Council House, Birmingham
Humorous postcard issued in a series called 'If Birmingham were Venice', featuring Birmingham buildings, in this case the Council House, in a canalside setting complete with gondolas and Venetian-style ...
Council House, Birmingham
The Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, built in a classical style in 1874/79. This postcard view has space for the message on the front,which implies that it dates from before 1902. For its time ...
Council House, Handsworth
The Council House, Soho Road, Handsworth, built in 1878/79 for Handsworth Urban District Council. Part of the building formed the Library and Reading Room, opened in 1880. This 1983 view reveals that ...
Council House, Handsworth
Council House, Handsworth, built as the offices of Handsworth Urban District Council in 1878/79 on the site of the Waggon and Horses Inn
Council House, Handsworth
Council House, Handsworth, the offices of Handsworth Urban District Council. Erected in 1878/79 the building also housed the public library.
Councillor Edgar Evans - Brewer and Maltster
This is an abridged version of his biography from The Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. Mr Evans address was given as Well Head Brewery, Well Head Lane, Perry Barr. Interestingly ...
Country Dancing at St Thomas's School
Posing happily for the camera are the coutry dancing troupe from the school. It would seem that country dancing was not greatly popular withe the boys from the school!
Couple Dancing at a Birthday Party
Behind the couple is an important detail in the picture. The calender behind comes from the first major black business in the area - Top Pops in Wolverhampton
Cranbourne Road Junior & Infant School, Kingstanding
Plan of Cranbourne Road Junior & Infant School, Kingstanding, taken from 'Architect & Building News', 16th October 1931. The architects were J.H. Hawkes & Son.
Cranbourne Road Junior & Infant School, Kingstanding
Cranbourne Road Junior & Infant School, Kingstanding, from 'Architect & Building News', 16th October 1931
Craven Arms
Taken on a rainy day in Summer 2004. The flags are flying as England at that time were still playing in the European Football Championships. The Craven Arms was proposed for local or statutory listed ...
Craven Arms, Gough Street
Detail of the beautiful decoration on the facade of the Craven Arms Public House in Gough Street.
Cregoe Street in 1960
This is either the lower or upper part of Cregoe Street on the side where the Bell Barn shopping centre and Woodman pub are at present (2004). Cregoe Street used to to be split by Great Colmore Street ...
Cregoe Street, Lee Bank
A view of the east side of Cregoe Street, Lee Bank, not long before demolition as part of the 1960s redevelopment of the area. When this photograph was taken on 28 August 1961 it looks as though the foreground ...
Crick Farm, Handsworth
Crick Farm, Handsworth, from a photograph taken around 1900. The building dates from about 1709, and is named after a right of way that used to lead from Grove Lane to the parish church.
Crockett's Road junction with Holyhead Road
Taken on March 17th 1937. The advert on the wall is for Barrett's Boot and shoe makers of Handsworth.
Crown Inn on corner of Cope Street and Springfield Street
Undated photograph of the Crown Inn but probably from the fifties or sixties.
Danesbury Crescent, Kingstanding
Houses in Danesbury Crescent, off Hurlingham Road, Kingstanding, on the estate built by Birmingham City Council around 1930.