Sydney by Joseph Lycett
Joseph Lycett painted the Australian colony after he was transported there for forgery. Lycett eventually returned to England settling in Birmingham at Bath Row. He was again arrested for forging bank ...
Taking a break
Workmen taking a break from preparing Haddon Tower on Bristol Street for demolition. They are removing fixtures and fittings; their progress down the tower was easy to spot by seeing if a floor had still ...
Tenant's Deposit- Wynn Street
Receipt for the deposit paid by Dorothy Blackford and her husband for their flat on Wynn Street. The Blackford family were paid a visit by the Queen Mother as part of her visit to the area. The Queen ...
The "Y" Blocks
Looking towards Nash House on Grant Street. To the left are the low rise flats and Avon House and to the rear, just visible, is Lansdown House. The picture was taken from Bell Barn Road looking over the ...
The artist David Bomberg
David Bomberg (December 5, 1890 – August 19, 1957) was a painter, born in Sutton Street off Holloway Head. His family moved to London though when he was still an infant.
Bomberg returned to Birmingham ...
The Attwood Green Community Centre being demolished
Just over thirty years after it was opened as a centre for the Midland Adult School Union, the building was demolished as part of the regeneration of the Lee Bank area. Latterly it had played host to ...
The Bates Murder
Newsagent Thomas Bates was murdered in the course of a robbery at his premises on Lee Bank Road on June 2nd 1962. This photograph shows Chief Inspector Baumber talking to the deceased's brother inside ...
The Bell on Bristol Street
The Bell Public House was a magnificently designed building. It stood on the junction of Bristol Street and Great Colmore Street - exactly where the Etap Hotel stands today. The road running behind the ...
The Boardroom at the Attwood Green Community Centre
The boardroom was upstairs and used for all manner of meetings and talks, especially by Crest Nicholson and Optima Community Association. The Community Centre, which stood off Cregoe Street, has now since ...
The Bowling Green public house, Holloway Head, Lee Bank
The Bowling Green pub was at 68/70 Holloway Head, Lee Bank, on the south side between Ernest Street and Florence Street. Ernest Street is visible on the far side of the pub. The photograph was taken in ...
The Britannia Public House
The Britannia was located on the corner of Latimer Street and Pigott Street. At this time the pub is owned by Frederick Smith. This area of Edgbaston was cleared to make way for the park that became the ...
The British Queen Public House
The British Queen stood at 52 Lee Bank Road. This would have been somewhere in front of Lee Crescent on the road. By 1960 number 52 was the business of Rowland Keen and Company - Gunmakers, and Bruce ...
The Broadway
The front of the Broadway Cinema in 1954. "Sign Of the Pagan" is showing starring Jack Palance as Attila The Hun. Two shillings and four pence would have got you a seat on the balcony!
Local resident ...
The building of Lee Bank Middleway
This aerial view shows the traffic on Lee Bank Road moving slowly around the deep building works for the Middleway. To the right of the crossroads with Bristol Street is the ABC Cinema which was formerly ...
The canal walk
At the junction of Bath Row and Communication Row lies this stairway which leads down to the canal.The canal follows the trainline into the city centre and is a popular route used by many people.
The digger moves in
the business end of the digger which demolished the Community Centre on Gaywood Croft off Cregoe Street. People watched in fascination as it tore the place down in about one hour. Here it looks like something ...
The Etap Hotel on Bristol Street
Built in just a few months this hotel is located at the junction of Bristol Street and Great Colmore Street. The construction was interesting because it was built in sections whereby each room was "dropped ...
The gardens at the Middleway Blocks
This photograph was taken by resident May Williams. The four blocks, Hogarth, Faraday, Audleigh and Chiswick are still there today. Much of the surrounding development from the fifties and sixties has ...