Boulton Road, Handsworth
Boulton Road, Handsworth, on the occasion of a bomb scare nearby, October 1974
Boulton Road, Handsworth
Boulton Road, Handsworth, on the occasion of a bomb scare nearby in October 1974
Bow Street
Cleared area in Bow Street in 1956. Bow Street is located behind the Clydesdale Tower block. The sign just visible to the left is for J.W.Pickavant who made parts for motor cars.
Bow Street
This view of Bow Street was taken from the Windmill Street end looking towards Irving Street. Right behind you today would be Clydesdale Tower.
Bow Street with Hopkins advert
Clearance work on Bow Street looking towards the end where Clydesdale Tower now stands. The advert on the building is for H.A. Hopkins Ltd clothing manufacturer and maker of Hoplan coats and suits.
Bow Street, Lee Bank
Bow Street, Lee Bank, in a photograph taken before demolition and redevelopment.
Boxing Display
This picture was taken at an event held in Grove Junior School for the Queen's Silver Jubilee
Boy & Butcher Shop
This photgraph was taken because the striking stripey trousers that the boy is wearing look like they have been made out of the canopy material from the shop. This is Walter Smith butcher shop and it ...
Boy Scouts in Handsworth Park
The annual Scout Jamboree held in Handsworth Park.
Boy Soprano killed - Alfred Toy of Monument Road
This cutting is taken from the Sunday Mercury and concerns the sad death of Ladywood Soprano, Alfred Toy. The article reads:
The funeral of Master Alfred Toy, who lived at 48 Monument Road,and who was ...
Bradley's Farm, Handsworth
Bradley's Farm, Rookery Road, Handsworth. 1906
Bradley's Farm, Handsworth
Bradley's Farm, Rookery Road, Handsworth. 1906
Bradshaws - Shut after 54 years
The day Bradshaws closed only received this short report in the Evening Despatch. It closed at noon on 29th March 1958 after 54 years open in Cregoe Street.
Bradshaws awaiting demolition
The Cregoe/ Irving Street half of the shop closed and awaiting the bulldozers. The clock has noticeably gone already and to the right can be seen Wright and Platt who were on Irving Street for many years. ...
Bradshaw's closes - Queues for the last time
Article from the Evening Despatch on the closure of Bradshaw's Stores in Cregoe Street. The store closed in 1958 after 54 years open to the public. Bernard Bradshaw, the owner, had considered a new store ...
Bradshaws closing down Sale
First advert placed in the Evening Despatch by Bradshaws after they announced their closing down sale. The Lee Bank development compulsorily purchased many buildings in the area. The closure of Bradshaws ...
Bradshaw's of Cregoe Street
This 1935 advertisement for Bradshaw's of Cregoe Street - 'Bradshaw's Drapery and Boot Warehouse', as it says on the wall - is bound to appeal to someone writing captions. It is the kind of advertisement ...
Bradshaws of Cregoe Street
Bradshaws opened on Cregoe Street in 1904 and stayed there till 1958 when they were compulsorily purchased as part of the urban renewal of the area. The shop occupied sites on both sides of Cregoe Street ...