Holloway Head
Holloway Place, Holloway Head showing a street market, or perhaps a shop spilling out onto the street. It appears to be attracting a crowd. In spite of the shabby surroundings window-boxes are in evidence ...
Holloway Head, Chapmans Mill and R. Wier's Store
Chapman’s brick built tower mill stood on the hill overlooking Holloway Head. It is thought to have been constructed in 1745 by Clark’s who were millwrights in Deritend until the late 18th century. There ...
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 ...
Household shop on Ladypool Road
This shop sells decorative items for the home. The range of goods is quite diverse and all are of quite ornate design. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School as part of a project looking ...
Hunters Road from Nursery Road
This photograph taken from Nursery Road shows the junction of Hunters Road and Nursery Road. The bridge built above the lower end of Hunters Road was constructed to enable employees of H.Samuel to access ...
Hurchinson's Baby Car Manufacturer
Hutchinson's stood next to the Library at 100 Soho Road. The advert describes them branching out from "baby car manufacture" into the production of cabinets and upholstery.
Advert taken from the programme ...
Icknield Street
View of Icknield Street in the nineteen fifties. To the left is Spring Hill Library, a fine redbrick Victorian structure still there to this day. The shops have now long gone but they include Walter Smith ...
Imran Enterprises on Ladypool Road
Greengrocers and general supplies. This is near to the junction with Studley Street. The row of shops here were originally the Birmingham Co-Operative Society.
Indenture relating to lands and appurtenances in Handsworth
First page of indenture between 1. Arthur Entwisleof Wolhayes [Woolhays Christchurch, Hants.], formerly of 8, Cork Street, Bond Street, London, barrister at law, and the Rev. Studholme Wilson of Millbrook ...
Indenture relating to lands and appurtenances in Handsworth [last page]
Last page of indenture between 1. Arthur Entwisleof Wolhayes [Woolhays Christchurch, Hants.], formerly of 8, Cork Street, Bond Street, London, barrister at law, and the Rev. Studholme Wilson of Millbrook ...
Interviewing David Anthony - by Year Five at Woodview
David Anthony the owner of the hair style shop.
David Anthony owns the hairdressers on bristol street. And by the way david is a funny man.
This is david anthony his hair shop is a magnificent place ...
Ironmonger's Shop at Kingstanding
Corner of College Road & Kingstanding Road in 1932.
Irving Street, Lee Bank
Nos. 157 and 159A Irving Street, Lee Bank, are seen here in a photograph taken in the early 1960s just before wholesale redevelopment of the area. The name over the door of no. 157, on the left, is William ...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Photograph of the designer of the Great Eastern, showing anchor chains of the ship. Photographed by Robert Howlett; albumen print, 1857.
James Watt & Co. of Soho, Handsworth, manufactured the screw ...
J W Jones premises at 82 Holyhead Road
Jones traded as both an estate agent and builder and decorator. The picture was taken around 1940.
J. Freeth's Painted Glass Establishment
Freeth's were based at 4 Colmore Row, This advert lists the kind of work they undertook, along with a selection from their client list. Use the "zoomify" tab to read the text clearly.
J.E. Caswell - Groceries and Provisions
Joseph Caswell was a grocer. Number 75 is three doors from the Villa and Hall Road junctions.
From 'Handsworth Church Calendar 1937' by B. A. Porter.