Balsall Heath Panthers
Balsall Heath Panthers was the original name of the present day Sandwell Cycle Speedway Club. The club was founded in 1948 and raced on a bomb site in Balsall Heath Road. A gentleman by the name of Charlie ...
Balsall Heath Panthers Cycle Club
Racing on their track which was a converted former bomb site on Balsall Heath Road.
Balsall Heath Panthers Cycle Club
Racing on their track which was a converted former bomb site on Balsall Heath Road.
Balsall Heath Panthers Cycle Club
A crowd watching the Panthers in action on their track alongside Balsall Heath Road.
Balsall Heath Panthers Cycle Club
A crowd watching the Panthers in action on their track alongside Balsall Heath Road. It is noticeable that there appears to be no barrier for the crowd to stand behind at all!
Balsall Heath Panthers Cycle Club
The Panthers in action on their track alongside Balsall Heath Road.
Balushahi
Balushahi (Urdu: بالوشاھی; Hindi: बालुशाही) is a traditional dessert in Northern Indian, Pakistani and Nepali ...
Band Playing at the Red Lion
Bandstand
Bandstand listed as grade II, listed furniture,late 19th century. Octagonal in plan, brick base with iron Corinthian columns and domed roof. This has been preserved and can be found in Handsworth Park. ...
Bandy Wood Cottages
The game of Bandy which was played in the woods was a game similar to hockey. The cottages (one shown here) were well known in the 1930s when this picture was taken.
Bandywood Cottages, Kingstanding
Bandywood Cottages, Kingstanding, in the 1930s. They were situated in the Bandy Woods, where at one time a game called bandy was played.
Bandywood Road, Kingstanding
Bandywood Road on the Kettlehouse Farm Estate, Kingstanding. 20th October 1934
Bank clerks turned firemen
During World War Two it was common for people to take on extra work as part of the homefront. Here we see a pair of bank clerks operating a water pump.
Barbara Lewis - Liberal Candidate for Handsworth
Barbara Lewis contested the 1945 General Election as a Liberal. Her biography here tells us that Lewis was born in Smethwick and educated at Birmingham University. She had been widowed during the war ...
Barbara Lewis addresses the electorate 1945
Barbara Lewis was the Liberal candidate for Handsworth in the 1945 General Election. Her chances were slim as she was up against a large Conservative majority vote, buoyed it was thought by the end of ...
Barber Shop
"The Barber Shop, in black communities it is an essential part of everyday life. During the 1980's and early 1990's I would visit the barber's on a weekly basis. Waiting up to 2 hours for a 10 minute ...
Barbers on Ladypool Road
Children from Anderton Park Primary School looking into a Barber's Shop on Ladypool Road as part of a project looking at how the road has changed in the last 100 years
Barber's pole on Ladypool Road
The traditional sign of a barber dates back to medieval times. The origin of the red and white pole is associated with the service of bloodletting and was historically a representation of bloody bandages ...