Rev. Rolf Gledhill, Vicar of St Germain's, Edgbaston
The Rev. Rolf Gledhill, Vicar of St Germain's, Edgbaston, photographed in his study in September 1942. He was vicar of St Germain's, in City Road, from 1939 to 1945 through the war years, and had previously ...
Rickman Drive
Rising from the rubble of the old Rickman Drive, here we see construction of the new Rickman Drive. Since this picture was taken residents have moved in and the Great Colmore Street end of the Drive is ...
Rickman Drive shops before urban regeneration of the area
These shops have now vanished following the redevelopment of Rickman Drive. Originally they were intended, along with the Bell Barn Shopping centre on Cregoe Street, to help meet the needs locally of ...
Rickman Drive, Lee Bank
View of the shops on Rickman Drive. These shops have since disappeared in the urban renewal of the area currently taking place. They originally were built as part of the Lee Bank Development that took ...
Rotary Charity Ball at the Palais De Danse
7/6 and formal dress would have got you into the Rotarian's dance at the Palais De Danse. The Palais was on Monument Road and one of the most popular venues in the Ladywood area.
Rotton Park
In 1628 Rotton Park was bought by a wealthy landowner from Belbroughton in Worcestershire, called Humphrey Perrott. In 1737 John, the last of the Perrotts, inherited the estate. He was about 35 years ...
Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston
Old cottages and farm buildings in Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston. When this photograph was taken a century ago, in 1903, part of Rotton Park Road evidently retained something of its former rural atmosphere. ...
Royal Warwickshire Regiment - World War One
A collection of images from the website relating to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in World War One. Due to the nature of local recruitment many of the men were from Birmingham and this exhibition concentrates ...
Ryland Road
House number 4 and the rear of number 9. The area was substantially redeveloped after the Second World War and houses such as this were demolished.
Ryland Road - by Year Five at Woodview
These are some Georgian houses on Ryland Road opposite the Woodview Primary School field. As you can see one of the windows is blocked out with bricks and painted because they didn't want to pay too much ...
Ryland Road - by Year Five at Woodview School
Taken by the children on their tour of the area. This doorway and window attracted some interest due to it's unique architecture in the road.
Saint Lukes School
Although the school has long since closed, the sign remains outside the entrance to the side. The school is currently being used as a Surestart centre but at some point in the near future the whole site ...
Sandon Road, Edgbaston
The fountain at the junction of Hagley Road (to the left) and Sandon Road (to the right). This remarkable fountain, of medieval design, was an Edgbaston landmark during the Victorian and Edwardian periods....
Save kitchen waste to feed the pigs!
Wartime poster produced to encourage saving of kitchen waste to feed pigs. The poster was produced by the HMSO (Her Majesty's Stationery Office) and is number SP52. These posters were common sights around ...
Scene of the crime - Lee Bank Road
A policeman stands on guard outside Thomas Bates' newsagents. Bates was murdered on June 2nd 1962 in the course of a robbery. The robber/ murderer escaped on a number 8 bus across the road - hence the ...
Schedule for the Queen Mother's tour
The schedule focusing on the 11:35am leaving of the Council House for the Y Blocks. The order of the cars and the passengers are listed. The Queen Mother visited the estates on May 2nd 1957.
School Days - by Joan Brady
Joan talks about her own memories of school in the area and that of her mother, Jose.
Jose went to St Thomas’s School, between about 1921 and 1930, and she always said that her favourite teacher was ...
School play at St Thomas's School
The photograph dates from around 1954/55 and is courtesy of Pat Jones (nee Rogers). Pat recalls that the production took place in the school playground. Fifth left in the cape is David Rogers.
St ...