The Prince of Wales in Florence Street
In October 1932 the then Prince of Wales (later briefly Edward VIII) visited Birmingham and is here seen in Florence Street in a picture entitled 'Prince welcomed in the slums'. He is seen wearing a hat ...
The Pump Tavern - 236 Soho Road
The Queen Mother arriving at Nash House
View from Nash House as the Queen Mother arrives. She is leading the way in with the then Lord Mayor Ernest Apps. In the following group behind are some of the other dignitaries who accompanied her.
The Queen Mother at Nash House
The Queen Mother talking to local dignitaries during her visit to Nash House in 1957. The Mayor talking to her to the right is Ernest William Apps.
The Queen Mother at Nash House
The Queen Mother and the Lord Mayor greeting the crowds during her official visit to open the Bath Row Development. Nash House along with Avon and Lansdown make up the Y Blocks within the Great Colmore, ...
The Queen Mother leaving Nash House
The Queen Mother leaving Nash House after visiting some of the residents. Escorted by Mayor Apps she is heading back to the City Centre for the remainder of her day in Birmingham.
The Queen Mother was at the door
Evening Mail article about the Queen Mother's visit to Nash House. Mentioned in the article are local residents Sarah Badham, Dorothy Blackford, David Blackford and Raymond Quiney. To view the article ...
The Queen's Hospital becomes the Accident Hospital
This cartoon appeared in the Birmingham Despatch. The caption notes that 50 beds are already occupied! The Accident Hospital has itself closed down since then. It was located at the top end of Bath Row ...
The Railway Public House on Clifton Road
This pub was on the corner with Malvern Street, close to the railway bridge from where it takes it's name. It closed in the last ten years and is now a domestic residence. It is though still recognisable ...
The Red Lion, Soho Road
This coaching house had its first licence granted in 1542. The present building is a replacement built on the same site. Oliver Cromwell used the Red Lion to provide stabling for his horses and rest for ...
The Regent Cinema
The Regent was also known as The Ledsam due to it being on Ledsam Street. It was opened in 1910 and closed about 1959, which was when this picture was taken.
The remains of Haddon Tower
The day after Haddon Tower was demolished this was all that remained of it. A pile of rubble, perhaps two storeys high, being cleared away by the bulldozers. To see the demolition itself, have a quick ...
The Reverends Webster, Whicker and Sheppard (St Thomas's Church)
In 1898, the Rev F S Webster accepted the Living of All Soul’s Langham Palace, London, and he was succeeded by the Rev. W G S Whicker, whose devoted labours on behalf of both Church and Schools are well ...
The Roman Catholic Church of St John and St Martin in George Street
This church was established in 1896. It was originally founded from St Anne's in Alcester Street and was run by them until 1903 when it became a separate mission.
The Royal Mint, Icknield Street, Ladywood
The Royal Mint public house stood at 200 Icknield Street, Ladywood, taking its name from the actual Mint that is on the opposite side of the road. Presumably people only became confused if they had been ...
The Royal visit to St Philip's Cathedral
Princess Diana planted a tree at St Philip's Cathedral in Birmingham while here to re-open Victoria Square. In this photograph a young man seems to be taking the chance to have a closer look at the Mayoral ...
The schedule for the Queen Mother at Nash House
The Queen Mother visited Nash House in 1957. This is the schedule for when she arrived at Nash House from the Council House.
The School Farm
A short extract from the "Five Ways Magazine" Summer 1941. Magazine of King Edwards School Five Ways.
This article refers to the whole school being evacuated to Monmouth at the start of the war and taking ...