Plaque to commemorate the evacuation King Eaward VI, Five Ways, school
A plaque erected in Monmouth school as "a token of admiration for the high public spirit shown by the residents of Monmouth and in grstitude for the hospitality extended to hte boys who lodged in the ...
Play in the park team
Lucy Cadden and the Benmore Play Project who entertained and looked after children in Moonlit Park over the Summer holidays in Summer 2006.
Playbill for the Scala Cinema, Smallbrook Street
The film "Speedy" starring the legendary "silent" comic Harold Lloyd came out in 1928. The plot according to the excellent www.imdb.com site goes like this..."Speedy" loses his job as a soda-jerk, then ...
Plough and Harrow Hotel, Edgbaston
The Plough and Harrow Hotel, Hagley Road, Edgbaston. Although this postcard probably dates from around 1900 the building has changed little over the years. The hotel can trace its ancestry back to 1612, ...
Presentation to Queen Victoria
The scene inside Birmingham Town Hall on 23rd September 1887 when she received the official representatives from Birmingham. She was in Birmingham to lay the foundation stone for the Law Courts on Corporation ...
Primrose Place, Clark Street
Taken by Public Works before the redevelopmet of the area. Clark Street had several avenues running off it.
Princess Diana planting a tree
The Princess of Wales plating a tree at St Philips Cathedral in Birmingham, watched by the Lord Mayor and assisted by children from St Thomas's School.
Princess of Wales at St Philip's Cathedral
Diana, Princess of Wales meeting the crowds who gathered to see her plant a tree at the Cathedral. The tree was planted with the assistance of children from St Thomas's School in Lee Bank.
Princess of Wales at St Philip's Cathedral
The princess being introduced to the cathedral clergy by the Lord Mayor. The Mayor was either Peter Barwell or Paul Tilsley - the job changes hands in May of each year!
Princess of Wales at St Philip's Cathedral
The Princess of Wales planting a tree at St Philip's Cathedral. The children assisting are from St Thomas's School in Lee Bank.
Princess of Wales at St Philip's Cathedral
The princess meeting children of St Thomas's School, Lee Bank. The princess planted a tree at the cathedral with the assistance of the children.
Private H. Rowley (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Private Harry Rowley was reported missing in the Weekly Mercury of September 2nd 1916. He had last been seen on 27th September 1915 at Loos. His mother asked for information from any comrades and could ...
Private Harold Bowne (240210, Royal Warwickshire Regiment)
This man was featured in the "reported missing" section allocated each week during the war as a Weekly Mercury feature.
Private Bowne was reported missing on the 1st of July. His parents of 33 Browning ...
Private J.E. Kilby (1630, Royal Warwickshire Regiment)
Private Kilby was featured in The Weekly Mercury on September 2nd 1916. He had been missing since 1st of July and his sister, Miss E. Kilby of 315 Icknield Port Road was anxious for news.
Sadly Private ...
Procession into Moonlit Park
A band of drummers lead local dignitaries and children from Woodview Primary School into Moonlit Park for the official opening ceremony of the park. Councillor John Alden is the man to the middle of the ...
Queen Victoria visits Birmingham
On 23rd March 1887 Queen Victoria visited Birmingham to lay the foundation stone for the Victoria Law Courts on Corporation Street. This was in fact the day before her birthday and was her golden jubilee ...
Queen's College, Paradise Street
The college was situated in Paradise Street in the city centre. The project was directed by Josiah Mason and cost £170,000 in building costs and endowments. It was opened in 1880. Two of its earliest ...
Queen's Hospital, Bath Row
This print is by L. Tallis of London. The hospital was founded in 1847 on Bath Row becoming Birmingham Accident Hospital in 1941 and closing in 1993. The building frontage was listed and incorporated ...