Sikh Demonstration
"Sikhs protesting against seige at the Golden Temple in Amristar, Punjab. Feelings were running high with protesters calling for a separate state in Khalistan." Pogus Caesar, February 2003.
Silas Round - Ironmonger from Spring Hill
Trading from number 23 Spring Hill, Silas Round was a Retail Ironmonger and File Manufacturer. Interestingly his advert also lists that he was a Factor of Sheffield and Lancashire.
Silver egg frame with egg cups by Matthew Boulton
This silver egg cup frame with egg cups was made by Matthew Boulton and is hallmarked 1789-90. It is on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Silver Jubilee street party preparations in Beach Avenue
In 1977 there were widespread celebrations for the silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Here on Beach Avenue the cookers have been brought outside... and also there is a tractor on hand! The large flag ...
Silver Service
A consignment of 60 sacks of silver paper collected by children from Lee Bank Primary School. The paper was sold to raise money for Guide Dogs for the Blind. Teacher George Evans (pictured) said: "The ...
Silver sugar bowl with blue glass liner by Matthew Boulton and Plate Company
The silver sugar bowl with a blue glass liner is one of a pair on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
It was made by Matthew Boulton and Plate Company at the Soho Manufactory. The business ...
Silver Tea Vase by Boulton and Fothergill
This silver tea vase by Boulton and Fothergill was made for Matthew Boulton's own personal use and is engraved with the Boulton family coat of arms. It is on display at Soho House.
Purchased in 1988 ...
Simcox family
Mrs. Simcox and her son John Walford Simcox the owners of Stratford House Stratford Place c.1870. The family were in residence from 1696 to 1926. The building was originally part of a local farm
Sinclair Spectrum (with chips?) 1984
"One year the St Pauls computer club built a micro-chip and put it on top of a mini so it was a mini-micro. That was the first float I got involved with building. Next year I wanted to go one better and ...
Singers Hill Synagogue, Lee Bank
Interior of the Singers Hill Synagogue, Blucher Street, Lee Bank. The Synagogue was built in 1856 to the Italianate designs of H. R. Yeoville Thomason. In 1937 the building was modernised and the seating ...
Singing specialist on Pershore Road
This advert is for Mr Cola D'Ore - a "teacher of voice production and singing in the true old Italian method". Mr D'Ore gives some useful references to follow up. John Sims Reeves was an English vocalist ...
Sir John Benjamin Stone and Handsworth
John Benjamin Stone was born in Aston in 1838. Stone was active as a local councillor, magistrate and MP in the Birmingham area. It is though for his photographic archive that Stone has remained famous. ...
Sir John T Middlemore
Here we Sir John Throgmorton Middlemore, 1st Baronet (9 June 1844 - 17 October 1925) an English Liberal Unionist politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham North. In this picture ...
Site of Dog Racing Track, Perry Barr by H Bailey
This watercolour by H Bailey shows the site of the Dog Racing Track at Perry Barr before it was developed. This would have been the first dog racing track which is now the site of the One Stop shopping ...
Site of Handsworth Golf Club
The Golf Club was built in 1895 on land surrounding The Austins (now Sandwell Recreation Ground). The view here is the approximate area where the golf course was laid out.
Site of St Thomas's School
Work commencing on the site of the new St Thomas's School. To the rear is the more progressed site of Lee Bank playing fields. The building on Holloway Head immediately to the rear of the playing fields ...
Site of St Thomas's School and Lee Bank playing field
A photograph taken during the development process. In the foreground is the site of the "new" St Thomas's School which replaced the Granville Street building. To the rear is the developing playing field ...
Site of the Farm
The corner of Malvern Street and Clifton Road was a derelict site in 1978 when this photograph was taken. It provided a dangerous though exciting play space for children, especially if it also included ...