Hamstead Road Baptist Church, Handsworth
Hamstead Road Baptist Church, Handsworth. Erected in 1882-3 and designed by the architect John. P. Osborne. Note the storm damage to the spire
Hamstead Road, Handsworth
Hand-coloured postcard view of Hamstead Road, Handsworth, looking towards St Mary's Church
Hamstead Road, Handsworth
Old houses and barns in Hamstead Road, Handsworth, near Somerset Road. Looking towards Birmingham. 1896
Hamstead Road, Handsworth
Old houses and barns in Hamstead Road, Handsworth, near Somerset Road. Looking towards Hamstead Hill. 1896
Hamstead Village, Miners' Cottages
Derelict miners' cottages at Hamstead Village. Photograph taken on June 19th 1968. Miners who lived here worked at the nearby Hamstead Colliery.
Handsworth bans Jude The Obscure
The Handsworth Library Annual Report made no reference to the banning of 'Jude the Obscure', by Thomas Hardy, from the library in March 1896, but there was animated discussion in the newspapers
'Mr ...
Handsworth Cemetery Gates - Sites and Monuments Record
Iron gates and four sets of gate piers to Handsworth Cemetery immediately to SE of the Lodge. Circa 1909 and presumably designed by WH Bidlake. The style is approximately early Eighteenth Century. Swept-up ...
Handsworth Cemetery, Handsworth
The entrance to Handsworth Cemetery in Oxhill Road, Handsworth, from inside. The cemetery opened in 1909. The sign on the left refers to cemetery works by Handsworth Urban District Council.
Handsworth Church & its Surroundings
Frontispiece of pamphlet of 'Handsworth Church and its surroundings. A lecture delivered in the Parish School Room, Handsworth, on Friday April 28th 1876, by Allen E. Everitt'. Printed by E.C. Osborne, ...
Handsworth Church Bazaar
Bazaar held at the local board rooms in aid of the National Schools.
Handsworth Church by George Willis Pryce
George Willis Pryce exhibited two oil paintings at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. Pryce was listed as living in Birmingham in 1885.
Handsworth College, Friary Road
Handsworth Wesleyan Theological College, Friary Road, Handsworth. Designed by Messrs Ball & Goddard of Birmingham the college was opened in 1881 and is now a Grade II listed building forming part of the ...
Handsworth Community Library, Handsworth
Handsworth Community Library, Soho Road, Handsworth. The building had started life in 1879 as the council house for Handsworth Urban District Council. The branch library opened in the building in 1880. ...
Handsworth Council House
This upper chamber of the Council House was originally part of Handsworth Library. It was one of the rooms that was leased to Handsworth School of Dress Design until the 1960's, when the school became ...
Handsworth Council House and Library, Soho Road
A photograph of Handsworth Council House and Library taken in the late 1980's. City College, formerly known as Handsworth Technical College, now occupies the Council House portion of the building but ...
Handsworth Council House and Public Library
Building commenced on October 30th 1877. This photograph was taken after 1891 when the extension to the library premises had been built.
Handsworth Council Offices
Building commenced on October 30th 1877. It is located on the corner of Soho Road and Stafford Road and is now familiarly known as the location of the public library.
Handsworth Grammar School
Formerly known as the Bridge Trust School it opened on 5 August 1862 and consisted of one main room alongside two smaller classrooms and a boardroom. It became Handsworth Grammar School in 1890.