Farrier in Handsworth
Sadly the original image doesn't say where it is from but the Handsworth Historical Society beiieve it to be from Handsworth. It is probably early twentieth century in date.
Halfway Farm, Kingstanding
Mr Compton, the waggoner, cutting a neighbour's hair at Halfway Farm, Kingstanding Road, Kingstanding, sometime in the 1920s.
Hamstead Mill
Hamstead water mill was used for a variety of purposes including milling flour, blades and as a slitting mill (cutting narrow rods from strips of metal which were then used to make nails). It was part ...
Hamstead Mill, Hamstead
Hamstead water mill was used for a variety of purposes including milling flour, blades and as a slitting mill (cutting narrow rods from strips of metal which were then used to make nails). It was part ...
Holyhead Road, Handsworth
An old farmhouse in Holyhead Road, Handsworth, which stood in Holyhead Road almost opposite Island Road, 1906. Beside the door are advertisements for R. White's lime juice & soda and ginger ale.
Horse Fair at the Horsefair
Up into the early years of the twentieth century there used to be a horse fair held in Brick Kiln Lane. The Lane was renamed as the HorseFair in memory of the event. This is a rare picture of the event ...
Kents Farm, Grove Lane
Also known as Grove Farm. It was located at the junction of Grove Lane and Hinstock Road.
Kettlehouse Farm, Kingstanding
Working in the farmyard at Kettlehouse Farm, Kingstanding, in the early 1920s. From left to right are George Judd, his daughters Gertrude and Elsie, and his cousin Harry Judd. The waterworks pumping station ...
Kettlehouse Farm, Perry Barr
At Kettlehouse Farm, Holly Lane, Perry Barr, the tenant farmer, George Judd, poses for the camera while his dog 'Mick' does one of his tricks on a snowy day sometime in the 1930s.
Kettlehouse Farm, Perry Barr
Kettlehouse Farm, Perry Barr. In the fields near the farm the pumping station can be seen in the background. The lady in the picture is Elsie Judd, one of the tenants of the farm in the 1920s.
Lea Hall Farm
Lea Hall Farm was demolished around 1930. At the time of the 1839 tithe survey it consisted of 25 acres 3 rods and 6 perches of land which was a mixture of arable, pasture, meadow and orchard.
Lea Hall Farm, Wood Lane
Lea Hall Farm was demolished around 1930. At the time of the 1839 tithe survey it consisted of 25 acres 3 rods and 6 perches of land which was a mixture of arable, pasture, meadow and orchard.
Mad dog at Perry Barr
A newspaper cutting from the Birmingham Mail, January 20th 1897.
This is the first in a series of news reports dealing with a suspected outbreak of Rabies In Perry Barr.
A collie was seen running madly ...
Malvern Street Playcentre opening ceremony
Lord Mayor, Councillor George Canning, opening Malvern Street Play Centre's farmyard. This was one of the last ceremonies performed by the Lord Mayor before completing his term of office.
Park Farm
The Park farm buildings lie between Hilltop and Handsworth Golf courses. Handsworth Golf Course now occupies what was the farmland.
Perry Hall Home Farm, Perry Barr
View of the Home Farm, Perry Hall, Perry Barr, from a postcard postmarked 4th August 1913. Formerly known as Perry Mill Farm, the name was changed when the farm was rebuilt around 1900. Immediately behind ...
Perry Village Farm
The horse and trap outside the door of School Farm. The farm was owned by Edward Arthur Maybury who may be one of the two men in the photograph.
Plough by John Phillp
This pencil drawing of a plough 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 inconclusive. ...