Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral at Key Hill
The graveside service for the late Joseph Chamberlain who had been Lord Mayor and MP for Birmingham, and contributed so much to the development of the city.
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral at Key Hill Cemetery
This view of the funeral was taken at the end of the graveside service. Joseph's son Austen is wearing a top hat and talking possibly to his half-brother Neville. Alternatively Neville could be the man ...
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral at Key Hill Cemetery
This exhibition contains previously unpublished images. They were not professionally taken and are the only record of the burial of this great man.
Chamberlain, MP and former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, ...
Joseph Sturge by Ikra
The life of Joseph Sturge by Ikra from Woodview Primary School. Use the "zoom" button to read more closely.
Joseph Sturge by Marcus, Ikra and Talissia
A life of Joseph Sturge in words and pictures by pupils from Woodview Primary School. Two other pupils names are to be added as they are difficult to make out. Use the "zoom" button to read more closely....
Key Hill Cemetery
Key Hill Cemetery lies at the edge of Birmingham's jewellery quarter and is the last resting place of many of the rich and famous of Birmingham. This exhibition includes some views of the cemetery, some ...
Kim Hancock interview
Kim Hancock was born in Handsworth in 1957 and her parents and grandmother were also born in Handsworth. She talks about the changes in the area and in her own life in the 1960s and 70s:
To listen ...
King Edward's Grammar School For Girls
The school was opened in 1911, the pupils being drawn from three existing King Edward's schools at Aston, Summer Row and Bath Row. Rose Hill Road was made to accomodate the school.
Kitchen / Harry Potter
The kitchen back door has gone, replaced by a brand new cooker and fridge and a smooth tiled wall. The kitchen stretches the length of the old kitchen and bathroom combined and the new bathroom is now ...
Kitchen in the Attwood Green Community Centre
The Community Centre has now gone - demolished as part of the urban regeneration of the Lee Bank area. This is the kitchen area which over the years produced countless buffets!
The centre was located ...
Laying of the Memorial Stone for Handsworth Cemetery Chapel
The stone was laid by local JP Alfred Sanders on September 22nd 1909, accompanied by a host of other local dignitaries.
Lea Bridge House
Lea Bridge House was located on Church Lane. It stood on the Handsworth Park side of the road just inside the grounds.
Leading a Horse on the Farm - Canada
Here we see one of the young emigrées working on the farm. John Middlemore was a rich benefactor in Birmingham who opened the Children’s Emigration (or Middlemore) Homes in 1872 as a charitable concern. ...
Ledsam Street dynamite conspiracy
"Head-master White distributes the prizes". This satirical cartoon is from The Dart and comments on the giving out of awards to the police following the arrest of those accused. The press seemed to take ...
Lee Bank
The picture was taken at the corner of Rickman Drive and Grant Street in 1999. The foreground area, looking for all the world like a bombsite, is in fact a washing area. It was conditions such as this ...
Lee Bank
Conditions in Lee Bank in the nineties had become so bad that residents launched a campaign to get something done.
Lee Bank
This image shows the rundown state of Lee Bank in 1999 just before the transfer of the area's housing to Optima Community Association. Since then the area has been, and still is being, substantially renovated. ...
Lee Bank Graffiti - Help!
In 1999 tenant action in Lee Bank to get something done about their housing conditions reached a peak. Demonstrations and protests increased and pictures such as these were used to publicise the state ...