The Lord's Supper, Austin Road United Church of God.
A service where members of the congregation sit around a table to receive communion. Vanley Burke gained special access to record the life of this Pentecostal Church through his grandmother and mother, ...
The Lunar Walk
Members of the Birmingham History Theatre Group gather for a group photograph outside The Venture on Malvern Street. The group were about to set off on a "Lunar Walk" along canal towpaths showcasing in ...
The Mad Dog at Perry Barr
A newspaper cutting from the Birmingham Mail, January 21st 1897.
This is a letter replying to an article in the previous days newspaper, which gave an account of a shepherd from Perry village being ...
The Maple Leaf florist shop
The shop stood on the corner of George Street West and Spring Hill. Historian Norman Bartlam noted that: "Flowers were popular at that time. "San Francisco", better known as "Be Sure To Wear Flowers In ...
The Middleway Blocks
This is another one from May Williams. May took several pictures around the blocks. At the time they may have seemed rather uninteresting but they now act as a record of the commonplace and serve as a ...
The Middleway Blocks
This photograph, by Lewis Green, catches children from the former Lea Mason Secondary School having a break in the play area which used to be located by the four Middleway blocks. The blocks were erected ...
The Midland Dyeing, Cleaning and Carpet Shaking Co
Two premises listed here for this company. It is interesting to note that carpets could be "taken away" for cleaning. No manager is listed for the Soho Road branch so it may have been that Walter Price ...
The Midland Vietnamese Community Association
The home of the association in Charleville Road, Handsworth.
The Monument Tavern
On Bellis Street. "This was always known as The Homebrew as they brewed their own beer. Nobody called it The Monument Tavern. Opposite was a chip shop called Julians which everyone would know". (Roy Gurley)...
The Moors, Church Lane
Watercolour sketch of the Moors circa 1879. Built by John Goode Esq. in the early nineteenth century, the house and fields stood between Church and Grove Lanes.
Later it was the home of Dr Hedley ...
The Muzzling Order
A newspaper cutting from the "Handsworth Herald" 16th May 1896.
A short article which criticises the Handsworth Police for the over zealous way they enforced the muzzling order that had been introduced ...
The Nag's Head
This Mitchells and Butlers pub stood at the corner of Monument Road and Icknield Port Road, The landlord at this time was John Clark. The row of houses to the right are now the site of Ladywood Fire Station....
The New Fire Station
They moved into the new site at Rookery Road, on 8 November 1999, from the old building on Stafford Road. It houses 2 appliances and is also an ambulance base, who rent the space on site. It has the following ...
The new Law Courts
A Line drawing of the courts as they were intended to look. This illustration was published in the Illustrated London News to coincide with the visit of Queen Victoria to lay the foundation stone. She ...
The New Moseley Arms Public House
The New Moseley Arms on the corner of Edward Road and Tindal Street. Since refurbished and renamed The Clock.
The New Optima offices under construction
The new offices of Optima Community Association are located on Bell Barn Road. The building next door is the St Thomas Centre - formerly the Lea Mason Secondary School in years gone by.
The night they bombed Dockers
In the early hours of 28 July 1942 a severe bombing raid on the west and south of the city resulted in the destruction of part of the Docker’s paint factory on Rotton Park Street and the lose of life ...
The number 8
The number 8 making its way towards Five Ways. In this view some of the park trees are still saplings. In the background you can see the Burman's Factory awaiting demolition and to the right of that are ...