Joseph Gamgee and the Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund - by Chris Upton
Fame can be a fickle, unpredictable thing. Joseph Sampson Gamgee (pictured), sometime surgeon of Birmingham, would be puzzled to know that his name has been preserved and broadcast to the world as a character ...
Julius Alfred Chatwin - Architect
Julius Alfred Chatwin, (1830-1907) was educated at King Edward VI School in New St, started work with the local building contractors Branson & Gwyther. In 1851 he was articled to the firm of Charles Barry. ...
Kent House - formerly Kent Street Baths
Kent House was for many years used as a storeroom by the Birmingham diocese. Prior to that it was Kent Street Baths, used and remembered fondly by many residents in the nearby area. During World War 2 ...
Kent Street Baths Opening Ceremony
Ticket of invitation to the opening ceremony of the "bathing reconstruction" - presumably it had been substantially refurbished. The invitation was sent to H.M. Cashmore - City Librarian of Birmingham. ...
Kent Street Gala Baths after an air-raid
The November air-raids on Birmingham in 1940 were particularly severe. As local resident Jean Hill notes below the raid that hit Kent Street Baths lasted from early evening till the following day. Kent ...
Kenyon Street in the blitz
Kenyon Street runs off the "top end" of Constitution Hill. The picture shows two factories damaged by a German air raid in June 1942. To the right is Anstey and Wilson who were electrical plate manufacturers. ...
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 ...
King Alfred's Place, Ladywood
View taken looking towards Broad Street in the distance. this photograph is by J.W. Steele.
King Edward VI School evacuation plaque
This plaque was placed in Monmouth as a thank you for the hospitality shown by residents to boys from the school who had been evacuated there.
King Edward's Road, Ladywood
King Edward's Road, Ladywood, looking towards Alexandra Street. The photograph was presumably taken in the 1960s just before redevelopment, which seems to be going in the distance. The scene is populated ...
Kinver Screw Works, Ladywood
Trade advert for the Kinver Screw Works which were situated at 52 Icknield Square, a 2 minute walk from Monument Lane Station. As the advert says, they had previously traded at Staniforth Street as T.B. ...
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 ...
Knocking Off Statues by Chris Upton
At a time of universally grim news the re-appearance of Hebe came as a little light relief last week. Hebe, you may or may not remember, is the name of the bronze statue that used to grace the central ...
Kunzle's building, Suffolk Street, Birmingham
This newscutting from the Evening Despatch of 30 January 1958 announces the plan for the new building on the site bounded by Suffolk Street, Paradise Street and Swallow Street. The cake and confectionery ...
Kunzles Chocolates
Double page spread from Kunzles catalogue. Kunzles were located on Broad Street for many years and were famous for their cakes and chocolates. This spread is from the 1939 catalogue, use the zoomify button ...
Kunzles Trade Catalogue
Cover of their 1939 catalogue showing the impressive frontage of Kunzles on Broad Street. Kunzles traded on Broad Street for decades and to this day are remembered for their cakes and chocolate. A Kunzles ...
Ladywood
A misty view from the art room of Osler Street School looking across Clark Street to the new replacement Ladywood School at Freeth Street.
Clark Street runs across from the bottom right. The line ...
Ladywood At War : A 60th Anniversary Exhibition
An exhibition which was held at St John's Church in Ladywood to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Here exhibition organiser Norman Bartlam poses with a Winston Churchill lookalike ...