Town Hall, Birmingham
View of the Town Hall, Birmingham, looking up Congreve Street from Victoria Square, with the clock tower of the Art Gallery on the right. This postcard view, full of atmosphere and horse-cabs, must date ...
Town Hall, Birmingham as Venice
Humorous postcard showing Birmingham's Town Hall in an imaginary Venetian setting. The setting is perhaps a little inappropriate as Joseph Hansom's building was a classical design in the Corinthian style, ...
Tragic Affair at Perry Barr
These cuttings deal with the deal of Harry Reginald Bradley who drowned when his mother jumped into the canal at Perry Barr while holding him. (Use the 'zoomify ' function to make the cuttings readable.)
The ...
Train and Tram Service
Details of Handsworth's train and tram services as published in the Handsworth Church Bazaar.
Training Children 1978
A ride for children named "Tingha and Tucker Railway". "Tingha and Tucker" were popular children's TV characters from the 60s.
Tram 604 terminus at Oxhill Road
The Oxhill Road branch was added to the tram network in 1912. This view shows the terminus.
Tram Depot workforce
These workman are gathered just outside the main entrance to the tram depot on Moseley Road. Although undated it is probably from the early years of the depot, pre First World War. The gentleman to the ...
Tramcars - Rate of speed
Newspaper cutting from the Daily Post 1885.
This letter is one of several appearing in the local press of the time, complaining about the service being provided by steam trams in the Perry Barr area. ...
Tramline Track
A piece of track from Handsworth's tramways. It was discovered during the digging which took place for a garage refurbishment. Half of the rail was kept by the garage owner and half by the Handsworth ...
Trams on the Six Ways line
Newspaper cutting from the Birmingham Mail 1897.
This short article refers to a breakdown of a steam tram near the Barton Arms and complains about the behaviour of people boarding the trams during ...
Trams on the Soho Road
Trams passing nearby the library. An advert for Bovril is prominent on the tram.
Trams to Perry Barr
Newspaper cutting from the Daily Post 1895. This letter is one of many complaining about tram services in the area. This is of particular interest as it refers to the newly introduced "queue system".
This ...
Tramway Sign
This sign would have been fixed to a pole at the side of the tramway. It was discovered during the digging which took place for a garage refurbishment.
Travel Agents etched glass window
The increasing Asian population of the area saw a steady rise in the number of travel agents specialising in flights to India, Pakistan and the arab states amongst other locations. There are many in the ...
Travel notice to housewives
An advertisment placed on public transport to encourage housewives not to travel after 4pm, to free up transport for essential workers.
Fewer buses and trains would have been available than in peace ...
Tree planting in Rickman Drive
As part of the redevelopment of Edgbaston B15 mature trees were planted. Due to the size of these trees a crane had to be used! The area was subsequently renamed as Lee Bank.
Tree planting on Bell Barn Road
Mature trees were planted as part of the features of the redevelopment of the Lee Bank area. This image was credited as being of Bell Barn Road but the background of Bristol Street means it is the end ...
Trinity Methodist Church
Originally a corrugated iron church called "the tin tabernacle" stood on the site in Rookery Road. The present church was built to these plans in 1914 under the direction of Rev. Harvey Rowe. These plans ...