Guru Ravidass Bhawan
Located off the Soho Road on Union Row. This is a view of the front gateway from across the road.
Guru Ravidass Bhawan
Stands on Union Row and is one of the most visible landmarks on the Handsworth skyline
Gypsies on the Black Patch
Travellers lived on the area known as the black Patch off Foundry Lane.
Gypsies on the Black Patch
The Black Patch was a large open space which was regularly used as a campsite by Travellers. It is situated near Nineveh Road, between the Foundry and the main road. At time of writing in 2003 it is in ...
Gypsies on the Black Patch, Handsworth
Gypsy encampment on the Black Patch, 1898. The gypsies regularly used a part of the Black Patch for their winter camp, having spent the summer travelling about the Midlands.
Gypsies on the Black Patch, Handsworth
Gypsy encampment on the Black Patch, Handsworth. The gypsies regularly camped for the winter on the Black Patch, an open area between Handsworth and Winson Green where slag from nearby furnaces used to ...
Gypsies on the Black Patch, Handsworth
Gypsy encampment on the Black Patch. The gypsies regularly used a part of the Black Patch for their winter camp, having spent the summer travelling about the Midlands.
Gypsies on the Black Patch, Handsworth
Gypsy encampment on the Black Patch, 1898. The gypsies regularly used a part of the Black Patch for their winter camp, having spent the summer travelling about the Midlands. The Black Patch was a piece ...
H S Richards
An abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available for download.
The name of H S Richards, manufacturer, author, artist, actor and cricketer is one to ...
Hall Road, Handsworth
Hall Road, Handsworth
Hall Road, Handsworth
Sutton House, 91 Hall Road, Handsworth, photographed around 1924. Some elaborate architectural detailing can be glimpsed between the trees. The railings on the front wall are also quite ornate.
Hall Road, Handsworth
The back garden of 91 Hall Road, Handsworth, photographed around 1924. The garden is now part of the playing fields of King Edward's School.
Hampton Road, Handsworth
Hampton Road, Handsworth, from a postcard
Hamstead Bridge, Handsworth
Hamstead Bridge, Old Walsall Road, Handsworth, also known as 'Turnpike Bridge'. In the background on the right can be seen the British Rail sign for Hamstead Station.
Date not recorded.
Photographer ...
Hamstead Colliery
In April 1875 a company was formed to buy the Hamstead estate from G.C. Calthorpe of Perry Hall. He then leased a further 1500 acres of land to the newly founded colliery company. The first seam of coal ...
Hamstead Colliery Coal
Hamstead Colliery Coal at Wharf, Hamstead Hill. The haulage firm of W.T. Stubbs are not listed in the trade directories of the period but they appear (from the front vehicle) to have been located in Handsworth....
Hamstead Colliery Disaster March 1908
In 1875 the Hamstead Colliery Company purchased the Hamstead estate to look for coal; the colliery, by Great Barr station, was launched in July. Coal was essential for industry, and for domestic heating. ...
Hamstead Colliery Disaster March 4th 1908
The deaths of 29 miners in the disaster shocked the local community. Funds were raised in a variety of ways for families of the victims. Several commemorative postcards were issued such as this one which ...