Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia by Joseph Lycett
Joseph Lycett painted the Australian colonies after he was transported there for forgery. Lycett was in fact sent to Newcastle as a consequence of further felonies in Sydney. Lycett eventually returned ...
Ni' Night
On the ninth night after a death men gather at the deceased's house. They chant readings from the bible intentionally in a long drawn out incoherent way. If someone sounds too clear, they will stop ...
No recount in Ladywood - Decision of Mr Oswald Mosley, Too Costly
Article from the Birmingham Gazette following up on the 1924 election in Ladywood when Oswald Mosley came very close to defeating the sitting MP - Neville Chamberlain. The text is as follows:
Mr Oswald ...
Norman Tiptaft Election Poster 1922
Tiptaft had unsuccessfully contended the 1918 General Election as an Independent candidate, losing to the Unionist Ernest Meysey-Thompson. Since then in 1919 he had been returned as a Councillor for the ...
Norman Tiptaft Facts For Voters Poster 1918
Tiptaft contested the 1918 General Election as an Independent candidate. Here he sets out his "facts for voters" to consider before deciding who to vote for. Tiptaft lost the election to the sitting MP ...
Norman Tiptaft General Election Poster 1918
Norman Tiptaft contested the 1918 General Election for Handsworth as an Independent candidate. Tiptaft lived at 28 Wye Cliff Road in Handsworth and had been a cadet in the RFC (Royal Flying Corps) recently ...
Not Forgotten - Association Garden Party
On July 29th 1994 Mrs McGhie attended the annual garden party of the "Not Forgottten Association" whom her daughter Lileth worked for. The Association works with, and on behalf of, ex-servicemen from ...
Odell's 14 Points: 1918 General Election Poster
Henry Joseph Odell of Whitehall Road was the Labour Party candidate. Here he lists his fourteen points as to why he was worthy of your vote.
Official opening of Lee Bank Primary School
Princess Alexandra speaking at the official opening ceremony of Lee Bank Primary School. Second left in the picture is the Lord Mayor who at that time was Harold Edward Tyler.
Old Fire Station
The old fire station on the Moseley Road remains one of the finest buildings in Balsall Heath. During the blitz in the Second World War the station worked overtime in tandem with the auxiliary fire stations ...
Oliver Locker-Lampson's Manifesto at the 1922 General Election
In this letter to the voters Lampson seeks to establish his credentials as a worthy candidate. Lampson was the Conservative (Unionist) candidate replacing the retiring MP Ernest Meysey-Thompson. Like ...
Oliver Pemberton, Birmingham City Coroner
Oliver Pemberton, F.R.C.S., J.P., was one of the Pemberton family who were brassfounders in Birmingham. His father was Thomas Pemberton of Warstone House. Born in 1825, he trained in medicine and eventually ...
Oliver Stillingfleet Locker-Lampson MP
Locker-Lampson (1880-1954) was Conservative MP for Handsworth from 1922 to 1945. In common with many MPs of his generation he saw service as a ranking officer in the First World War. He rose to Commander ...
Opening of Birmingham Central Library
The speech making at the opening of the "new" Central Library in 1974. Harold Wilson, the then Prime Minister, is to the left of the picture. The lady making the speech is Marjorie Alice Brown, the Mayor ...
Opening of Handsworth Cemetery Chapel
Programme of proceedings for the opening of the chapel on Sunday 1st October 1910. Councillor Freeland was Chairman of the Cemetery Committee.
Opening of Moonlit Park
Pupil from Woodview Primary School at the opening of Moonlit Park in the Attwood Green development area. The pupils turned up in costume and pushed decorated supermarket trolleys all linked to the theme ...
Opening of the Salvage Works on Rotton Park Street
This image is from the brochure commemorating the opening of the Salvage Works.
Optima offices under construction
This photograph shows the new offices under construction, next to the St Thomas Centre on Bell Barn Road. The building has a pale green sheen which is hard to see in the brilliant July sunshine. The view ...