VE Day party in Oldfield Road
This image was sent by Graham Partlett who lived in Oldfield Road. The group are outside number 6 Oldfield Road. VE Day parties were held all over the country to celebrate Victory In Europe at the end ...
Victory bus and tram
This is the illuminated bus which toured Birmingham as part of the celebrations for the end of the war. The bus toured for six evenings across the city on different routes. There was also a tram which ...
Warship Week
Advert from the Birmingham Post for the city's "Warship Week" in 1941. Ten million was trying to be raised for HMS King George V to be adopted by the city for the war.
HMS King George V launched on ...
Waste Is Wanted For War Weapons
Publicity poster asking the public to save their waste for the war effort. Suggested material is rags, paper, bones and metal. the poster goes on to point out that: "this week and every week salvage is ...
Waste Paper Warning!.
A poster issued by Birmingham City Council warning that the destruction of waste paper is an offence against the national war effort.
Weigh-in at the Farcroft Hotel, Handsworth
Weigh-in at the Farcroft Hotel, Rookery Road, Handsworth, on 1st April 1940 between Dick Turpin of Leamington (on the left) and Eddie Maguire of South Africa. The fight, at the Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston, ...
Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr
Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, photographed on 25th July 1939 at the junction with Aston Lane. On the right is the premises of the electrical engineering firm George Ellison Ltd. In the distance the road ...
Wellington Road
Undated photograph but probably taken sometime between 1930 and 1950.
Whitehouse in Balsall Heath by Jim Fitzpatrick
Keith Whitehouse came to Balsall Heath from Highgate with his family when he was seven years of age. The house at 271 Balsall Heath Road was a large Victorian house with a big garden and high brick walls ...
William Edwards War
This is the war diary of William Edwards who lived in the Edgbaston B15 area.
Driver W.G. Edwards (1892470) from Irving Street is on the front row in white gaiters next to the Alsatian.
William Edwards' War Diary page 20
Dec 2. Set off by train at night for Algiers.
Dec 3. Pretty bad train smash. Train smashed into us while we were standing still. Few of the boys knocked about.
Dec 5. After three days on the train we ...
William Edwards' War Diary page one
Edwards married a girl from Irving Street in Lee Bank - or Edgbaston B15 as it was then. During the Tobruk campaign he kept a diary which we are publishing here for the first time. Where words are unclear ...
William Edwards' War Diary pages 10 and 11
April 29. Weekend leave? Had a very nice time.
May 1. Went to Tiberias, a lovely old town. Had a boat out on the Sea of Gallilee and the boatman sang hymns as he rowed. We are quite near Nazareth and ...
William Edwards' War Diary pages 12 and 13
June 6. Left Tripoli. Camped on the desert for night. Moved following day.
June 7. Now up in I.N.A. Camped at Birmgardan?
June 8. Camped 1 mile outside Ajax.
June 9. Passed through Ajax. A lovely ...
William Edwards' War Diary pages 14 and 15
we were given a smashing lunch cooked by a Jerry POW. Too much wine, we were all half cut. Back to camp.
June 24. One man killed today while mine clearing.
July 22. Had a scheme on, did a night drop ...
William Edwards' War Diary pages 16 and 17
...in harbour, lost our R.A. A nice 15 mile full pack march. Expected Jerry to meet us. Ities pack in. Div commander killed.
Sept 15. Have now advanced about 50 miles. 8th Army now reported to be 10 ...
William Edwards' War Diary pages 2 and 3
Edwards married a girl from Irving Street in Lee Bank - or Edgbaston B15 as it was then. During the Tobruk campaign he kept a diary which we are publishing here for the first time. Where words are unclear ...
William Edwards' War Diary pages 4 and 5
Nov 25. Found a pair of boots which although two sizes too small, to me its like walking on air, also can of stew.
Nov 26. Battle of "home sweet home" is well on it's way. I don't know who's going to ...