The Attwood Green Community Centre being demolished
Just over thirty years after it was opened as a centre for the Midland Adult School Union, the building was demolished as part of the regeneration of the Lee Bank area. Latterly it had played host to ...
The Birmingham and Wolverhampton Canal, Birmingham
The last (or first) few metres of the Birmingham and Wolverhampton Canal are seen here as it passes under Broad Street and heads for the Gas Street basin. Late 20th-century redevelopment, including the ...
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Costumed leader of a troupe in the Birmingham Carnival procession, on Church Lane, Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Masquerader in shades on a bright sunny day of the Birmingham Carnival, on Wellington Road, Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Dancers following float in the Birmingham Carnival procession, as it passes through Wellington Road, Handsworth, on Sunday 3rd August 2003. The carnival began in 1984 as the Handsworth Carnival and this ...
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Dancers in troupe getting down to the music in the Birmingham Carnival, on Church Lane, Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Masquerader in extravagant costume, in the Birmingham Carnival, in Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
A cycling onlooker of the Birmingham Carnival procession, as it passes through Church Lane, Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Barbeque in the beer garden of the Calthorpe Arms public house, with the Birmingham Carnival procession passing behind, on Wellington Road, Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Food stall at the Birmingham Carnival fair at Perry Park, Perry Barr.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Carnival goers enjoying food from one of the many stalls with barbeques, at the Birmingham Carnival fair at Perry Park, Perry Barr.
The Boardroom at the Attwood Green Community Centre
The boardroom was upstairs and used for all manner of meetings and talks, especially by Crest Nicholson and Optima Community Association. The Community Centre, which stood off Cregoe Street, has now since ...
The Brighton
Another view of this public house. One of the longest established buildings on Ladypool Road and one of the few remaining pubs in Balsall Heath. At one time there was one on every corner and in every ...
The Brighton Hotel
The Brighton Hotel pub on the corner of Brighton Road and Ladypool Road. Still open for business as of 2011.
The Brighton Hotel
The Brighton Hotel was built in 1875 by one William Charley. The enterprising gentleman saw a need for a local hotel catering for travellers using the newly opened nearby Brighton Road railway station. ...
The canal at Oozells Street
Panoramic view of the canal. The view is from the new "city living" properties over towards the surviving factory buildings. In the distance is the National Indoor Arena.
The canal walk
At the junction of Bath Row and Communication Row lies this stairway which leads down to the canal.The canal follows the trainline into the city centre and is a popular route used by many people.
The City Tavern
This pub stands on the junction of Bishopsgate and Tennant Street just off Broad Street. It is a superb example of a terracotta stonework Victorian building.