Houses in Balsall Heath Road
Keith Whitehouse's family had to leave No 271 Balsall Heath Rd in 1968 because of the clearance. Keith says, “My memories of the house and Balsall heath are fantastic and at the time I didn’t want to ...
HRH Princess Alexandra at Lee Bank Primary School
Headteacher Denis Lyons on the day of the visit by the princess:
"Punctually at 1135 a car drove in which contained the princess and Ald. Harold Tyler, the Lord Mayor. Various people concerned with the ...
Hunters Road from Nursery Road
This photograph taken from Nursery Road shows the junction of Hunters Road and Nursery Road. The bridge built above the lower end of Hunters Road was constructed to enable employees of H.Samuel to access ...
Hurlingham Road, Kingstanding
Hurlingham Road, Kingstanding. An undated photograph taken on Birmingham City Council's Kingstanding Estate.
Hurlingham Road, Kingstanding
Hurlingham Road, Kingstanding, in January 1932. Hurlingham Road was reckoned to be the greatest achievement of Birmingham's Public Works Department and the pride of Kingstanding.
Hyde Arms
At the junction of Hyde Road and Clark Street.
"When I was at school Mr Pitty was the landlord. On the Clark Street side you used to have to go down some steps as it was on a hill. Next to the Hyde ...
Hyde Road, Ladywood
The Hyde Arms at 80 Hyde Road, Ladywood. The photograph was taken in 1968, when the area was evidently in a poor way. The pub does not seem in too bad a state itself but one wonders what sort of trade ...
Icknield Street
View of Icknield Street in the nineteen fifties. To the left is Spring Hill Library, a fine redbrick Victorian structure still there to this day. The shops have now long gone but they include Walter Smith ...
Icknield Street railway bridge
The bridge was at the junction of Icknield Street and Pitsford Street. The bridge has since been replaced and now carries the Metro en route between Snow Hill and Wolverhampton. To the right is an advert ...
Ideal Home Exhibition at Bingley Hall
Cartoons by Larry in the Evening Mail which capture the Ideal Home Exhibition as remembered by many Brummies. This used to be at Bingley Hall off Broad Street and featured all the latest timsesaving gadgets ...
'Idle Dreams'
Photograph by Ruth Handley. Process: plastika.
Labels on reverse: 'Midland Salon of Photography, Accepted and Hung [at] The City Art Gallery, Worcester. 1953' & 'Exhibition of Midland Photography. ...
In Memoriam by Raymond Mason
The painting came about as a consequence of Mason's return to Birmingham when his mother had passed away. The area of his youth was itself now "dying" too, bulldozers moving in to demolish the old housing ...
Inside the Colwyn?
An image from the Lewis Green collection. We believe this is the lounge of the Colwyn Pub on Great Colmore Street, but we don't know who the people are. If you know please drop us a line at cs@optima.org.uk...
Inside The Woodman
Two customers enjoying a drink at The Woodman in Cregoe Street. The pub has since been demolished as part of the urban renewal of the area. Helen White notes that: "The lady, who is my aunt, is Mrs Barbara ...
Introduction to the class
A new pupil is introduced to their class mates at St Thomas's School. Sadly the date, class and teacher are not noted on the back so any more information would be most welcome. The school was located ...
'Invitation'
Photograph by Ruth Handley. Process: multigrade.
Exhibition labels on reverse: 'Midland Salon of Photography. Accepted for exhibition. Public Library & Art Gallery, Kidderminster, 1956' and 'Sutton ...