Soho Road shopping
The Soho Supermarket with a colourful display of fruit and vegetables.
Soho Road Then and Now
A comparison picture of the same stretch of the road in the 1960s and 2003.
Sonia Stevenson, Remission, The Well Concert, Symphony Hall 2002.
Remission started as a junior choir in the 1970's. They recorded their first album "A Change is Coming" in 1990. Sonia is a member of the original choir.
Spring Bank Road - by Year Five at Woodview School
This is a house on Spring Bank Road. This side of the road was built in the 60's as part of the last regeneration of the area. Opposite are the new build properties from the latest regeneration.
Spring Vale Hall
The Spring Vale shops and this hall were located on Lee Bank Middleway at the junction with Bristol Street. All of this area is part of the redevelopment plan for Lee Bank. The poster to the left reads: ...
St Alban's Church of England School
Keith Whitehouse progressed from Mary Street School to St Alban's C of E in Highgate (1964) to continue his education, and found a similar peaceful atmosphere conductive learning he had experienced in ...
St Barnabas Church on Clifton Road
The surviving part of the original church has been imaginatively adapted. The space at the front where the tower once stood now provides a forecourt and a vicarage. The original church was damaged in ...
St Catherine's Church and Birmingham city centre, from Lee Bank
In this 1995 view looking towards the city centre from Lee Bank the green domed roof of the church of St Catherine of Siena stands out. The Roman Catholic church in Bristol Street opened in 1965, replacing ...
St James Church Window - by Year Five at Woodview School
This is St James Church's beautiful stained glass window. The church is now apartments.
St John's Church
One of the bosses on the side of the main entrance to the church. Despite weathering visible to the forehead this is still a fine and imposing piece of sculpture.
St John's Church interior
Part of the decoration inside St John's Church, Ladywood.
St John's Church, Ladywood
Carved stone boss at side of doorway of St John's Church, Ladywood.
St John's Church, Ladywood
Beautiful carved figure by the door of St John's Church in Ladywood. St John's is the parish church and longstanding heart of the community.
St Luke's Church
This view is from the road just outside McDonalds at the Lee Bank Middleway/ Bristol Street junction. To the left is St Luke's Church which after a hundred years or so in existance is now due to be demolished ...
St Luke's Church - The belltower spiral staircase
The belltower was never completed to its full height. This is the view from the top where the bell is located. No lighting exists so this was an "interesting" picture to take leaning over the top of the ...
St Luke's Church, Bristol Street
View of the side chapel in St Luke's Church. This was originally the screen from St Asaph's Church on Great Colmore Street. When St Asaph's was closed the side chapel screen was saved and removed to St ...
St Luke's School Bell
The school bell from St Luke's School, still in situ despite the school's closure in 2002. The building is now a Sure Start centre, the bell remains as a testament to the past.
St Luke's School Playground
Another view of the playground today (2004). Despite the four years since the school's closure it is still recognisable as a school playground. Gridlines and playground architecture are still there to ...