The Bowling Green
Bowls was a popular pastime in many parks and Victoria Park was no exception. Tennis was another sport played in the park.
The British Queen Public House
The British Queen stood at 52 Lee Bank Road. This would have been somewhere in front of Lee Crescent on the road. By 1960 number 52 was the business of Rowland Keen and Company - Gunmakers, and Bruce ...
The Calthorpe Deeds
Benjamin Stone's Diary entry covering the ancient deeds found by Lieutenant Somerset Gough Calthorpe at Perry Hall.
Friday Nov 16 1906
By the 9:20 train home to meet the Rev: Swindell to lunch at ...
The Coppice, Handsworth
The Coppice, Handsworth, near Sandwell Park, from a photograph taken in 1910.
The East Window at St Lukes
The East Window was the gift of Dr E Robinson MD in 1909 the work of Messrs Harvey Ashby, John Bright Street. Dr Robinson was the Vaccination Officer for the City.
Brief Description of the Window ...
The East Window of St Luke's Church
The East Window was installed in 1909 after a bequest from a local doctor. Sadly it is not going to be a feature of the new St Luke's Church but will be fondly remembered by all who worshipped at the ...
The first motorcycle in Handsworth Wood
Leonard Davies of 11 Himstock Road in 1902. The cycle was built by Milbrowe Smith, a motor car builder who lived at 239 Soho Road.
The Future Edgbaston
A newspaper cutting from the "Weekly Mercury", January 26th 1907.
This article reports on an interview with Councillor Fred Lempriere of the District council about Birmingham's proposed scheme to ...
The Leveretts, Camp Lane, Handsworth
The Leveretts, Camp Lane, Handsworth. The photograph shows the Leveretts at the time it was employed by the Birmingham Corporation as a centre for treating psychiatric disorders. The land had been known ...
The old Central Library in Ratcliff Place
Taken by George Whitehouse. The old Library, still fondly remembered by many people, stood next to the Town Hall.
The Oratory, Edgbaston
Interior of the Oratory, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, looking towards the altar. The low angle of this photograph gives some idea of the scale and richness of E. Doran Webb's building, completed in 1909. Interestingly, ...
The Oratory, Edgbaston
The interior of the Oratory, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, from a postcard. Although the Oratory of St Philip Neri had been founded in 1852 by Cardinal Newman the church seen here was not built until 1903/09, ...
The Oratory, Edgbaston
Interior of the Oratory Church, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, looking towards the altar. The church, designed by E. Doran Webb, was built from 1903 to 1909 in memory of Cardinal Newman (who had died in 1890). ...
The Perry Barr Drowning Case
A newscutting relating the the inquest following the death of Eliza Garland who drowned in the Tame Valley Canal. Two onlookers, Francis Perigo and Joseph Horton attempted to rescue her but did not get ...
The Perry Barr Drowning Case
A letter to the press following the inquest following the death of Eliza Garland who drowned in the Tame Valley Canal. Two onlookers, Francis Perigo and Joseph Horton attempted to rescue her but did ...
The Perry Barr Drowning Case
Some of the letters to the press following the inquest following the death of Eliza Garland who drowned in the Tame Valley Canal. Two onlookers, Francis Perigo and Joseph Horton attempted to rescue her ...
The Perry Barr Drowning Case
A letter to the press following the inquest following the death of Eliza Garland who drowned in the Tame Valley Canal. Two onlookers, Francis Perigo and Joseph Horton attempted to rescue her but did ...
The Perry Barr Drowning Case
A letter to the press following the inquest following the death of Eliza Garland who drowned in the Tame Valley Canal. Two onlookers, Francis Perigo and Joseph Horton attempted to rescue her but did ...