Attwood Green Community Centre
The Community Centre was formerly the Midland Adult School Union (MASU) building. It was taken over by Optima Community Association and used as a centre for all manner of community activities. It has ...
Attwood Green Community Centre, Gaywood Croft off Cregoe Street
This was the main staircase at the centre. The sun was saved after the building was cleared for demolition and is now on a wall of the new community flat at 1 Nash House. The handprints just visible to ...
Auchinleck at Five Ways
Closeup photograph of the head of the statue of Field Marshall Claude Auchinleck. The shopping centre was named in his honour at Five Ways. Auchinleck died in 1981 at Marrakech.
Auchinleck by Shenique, Anthony, Ryan and Waheed
A summary of the life of Field Marshall Auchinleck in words and pictures by pupils from Woodview Primary School. Use the "zoom" button to look more closely.
Audio Files: Fred and Pat Meads remember
Author Jackie Gay (left) met up with local residents Pat and Fred Meads. Jackie interviewed the couple, talking about their lives in the area. The photograph was taken by Vanley Burke.
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Audleigh House and the park construction site
View of the area scheduled for West Park and, in the distance, Audleigh House. Behind Audleigh are the houses lining Lee Bank Middleway.
Austin House, Copthall Road, Handsworth
Austin House, Copthall Road, Handsworth. It is unclear if this building is part of the original house that was demolished in 1930. Close examination of Ordnance Survey Maps of different editions puts ...
Austin House, Copthall Road, Handsworth
Austin House, Handsworth as viewed from Fell Grove, looking towards Copthall Road.
Austin Road Church, Handsworth
This photograph is taken at a special service. The church is full to capacity. The photograph was taken before the improvements and additional balcony were added to the building.
Austin Road United Church of God Crusade, Handsworth.
A procession through the streets of Handsworth spreading the gospel and seeking new members for the church. The power of gospel song to inspire and unite, to uplift and give strength to the oppressed ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth
Women kissing as a sign of peace, after the washing of the feet. The Church is at Austin Road, Handsworth.
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth - "Win the Lost at Any Cost"
Many first generation black Christians journeyed from the West Indies only to find racial discrimination and rejection by Anglican churches. This led them to establish churches and forms of worship that ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth,
Men from Austin Road Church symbolically wash each other's feet. This commemorates Christ's washing of his disciples' feet at the Last Supper. This photograph was the inspiration for a painting of the ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth.
Lydia Smith from Handsworth Wood Girls School said about this photograph: "These people go to church and they are getting baptised ready to give their heart to the Lord. I, Lydia Smith, go to church ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth.
Most Pentecostal churches have thier own choirs. Early choirs sang unaccompanied, relying on vocal dynamics, close harmony and improvised counterpoint for variety. Later choirs were accompanied by electric ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth.
Autumn Leaves
St Catherine of Sienna Church looms behind the autumn leaves in Lee Bank.
Avery's Volunteers, Handsworth
Birmingham's "Win the War Day" procession on 21st September 1918. The men in this picture are some of the Avery employees. The firm of Avery made wieghing machines and took over the Soho Foundry site ...