G. F. Andrews on Freeth Street
Gala Cinema
The Gala Cinema in 1979. Showing is "Flesh Gordon" with "Shivers" on the following week. It had been open as The Gala since 1977 but will always be best remembered as The Broadway and to a lesser extent ...
Gary Thompson of Aston Villa at Ladywood School
Ladywood School pupil Dean Dodd interviews Aston Villa player Gary Thompson for the school newspaper, "The Ladywood Bugle".
Gas Mask Distribution
Policemen loading vans with gas masks at Birmingham ARP headquarters. There was a widespread perception that the German luftwaffe would drop poison gas on Britain during the Blitz, and so masks were given ...
George Dixon Grammar School, Edgbaston
George Dixon Grammar School, in City Road, Edgbaston, in an undated but obviously early photograph. The school had started in Oozells Street as the George Dixon Higher Grade School and moved to the City ...
George Onions VC
George Onions won the Victoria Cross in the First World War with the Devonshire Regiment. He managed to take 247 German soldiers prisoner and bring them back to British lines, with the assistance of one ...
George Road ARP Shelter
The fuse box inside the underground shelter. The shelter has not been used since World War II but is still there underneath the George Road flats and retains some of the fixtures and fittings. The fuse ...
George Street West
This view is from the New Spring Street end of the road.
Gilby Road
Lincoln Tower, an eleven storey block at the end of the Gilby Road estate. It was completed in 1968.
Gillott Road during the Blitz
Although German bonbing targetted factories and the like during the Blitz, many houses were also hit. Raids were usually at night and each morning after meant dealing with scenes like this.
Gladys Bayliss and friend at Wiseman Terrace
Wiseman Terrace was one of the terraces coming off Latimer Road.
Goodman Street, Ladywood
Industrial premises in Goodman Street, Ladywood, off Summer Hill Road. To judge by the cars, the date must be in the 1960s. If we are looking from the Summer Hill Road end towards King Edwards Road the ...
Goodwin's Furniture Removals
Goodwin's were based at the Sand Pits in Ladywood, an area which lies to the rear of the Central Library and Summer Row. As well as removals they were also involved in storage as well.
Gough Road - by Year Five at Woodview
This is one of the Victorian houses to have survived on Gough Road. the one end of the road (nearest to Lee Bank Middleway)was slightly re-routed and changed to become Woodview Drive. The other end is ...
Grand Armistice Ball at the Palais De Danse
Invitation card for the Grand Armistice Ball at the Palais De Danse on Monument Road in Ladywood. Entertainment provided by Stan Hudson and his band.
Grave of Bertram Evelyn and William Joseph Clibbery at Keyhill Cemetery
The two Clibbery brothers are buried here in Keyhill Cemetery. Part of the monument is now missing as there is no mention of Bertram's name. His details have been established from his death date and surname. ...
Great Colmore Street
Picture probably taken not too long before demolition of the street. Some curtains are still visible in the houses nearest the photographer so perhaps some people were still in residence. Sadly no numbers ...
Great Colmore Street in Kelly's Trade Directory 1939
Great Charles Street, Great Francis Street