Rum Runner on Broad Street
The Rum Runner was located just along from where the Hyatt Hotel stands on Broad Street. A famous Broad Street music venue which will be forever remembered because Duran Duran played there so often in ...
Runcorn Road
Bomb damage off Runcorn Road, Balsall Heath. World War two
Rural landscape with thatched building by John Phillp
This watercolour of an unknown location is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may have been Matthew Boulton's son but the evidence is ...
Rustie Lee, Chef / TV Personality
"Rustie Lee achieved national recognition as the chef with the infectious laugh on TV AM. She has owned a Caribbean takeaway and restaurant in Handsworth. Rustie also opened a restaurant in Hurst St, ...
Ruston Street, Ladywood
Numbers 3-7 in Court 2 Ruston Street. This is a companion picture to the other one on the site of Court 3.
Ruston Street, Ladywood
Numbers 3-7 in Court 3 taken circa 1901-1906. The picture was taken prior to some of the slum clearances in Birmingham at that time.
Ruston Street, Ladywood
A scene in Ruston Street, Ladywood, photographed in 1961. This would appear to be a courtyard off Ruston Street, judging by the street-lamp and the path leading to the front doors of the 'back houses'. ...
Ruth Handley: Portraits
Ruth Handley(1899-1957)was renowned as a specialist in portrait photography. Mostly known for her photographs of actors and actresses who visited her Handsworth studio.
Her photographs are amongst ...
Ryland Road
House number 4 and the rear of number 9. The area was substantially redeveloped after the Second World War and houses such as this were demolished.
Ryland Road - by Year Five at Woodview
These are some Georgian houses on Ryland Road opposite the Woodview Primary School field. As you can see one of the windows is blocked out with bricks and painted because they didn't want to pay too much ...
Ryland Road - by Year Five at Woodview School
Taken by the children on their tour of the area. This doorway and window attracted some interest due to it's unique architecture in the road.
Sad Death at Perry Barr
This newscutting from the Handsworth Herald relates the death of Miss Emily Lindsay from Wellhead Lane. She had suffered from consumption for some time but had seemed healthy until a few days before ...
Sad Fatality to a Gentleman at Perry Barr
A newspaper cutting from the Birmingham Gazette, September 8th 1881.
The article refers to the death of Mr George Chase following an accident in his horse drawn trap in Rocky Lane, Perry Barr.
This ...
Saddlers Arms, Perry Barr
Saddlers Arms, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, between Franchise Street (to the left) and Birchfield Road School. From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield Road underpass ...
Saint Andrew's Church, Handsworth
Interior view of the Church.
Saint James' Church
Image showing the interior view of the church looking from the east window, a portrait of the vicar, Rev. T. S.Cave, M.A. Rural Dean of Handsworth, and an image of the Baptistry, the Church's War Memorial ...
Saint James Church Fancy Fair: General arrangements
Describes the arrangement of stalls in the Assembly Room at the Saint James Church Fancy Fair held between 20th and 23rd November 1929. Mentions the cloak room accomodation and provision of storage and ...
Saint James' Church General committee
The committee in November 1929 responsible for setting up the Fancy Fair held at the New Inns Assembly Rooms between the 20th and 23rd. The members were: Reverend T.S. Cave (chairman),Reverend J.R. Wardle, ...