Clematis along Great Colmore Street
This beautiful clematis attracts admiring glances every spring/ summer along Great Colmore Street. It is in fact grown over the fence of an address in Lytham Croft
Cleopatra Candlevases by Boulton and Fothergill
This pair of candlevases was made by Boulton and Fothergill at the Soho Manufactory around 1771. They are made of blue john with ormolu mounts. The panels in the base are glass painted to look like aventurine.
Candlevases ...
Code of Good Conduct in the ARP shelter under George Road
As you arrive in the first area from the entrance you see this notice hanging on the wall - the Code of Good Conduct. It reads as follows:
Public Shelters are provided for the use of members of the ...
Cogs from a Counting Machine by James Watt
Watt was born on January 19, 1736, in Greenock, Scotland. He worked as a mathematical-instrument maker from the age of 19 and soon became interested in improving the steam engines, which were used at ...
Colour photograph of a man in a grey striped suit and woman in a purple traditional dress
They are holding hands.
From The Ernest Dyche Collection
Coming or going?
This photo by Lewis Green is an image you can wonder about for ages and still not come up with a definitive answer. Does it show a couple going somewhere or are they coming back? Is the ladt upset or ...
Community centre under demolition (with film clip)
This digger demolished the whole Centre in about one hour! The area is part of the re-development undertaken by Crest Nicholson and Optima Community Association. the Centre stood on Gaywood Croft off ...
Community Summer School, Wolverhampton
Kids posed for a group photograph at a Summer School, held in Wolverhampton.
Construction in Lee Bank
View of new properties under construction by Crest Nicholson. This view is taken looking towards the four blocks on Lee Bank Middleway, from the balcony of the old Community Centre on Gaywood Croft.
Conversation
Four youths in conversation somewhere near to Hogarth House. Lewis Green was very interested in capturing people going about their daily business.
Cooks at Work
Cooks at work in a restaurant. One of the cooks is called Terry. This was one of the first Caribbean restaurants in Handsworth. It was near the corner of Soho Road and Holliday Road
Copper tea vase, front view
This copper tea vase is of the kind that would have been made by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Manufactory.
It is on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Copper tea vase, side view
This copper tea vase is of the kind that would have been made by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Manufactory.
It is on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Corner of Irving and Bow Street
The redevelopment of the Lee Bank area in the fifties and sixties seemed to bypass a small area along Bow Street and onto Irving Street. Some old former factory and small business workshops survive along ...
Cornish Pumping Engine for the Poldory Mine
Drawing 'No. 2' of general section of cornish mine pumping engine, for the Poldory Mine.
This engine was a typical Cornish pumping engine made by Boulton & Watt. It was single-acting, with a 48 inch ...
Cornish Pumping Engine for the Poldory Mine
Drawing 'No. 3.' of the inside view of the Poldory Engine seen from the Lower Wall. Also shows longitudinal section of the boiler and seating and external view of the chimney.
This engine was a typical ...
Cornish Pumping Engine for the Poldory Mine
Drawing 'No. 4.' of the outside front view of the Poldory engine. Also shows external view of part of the boiler.
This engine was a typical Cornish pumping engine made by Boulton & Watt. It was single-acting, ...
Cornish Pumping Engine for the Poldory Mine
Drawing 'No. 5.' of the Poldory ground plan. Also includes horizontal and cross-sections of the boiler and seating.
This engine was a typical Cornish pumping engine made by Boulton & Watt. It was single-acting, ...