Towards Chatsworth Tower
View down through the park. To the left are the houses on the end of Bexhill Grove and to the right is Chatsworth Tower. In the middle distance is the side of the Community Centre and in the far distance ...
Tower Ballroom
Advertising poster for the Tower Ballroom venue which was located at Edgbaston Reservoir. The Tower was a major local attraction, famous for its dances but also played host for rock concerts in later ...
Tower Ballroom official opening
Pamphlet for the official opening of the famous Tower Ballroom. This was conducted by the Mayor of Blackpool Alderman Thomas Fenton on the occasion of the fourth annual Valentine Ball of the Birmingham ...
Tower Ballroom wrestling
Another wrestling poster from the Tower Ballroom. the "bending" on the left is from the spine of the book it has been bound in. The event was promoted by Jack Callaghan Jnr sometime in the 30s probably. ...
Town Hall, Birmingham
Postcard illustrating the scene outside the Town Hall, Birmingham, after the infamous 'Lloyd George meeting' on 18th December 1901. Although all appears to be peaceful enough there had been chaos when ...
Town Hall, Birmingham
An early postcard view of the Town Hall, Birmingham. Even if it were not helpfully dated 1900 this would clearly be an early postcard because the message and the picture are on the same side: it was not ...
Town Hall, Birmingham
Interior of the Town Hall, Birmingham, from a postcard. Begun by Joseph Hansom and Edward Welch in 1832, the building was first used in 1834 although it was still not finished. Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' ...
Town Hall, Birmingham
View of the Town Hall, Birmingham, looking up Congreve Street from Victoria Square, with the clock tower of the Art Gallery on the right. This postcard view, full of atmosphere and horse-cabs, must date ...
Town Hall, Birmingham as Venice
Humorous postcard showing Birmingham's Town Hall in an imaginary Venetian setting. The setting is perhaps a little inappropriate as Joseph Hansom's building was a classical design in the Corinthian style, ...
Tragic Affair at Perry Barr
These cuttings deal with the deal of Harry Reginald Bradley who drowned when his mother jumped into the canal at Perry Barr while holding him. (Use the 'zoomify ' function to make the cuttings readable.)
The ...
Train and Tram Service
Details of Handsworth's train and tram services as published in the Handsworth Church Bazaar.
Training Children 1978
A ride for children named "Tingha and Tucker Railway". "Tingha and Tucker" were popular children's TV characters from the 60s.
Tram 604 terminus at Oxhill Road
The Oxhill Road branch was added to the tram network in 1912. This view shows the terminus.
Tram Depot workforce
These workman are gathered just outside the main entrance to the tram depot on Moseley Road. Although undated it is probably from the early years of the depot, pre First World War. The gentleman to the ...
Tram terminus, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birmingham Corporation Tramways car no. 14 at the tram terminus, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr. This is a modern postcard of a 1938 photograph.
Tramcars - Rate of speed
Newspaper cutting from the Daily Post 1885.
This letter is one of several appearing in the local press of the time, complaining about the service being provided by steam trams in the Perry Barr area. ...
Tramline Track
A piece of track from Handsworth's tramways. It was discovered during the digging which took place for a garage refurbishment. Half of the rail was kept by the garage owner and half by the Handsworth ...
Trams on the Six Ways line
Newspaper cutting from the Birmingham Mail 1897.
This short article refers to a breakdown of a steam tram near the Barton Arms and complains about the behaviour of people boarding the trams during ...