Monument Road and Icknield Port Road, Ladywood
This article, by Norman Bartlam, is from the excellent local history magazine "Brew 'Us Bugle". The caption reads: "This was the corner of Monument Road and Icknield Port Road as it looked in 1962 and ...
Monument Road, Ladywood
A scene in Monument Road, Ladywood, featuring the Bridge Inn. The bridge in question carries Monument Road over the Birmingham and Wolverhampton Canal, the brick wall on the left being part of the bridge ...
Monument Road, Ladywood
A pair of the more handsome houses in Monument Road, Ladywood. The portico with the arched window above makes for an air of distinction, although the addition on the right does not seem to match. The ...
Moseley Road Methodist Church
The ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone at the church.
Moseley Road Methodist Church
The foundation stone for the rebuilt Methodist Church was laid in 1949 by Mrs Minnie Moon, one of the original church members, who was aged 91. The original church was largely destroyed by enemy action ...
Moseley Road Tram Depot
The tram depot was part of a showpiece service depot for a revitalised tram service begun in Jan. 1907. As part of a scheme of promotional architecture, it received more elaborate architectural treatment ...
Moseley Road Tram Depot
A line-up of trams at the Moseley Road depot showing the route numbers serving Balsall Heath and Highgate in the 1940s. Today the building is still there and is a wall climbing activity centre.
Mostyn Road, Ladywood
Mostyn Road, Ladywood, off Reservoir Road. In the sunshine of June 1983 when this picture was taken the tree-lined street of Victorian terraced houses looked very smart.
Moving in to Faraday House - 1962
Gwen Hatton and her family moved from 142 Edward Street (near Spring Hill Library) to Faraday House in 1962. Faraday was one of the four blocks erected on the Lee Bank estate at the top end of the Middleway ...
Mrs Sadler home from work
Mrs Sadler is seen here outside her home on William Street. Work was at a chemists on Broad Street. Her son Arthur recalls that the pet cat used to come in through the front window; when Mrs Sadler had ...
My Family, the Gibbses by Joan Brady
Jose (pronounced Josie) was the daughter of Charles Gibbs and his wife, Sarah Ann, nee Frost, and she was born in Latimer Street (pictured), where the Gibbs family used to live before they moved to Great ...
Nelson Street School
The school was opened in 1876 as Nelson Street Board School and modified on several occasions. This image was donated by John Landon.
New classroom at Lee Bank Primary School
Promotional picture taken for the brochure for the newly opened Lee Bank Primary School.
New Era on Lee Bank Middleway
Faraday and Hogarth House on Lee Bank Middleway during the urban renewal. To the right Chiswick House can be seen still under construction. Also some of the old housing on Lee Bank Road (as it was) is ...
New home
There were big differences between living in Edward Street and Faraday House. Both Gwen Hatton and her mother Emily Morton (seen here together) had grown up in the world of back to back housing with outside ...
Newton Place, Handsworth
Newton Place in the Hockley Brook valley, Handsworth, looking towards Soho Hill. On the skyline is St Michael's Church, dating from 1855, on the corner of Soho Hill and St Michael's Road. In this 1964 ...
Norvic Shoes
Advert for Norvic Shoes as sold by A.F. Hodges of Hagley Road. The proprietor is listed as being Dorothy Hamblin. Shoes were subject to rationing during and after the war and had to be paid for by coupons ...
Number 55A Lee Crescent
In the distance are the tower blocks of Lee Bank. This photograph would appear to be the back of 55A on Lee Crescent.