Ladypool Road
Ladypool Road from the Brighton Road/Taunton road Junction looking towards Church Road. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has ...
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. ...
Onion Delivery
One of the staple ingredients in Indian cooking is the onion. Every day they are delivered by sackloads on trucks to the restaurants and greengrocers in Balsall Heath. These sacks were being unloaded ...
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. ...
Naan bread hot plate at Imran's on Ladypool Road
This large plate is used to grill the naan breads at a restaurant on Ladypool Road. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has changed ...
Snacks and drinks store on Ladypool Road
Open for business. The shop was opened to take advantage in part of the many restaurants in the immediate area which are unlicensed for alcohol. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School ...
Bricked up window on Chesterton Road
This is at the junction of Chesterton and Ladypool Road. The bricked up window is one of those sites that is there to see but is often ignored. In many cases around the area it is where a business has ...
Dentists on Ladypool Road
The Hillbrook Dental Health Centre has a friendly welcome on the door. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has changed over the ...
Birthday cake on Ladypool Road
This unusual looking birthday cake certainly adds style. There are a growing number of cake and gateau outlets in the area. Taken by pupils from Anderton Park School as part of a project looking at how ...
Phone card display on Ladypool Road
International phone cards provide a cheap method of keepin in touch with family and friends in other countries. They are readily available in Balsall Heath, often on sale - as here - at stalls outside ...
Why Bake on Ladypool Road
This car was outside a local cake shop. The number plate is very appropriate for a local baker! The car was certainly hard to miss for the pupils we took on a trip to see the road. Picture taken by pupils ...
A pharmacy on Ladypool Road
The modern sign for a chemist is the green cross which shows the pharmacy is fully licensed to dispense medicine. Despite the fact that more drugs are available over the counter there is still a large ...
Asian dresses on Ladypool Road
Picture of an asian clothes shop on Ladypool road taken by pupils from Anderton Park School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has changed over the last 100 years.
Old and modern signs on Ladypool Road
The idea of advertising your business by painting on the wall has largely gone out of fasion due to modern alternatives in design. Here we see two surviving examples from different eras on the side of ...
Belgrave House
A business card from the 1930's showing that Belgrave House was now being used as a surgery by Doctor William McMullan. (Kindly donated by Mr. Donald Empson of Minnesota, USA)
Belgrave House
Belgrave House, 348 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath. Note the three wheel motor vehicle parked outside the photographic studio of Ernest Dyche c. 1930. (Kindly donated by Mr. Donald Empson of Minnesota, USA)...
Belgrave House
The rear of Belgrave House, 348 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath. A line drawing by Henry Empson, 1894. Henry was a lithograph artist who drew illustrations for newspapers and magazines. The House was designed ...
Belgrave House
Belgrave House, 348 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath. A line drawing by Henry Empson, 1894. Henry was a lithograph artist who drew illustrations for newspapers and magazines. The House was designed and built ...