Bandywood Road, Kingstanding
Bandywood Road on the Kettlehouse Farm Estate, Kingstanding. 20th October 1934
Bank clerks turned firemen
During World War Two it was common for people to take on extra work as part of the homefront. Here we see a pair of bank clerks operating a water pump.
Baptist Chapel, Hamstead Road
Designed by J.P.Osborne, Hamstead Road Baptist Chapel, built in 1883, is in the Gothic style of the 14th century.
Barbara Lewis - Liberal Candidate for Handsworth
Barbara Lewis contested the 1945 General Election as a Liberal. Her biography here tells us that Lewis was born in Smethwick and educated at Birmingham University. She had been widowed during the war ...
Barbara Lewis addresses the electorate 1945
Barbara Lewis was the Liberal candidate for Handsworth in the 1945 General Election. Her chances were slim as she was up against a large Conservative majority vote, buoyed it was thought by the end of ...
Barber Shop
"The Barber Shop, in black communities it is an essential part of everyday life. During the 1980's and early 1990's I would visit the barber's on a weekly basis. Waiting up to 2 hours for a 10 minute ...
Barbers on Ladypool Road
Children from Anderton Park Primary School looking into a Barber's Shop on Ladypool Road as part of a project looking at how the road has changed in the last 100 years
Barber's pole on Ladypool Road
The traditional sign of a barber dates back to medieval times. The origin of the red and white pole is associated with the service of bloodletting and was historically a representation of bloody bandages ...
Barclay's Bank, 339 Birchfield Road
The north-east corner of the junction of Aston Lane and Birchfield Road. The prominent corner building is Barclay's Bank at 339 Birchfield Road. Wimbush's the baker's shop next door is now (2003) Gregg's ...
Barford Street, Highgate
Taken at the onset of the urban renewal programme that swept away many buildings across Balsall Heath.
Bargain and sale from John Wyrley of Handsworth
Bargain and sale from John Wyrley of Hannysworth [Handsworth]to John of Smethwyke [Smethwick], yoman, of four crofts of land, a little meadow and a moor in the fee of Hannysworth. Consideration: £10. ...
Barker Street
Barker Street is named after George Barker. The Observatory Public House opened here in 1910.
Barretts ad from Oratory Church magazine
Barrett's were, as the advert says, based on St Vincent Street.
Barritt's Bootmakers on Holyhead Road and Crockett's Road
The is picture is from the early twentieth century. Next door to Barritts appears to be a shop specialising in clocks judging from the grandfather clock outside the door behind the bicycle.
Barrows Stores, Corporation Street
Blanket making for the war effort at Barrows Stores, with Lady Mayoress W. Maretineau.
Barrows was on Corporation Street and apart from being a famous store in Birmingham in its own right it also ...
Bates Newsagents, Lee Bank Road, Lee Bank
Bates Newsagents were to be found at 196 Lee Bank Road, Lee Bank, and the shop is seen here in a photograph dating from 1963. Thomas Bates' shop would have been on the east side of Lee Bank Road, but ...
Bath Row Part One from 1939 Kelly's Trade Directory
Also includes the following roads: Barrows Road, Bartholomew Row, Bartholomew Street, Barton Croft, Barton Street, Barton Lodge Road, Barton's Bank, Barwell Road, Barwick Street,
Bath Row Part Two from 1939 Kelly's Trade Directory
Also including the following roads: Bath Street, Battenhall Road, Bayford Road and Bayswater Road.