Bell Barn Shopping Centre, Lee Bank
Bell Barn shopping centre, off Cregoe Street, Lee Bank, was a small precinct built during the 1960s redevelopment of the area. Oddly enough it was not particularly close to Bell Barn Road. When this photograph ...
Bell Hotel, 60 Lozells Road
The Bell Hotel was on Lozells Lane, later Lozells Road. In 1862-63 the licence holder was B. Harper, but by 1889 Adam Powell held the licence. He was later the licensee of the New Inns on Holyhead Road. ...
Bellamy and Wakefield
This Chemists was located on Easy Row for many years. Interestingly they advertise that they also deal in tea and are Italian warehousemen! Easy Row has long since vanished as part of the city's regeneration ...
Bellamys Transport Company
Bellamys Transport Company on Granville Street. The Company later moved to Clement Street and expanded into a garage and petrol station.
It was located opposite the site of the current National Indoor ...
Bellis and Morcom Works Canteen
Used by many workers over the lifetime of the factory. Bellis and Morcom remains one of the most fondly remembered workplaces in Ladywood.
Belliss and Morcom football team.
John Spencer donated this photograph of the works football team in action in the 1950's. Their home ground was in Highfield Lane Quinton.Players would regularly cycle from Ladywood to the ground on the ...
Bellringers at St Mary's Church
A group portrait of the bellringers at Saint Mary's Church taken sometime in the early 1900's. The only identified person is the gentleman to the far right, A. Paddon Smith. Mr Smith became Lord Mayor ...
Bendall Road, Kingstanding
Street party in Bendall Road, Kingstanding, to celebrate the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953
Benjamin Wyatt & Sons Account, 1769
Benjamin Wyatt (1755-1813) of Sutton Coldfield was an architect and builder and a cousin of the famous architects James and Samuel Wyatt.
The bill is for 'sundrys as under for ye building done at Soho ...
Benjamin Wyatt & Sons Account, 1769, reverse
Benjamin Wyatt (1755-1813) of Sutton Coldfield was an architect and builder and a cousin of the famous architects James and Samuel Wyatt.
The bill is for 'sundrys as under for ye building done at Soho ...
Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet
"Born 1958 in Black River, Jamaica. Zephaniah came to England at the age of two and lived in the Lozells district of Birmingham. In the early part of his career, he performed politically motivated 'dub ...
Benmore Stores
Benmore Stores, on the Benmore Avenue estate, an area redeveloped between Pershore Road and Bristol Road where the two roads run parallel to each other.
Bernard Allen at work in Freeman and Ward
Freeman and Ward was located at the Bath Row end of Cregoe Street. They made equipment for the local hospital as well as brass and copperware. Bernard Allen started work there as a 14 year old. Here he ...
Beshara and Sly Dunbar
"Birmingham reggae group Beshara's biggest hit song was the emotive 'Men Cry Too', the tune's heartfelt lyrics made it a guaranteed floor filler. Sly Dunbar is part of the reggae duo Sly and Robbie, they ...
Best and Lloyd Ltd
Located at Wattville Road for a number of years, the company made a large variety of Electrical light fixtures and fittings.
'Best' Lighting for Hotels and Restaurants. Trade Catalogue.
Front Cover. ...
Bethel Apostolic Church, Beaudesert Road
Situated on the corner of Gibson Road and Beaudesert Road, this place of worship is also used as a polling station during local government and national elections
Bethel Presbyterian Church
The Bethel Presbyterian Church of Wales on Holloway Head.
Biby James, Singer
"Handsworth based Biby James, a well known singer who could perform Reggae, Soul, Rhythm and Blues with ultimate ease. With her band she constantly toured Britain, Europe and America. Throughout her career ...