Interior of Handsworth Cemetery Chapel looking towards the Mortuary
Photograph is taken from the programme for the opening of Handsworth Chapel on 1st October 1910.
Interior of the Chapel looking towards the Apse
Photograph is taken from the programme for the opening of Handsworth Chapel on 1st October 1910.
IWA Demonstration
Indian Workers Association, based in Handsworth, on a demonstration in Saltley.
IWA Demonstration
Indian Workers Association based in Handsworth on a demonstration in Nechells.
James Henry Stone
Benjamin's Stone's brother, James Henry, died in December 1908. He was a JP and lived at his house, The Dene, in Sutton Coldfield. For most of his life though he lived at Grosvenor Road in Handsworth. ...
James Hunte Poster in shop window
James Hunte, who ran the Mohammed Ali Centre in Hockley stood as an independent councillor in the late 1970's
Jewish Cemetery at Five Ways
This view of the Jewish Cemetery was taken early last century. The cemetery was located next to the canal and railway line at Five Ways, It is still there today but is not in use and the bodies that were ...
Jewish Cemetery on Islington Row
The cemetery is now closed to all. Although the bodies have long since been removed to Witton Cemetery, some of the monuments have remained in situ. Since this picture was taken it is now extensively ...
Jewish Cemetery on Islington Row
The city’s other Jewish cemeteries had disappeared with the development of the railways. The Froggery cemetery was sold for £260 in 1849 when Birmingham New Street Station was built, and Granville Street ...
Jill Knight MP at St Thomas Junior and Infant School
The then MP for Edgbaston, Jill Knight, opening a play scheme for local children at St Thomas Junior and Infant School on Great Colmore Street. This was only the second one of it's kind to be opened in ...
John Bayley Lees JP
This is an abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full biography is available as a download.
Mr Bayley Lees is a native of Hill Top and received his early education at ...
John Davies Mullins (Chief Librarian)
This is an abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available on this page for download.
Mr John Davies Mullins, whose death at his residence, 32 Wretham ...
John Henderson - Grave at Keyhill Cemetery
The engineering partnership of Charles Fox and John Henderson was a great Victorian success story. They built the roof of the old New Street Station. They had a large hand in Paddington Station, built ...
John Satchell - Deacon and Politician
This is an abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. The house where he died was owned by his son Ernest Percy Satchell (a surgeon)and ...
Joseph Chamberlain - Grave at Keyhill Cemetery
The grave of Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) is located in Keyhill Cemetery in Birmingham. Buried here are: Joseph Chamberlain, Harriet Chamberlain (his first wife), Florence Chamberlain (his second wife) ...
Joseph Chamberlain postcard
This postcard was published in 1906 to mark the 70th birthday of Joseph Chamberlain on 8th July. Great celebrations were organised in Birmingham, for Chamberlain had been Mayor three times and had represented ...
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral
This image shows the Chamberlain family around the graveside. At the head of the grave is the vicar and to the right, leaning over the grave, are Austen and Neville Chamberlain.
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral
This previously unpublished image shows the gravediggers moving in to finish work after the Chamberlain family had left the funeral. It has a real air of finality to it, after all he had achieved in life ...