Frank Trippas & Son, Ladypool Road
Trippas & Son were a bakery and confectioners for many decades on the Ladypool Road/ St Paul's Road junction. The premises today are now the Lahore Asian Sweet Centre but are still largely recognisable ...
Frederick Wilkes - Greengrocer
A portrait of Frederick William Wilkes, greengrocer of Lee Bank. In the 1901 Birmingham directory F.W. Wilkes makes his first appearance trading at 123 Great Colmore Street and for a short time afterwards ...
Freeth Arms, Icknield Port Road, Ladywood
The Freeth Arms on the corner of Freeth Street and Icknield Port Road, Ladywood. The Freeth Arms was evidently an Atkinson's pub. Freeth Street was named after poet John Freeth, who wrote a song to celebrate ...
Freeth Arms, Icknield Port Road, Ladywood
The Freeth Arms, an Atkinson's pub, was at 314 Icknield Port Road, Ladywood, on the corner of Freeth Street. This view must date from the 1960s, when the licensee was Mrs Annie Houghton. The pub was not ...
Friary Lodge, Handsworth
Lodge to the Friary, Friary Road, Handsworth, 1906. One of two lodges to the Friary, this one was opposite College Road. The Friary itself lay some way back from the road and was demolished in 1937.
Friary Lodge, Handsworth
Lodge to The Friary, Handsworth, looking south along Friary Road in 1906. The lodge faces the end of College Road on the left. The Friary itself, set some way back from the road, was demolished in 1937....
Front Door
This photograph was taken to highlight the ways that people seek to make their houses look somehow different from that of their neighbour
Fruit and Vegetables on sale on Ladypool Road
Roadside displays of food produce have been a feature of shopping on this road for over a hundred years. The range of fruit and vegetables has changed a lot but there are still many that the Victorians ...
Funeral of Mr. Wainwright in Handsworth
In this diary entry, John Benjamin Stone MP recounts the day of Mr Wainwright's burial in Handsworth.
"Wed July 2nd 1902.
Letters from home saying Mr Wainwright would be buried today.
Left Euston ...
Funeral, Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ
Outside Bethel United Church, Gibson Road after a funeral service.
Future of the Community
Young girl and dragon at MVCA Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration.
Future of the Community
Young girl performs Vietnamese song in traditional Vietnamese dress.
Future of the Community
Vietnamese children playing in Handsworth Park.
Future of the Community
Young girl with balloons and lantern at the mid-Autumn festival.
Gala Cinema
The Gala Cinema in 1979. Showing is "Flesh Gordon" with "Shivers" on the following week. It had been open as The Gala since 1977 but will always be best remembered as The Broadway and to a lesser extent ...
Gala Cinema, Bristol Street, Lee Bank
When the photograph was taken in around 1980 this cinema in Bristol Street, Lee Bank, was called the Gala Cinema but this was only one of several names it had over the years. The original building having ...
Gardens of houses owned and rented out by George Albert Asbury
Houses owned and rented out by George Albert Asbury, owner of a General Store at 55 Key Hill, Hockley. This picture shows the generous allotment type gardens at the rear of the properties
Gary Thompson of Aston Villa at Ladywood School
Ladywood School pupil Dean Dodd interviews Aston Villa player Gary Thompson for the school newspaper, "The Ladywood Bugle".