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 ...
Skating Rink, Edgbaston Reservoir, Ladywood
The roller-skating rink, once one of the attractions of Edgbaston Reservoir. When the popularity of roller-skating waned the building became the Tower Ballroom which still survives on the south bank of ...
Sky by Edmonton House - Angela Maloney
Edmonton House is situated on the Benmore Estate which lies between Bristol Road and Pershore Road.
Sleeping area in a public air-raid shelter
This room would have had long bunk bed style beds in it and was capable of holding many people during an air-raid. Note the grill on the left hand wall for ventilation and the supproting iron beam in ...
Sly Dunbar, Jamaican Musican / Producer
"Drummer extrordinaire and half of the legendary reggae duo Sly and Robbie. He has written, performed or produced for reggae artists like Wailing Soul, Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown and Leroy Smart. As a drummer ...
Snacks and drinks store on Ladypool Road
Open for business. The shop was opened to take advantage in part of the many restaurants in the immediate area which are unlicensed for alcohol. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School ...
Soho Manufactory, Handsworth
An early photograph of the Soho Manufactory.
Soho Foundry
A very old radial drill, used for 50 years at the old Soho Foundry by one workman. It was still in place in 1941, but no longer used.
Soho Foundry, Handsworth
Soho Foundry, Handsworth, showing a portion of an underground passage still in use in 1941 when the photograph was taken. These passages were once very extensive and are believed to date from the lifetime ...
Soho Foundry, Handsworth
The old office of Boulton & Watt close to the original gates of Soho Foundry, Handsworth. The greater part of offices had to be pulled down c.1930, but the bay window front and its surrounding structure ...
Soho Foundry, Handsworth
James Watt's original workshop at Soho Foundry, Handsworth. The workshop was 200 feet long by 20 feet wide.
Soho Hill, Handsworth
100 Soho Hill, Handsworth, from the rear, February 1981
Soho Hill, Handsworth
Old houses on the Low Level Pavement, Soho Hill, Handsworth, near Hockley Brook, c.1890. Joseph Harris and Sons, dyers and cleaners, whose advertisement takes up the side of a building, had a local office ...
Soho House
A view of Matthew Boulton's house in the 1950's, issued as a postcard. The house was acquired by the General Electric Company at the same time for use as a hostel for their apprentices. The structure ...
Soho House
Rural view of Handsworth showing Soho Pool in the foreground and Soho House in the distance.
Soho House
Matthew Boulton lived here and owned a factory nearby that was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution. It was the meeting place for the Lunar Society. This is a part of history I have been able to ...
Soho House
This view of the rear of Soho House was taken in 1927 by Birmingham photographers Lewis and Randall. Soho House is the former home of industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). Designed ...