The Great Eastern
Statistics regarding the Great Eastern, as provided by Albert Mould of Handsworth Library, Soho Road, for R.H. Kirton of 22 Broughton Road, Handsworth.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed this ship and ...
The Grove
The Grove stands on the corner of Grove Lane and Oxhill Road. It was opened in 1891 and this picture was taken nearly a hundred years later in 1985.
The Guru Ravidass Bhawan, Union Row
The Guru Ravidass Bhawan in Union Row is located off the Soho Road. The new building which was opened in 1992 sits on the site of the old temple which was burned in a fire in the 1980's. The old Bhawan ...
The hall at the Attwood Green Community Centre
The Community Centre was on Gaywood Croft off Cregoe Street and was formerly used by the Midland Adult School Union. This was the main hall used for many activities including talks, conferences, discos, ...
The Handsworth Herald and the Hamstead Colliery Disaster
The Handworth Herald followed the events at Hamstead Colliery. George Henry Osborne of Perry Barr collated several volumes of newscuttings from this paper and they can be seen in the Local Studies Department ...
The Heathan No. 6 April 1975
Save Mount Pleasant and the Art School. The entire issue is attached for download. Click the link below to download this issue.
The Hermitage at Soho by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing shows the Hermitage, one of the garden buildings built on the Soho Estate by the industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). He referred to it as his 'building ...
The Hermitage in snow by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing with watercolour shows the Hermitage, one of the garden buildings built on the Soho Estate by the industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). He referred to it ...
The Homestead, Hamstead Hill, Handsworth
The Homestead, Hamstead Hill, Handsworth. This house was demolished in June 1971.
The Horsefair in the fifties
This view of the Horsefair shows three buildings, all long since demolished as part of the road widening scheme. From left to right there is: The National Provincial Bank, The Red Cow Public House and ...
The Jewish Cemetery on Islington Row
The cemetery stood on the other side of what is now Lee Bank Middleway opposite Five Ways Railway Station and next to the railway line. It served the Jewish community for many years before falling into ...
The Jewish Cemetery, Five Ways
Memorial stone inside the former Cemetery at Five Ways. The inscription reads: "This burial ground (Betholom)is preserved by the Birmingham Hebrew Congregation in memory of the Jews of Birmingham buried ...
The Jewish Community
This gallery showcases some of the images connected with the Jewish community which are featured on this website. The community today is far smaller than in the past but it does still remain active. This ...
The Kennedy Memorial, St Chad's Circus, Birmingham
Although the memorial itself cannot be seen this photograph was taken at the unveiling of the Kennedy Memorial at St Chad's Circus, Birmingham, on 8 July 1968. The memorial, a colourful mosaic with a ...
The kitchen at Imran's on Ladypool Road
the staff invited in children from Anderton Park school to view the kitchen at work. It was very busy and you were struck straight away by the heat and spicey smells of which the most noticeable was onions. ...
The Ladywood Boiler Explosion
On 29th September 1888, a Saturday morning to be precise, tragedy struck at the heart of Ladywood.
For many years the Midland Flour Mill had stood at the far end of St. Vincent Street. It was conveniently ...
The Ladywood Bugle
The front cover of the final issue of Ladywood School's newspaper, the Ladywood Bugle. The "Grim Reaper" look sover the building sketched by pupil Damien Carless.