Street
A resident in the backyards of Florence Street. Visible are the wash tubs and wash houses. This image was used as evidence supporting the need to do something about conditions in the back to backs in ...
Rear of numbers 259 and 260 Great Colmore Street
These houses would have stood at the Bristol Street end of Great Colmore Street. Through the entry can be seen Great Colmore Street itself.
Removing tramlines on Bristol Street
This would have been taking place soon after 5 July 1952, when the last trams ran on the Bristol Road routes down to Longbridge and Rednal. In spite of the major roadworks no obvious traffic problems ...
Rickman Drive
The newlook Rickman Drive in Lee Bank. Still with work underway to the right but the blocks of flats to the left are completed. In the distance is the city centre - the nearest tower block is Clydesdale ...
Rickman Drive
The newlook Rickman Drive under construction.
Rickman Drive
Rising from the rubble of the old Rickman Drive, here we see construction of the new Rickman Drive. Since this picture was taken residents have moved in and the Great Colmore Street end of the Drive is ...
Rickman Drive development
The redevelopment of Rickman Drive is now complete. This view is taken from the top of the block at the Great Colmore Street end of the road looking down towards Haddon Tower (now demolished) which is ...
Rickman Drive in June 1958
Having spent time and money on planting trees in the area Birmingham Corporation was keen to see whether or not they were thriving. City Engineers went out in June 1958 some six months after the planting ...
Rickman Drive shops before urban regeneration of the area
These shops have now vanished following the redevelopment of Rickman Drive. Originally they were intended, along with the Bell Barn Shopping centre on Cregoe Street, to help meet the needs locally of ...
Rickman Stores
Advert for Rickman Stores which was placed in an events programme for St Luke's Church on Bristol Street. Rickman Stores was one of the shops which used to stand on the old Rickman Drive. The shops were ...
Ryland Road
House number 4 and the rear of number 9. The area was substantially redeveloped after the Second World War and houses such as this were demolished.
Saint Lukes School
Although the school has long since closed, the sign remains outside the entrance to the side. The school is currently being used as a Surestart centre but at some point in the near future the whole site ...
Sarah Badham and the Queen Mother
Nash House resident Sarah Badham showing the Queen Mother around her flat. The Queen Mother came to see the "Y Block" developments on May 2nd 1957 and spent time chatting to several of the residents. ...
Scene of the crime - Lee Bank Road
A policeman stands on guard outside Thomas Bates' newsagents. Bates was murdered on June 2nd 1962 in the course of a robbery. The robber/ murderer escaped on a number 8 bus across the road - hence the ...
Schedule for HRH Princess Alexandra's visit to Lee Bank Primary School
Taken from the brochure commemorating the opening of the school. Presenting the bouquet of flowers to the princess was Maxine Kane.
Schedule for the Queen Mother's tour
The schedule focusing on the 11:35am leaving of the Council House for the Y Blocks. The order of the cars and the passengers are listed. The Queen Mother visited the estates on May 2nd 1957.