Saint Peter's Church, Grove Lane, Handsworth
This photograph shows the time capsule that was placed under the foundation stone of Saint Peter's Church at the laying ceremony performed by local M.P. Ernest Mesey-Thomson.
Saint Peter's Church, Grove Lane, Handsworth.
Saint Peter's Church, Grove Lane, Handsworth. The gathered throng of people were there to witness the laying of the foundation stone of the church by local M.P. Ernest Masey-Thomson.
Salvage depot Rotton Park Street.
Billy Codling is the man in the middle of this trio of workers at the salvage depot. Taken in the late 1990's.
Same Day Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service - by Year Five at Woodview
A good laundrette which lots of people go to. This is facing onto Bristol Road just round the corner from Stone Road.
Samuel M. Goldstein - lecturer and writer
This profile, from the Sunday Mercury, is of one of their regular writers. Goldstein, of 35 Holloway Head. There was at this time a large Jewish community in the Holloway Head area with two synagogues ...
Samuel Ward Graham - Ironmonger of Villa Cross
Samuel Graham must have been very successful as he doesn't list his address in this advert! The reference to his wares being sold at "town prices" clearly points to a growing trend for people to shop ...
Sandon Road, Edgbaston
The fountain at the junction of Hagley Road (to the left) and Sandon Road (to the right). This remarkable fountain, of medieval design, was an Edgbaston landmark during the Victorian and Edwardian periods....
Sandwell Road and Island Road, Handsworth
This photograph is taken from the point where Sandwell Road and Island Road converge. The building in the centre of the picture is that of Handsworth Dairies which continued operation until the late ...
Sandwell Road, Handsworth
Sandwell Road, Handsworth, nearly opposite Island Road, in 1906
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. ...
Save kitchen waste to feed the pigs!
Wartime poster produced to encourage saving of kitchen waste to feed pigs. The poster was produced by the HMSO (Her Majesty's Stationery Office) and is number SP52. These posters were common sights around ...
Sax Rohmer: Man Who Plotted To Rule The World - by Chris Upton
“He had a brow like Shakespeare and a face like Satan. Something serpentine, hypnotic, was in his very presence. Smith drew one sharp breath and was silent. Together, chained to the wall, two medieval ...
Scala Cinema, Smallbrook Street, Birmingham
The Scala Cinema, in Smallbrook Street, Birmingham, was opened on 4 March 1914 and in its earlier days was famous for its 12-piece orchestra. Unlike some cinemas it had an air of luxury about it in its ...
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.
School Days - by Joan Brady
Joan talks about her own memories of school in the area and that of her mother, Jose.
Jose went to St Thomas’s School, between about 1921 and 1930, and she always said that her favourite teacher was ...
School Hall in St Lukes
Today (2004) the building is a Surestart centre. The hall is used for meetings but still retains reminders of the past. The climbing frames for PE are visible to the back of this photograph.