Balsall Heath 1770 AD
Balsall Heath in 1770. The smaller boundaries are property lines. There are a few large houses now. The major roads are now toll roads and there are inns at the north end of each.
Balsall Heath 1500 AD
Balsall Heath in 1500 showing the parish church and boundaries. The Alcester road is little more than a cart track and the boundaries follow rivers and streams.
Balsall Heath 1000AD
Balsall Heath as it was in the year 1000.
Edgbaston Division 1890
A full map of the north west of the area from 1890 showing the densely packed housing relieved only by factories one park and two cricket grounds.
Balsall Heath City Farm
Here we see Malvern Street ready for demolition in 1966, although a few houses were still occupied. Balsall Heath City Farm was later built on the site and was officially opened by the Lord Mayor, Councillor ...
Pony on the Farm
A pony at Balsall Heath City Farm which was built in the late 1970's on a piece of land made available during the redevelopment of area in the 1960s and 1970s. The Farm was opened in 1980.
City Farm Carnival Float
A float for Balsall Heath Carnival by Malvern Street Farm (now Balsall heath City Farm)
Site of the Farm
The corner of Malvern Street and Clifton Road was a derelict site in 1978 when this photograph was taken. It provided a dangerous though exciting play space for children, especially if it also included ...
Balsall Heath City Farm Site
The site of Balsall Heath City Farm after the houses have been cleared. The farm would eventually be opened 1n 1980.
Abdulla Newsagents at the corner of Whitby Road
One of the local Newsagents in Balsall Heath situated on the corner of Whitby Road and Brighton Road, looking towards Ladypool Road
Preventing kerb crawlers
The issues surrounding prostitution in Balsall Heath in the post-war era are complex. In the mid 1980s there were reckoned to be 450 prostitutes operating in the area. This estimate was made at the time ...
The end of the parade
The parade arrives at the carnival showground
Pushing the dragon
Surprising what you can do with a shopping trolley.
The last of the floats 2006
This was the last year we could afford to put floats in the parade.
Pirates
The Lord Mayor confronts the pirates in the 1978 carnival.
More of the 1979 Parade
Another shot of the 1979 parade from above
The sound of drums
When the drums led the parade in the new century, you could hear it coming.
Flags & Trumpets 1991
Marchers with flags and trumpets.