Burial Of James Stone at St Mary's Church
The photographer John Benjamin Stone's brother James was a prominent local figure in Handsworth. Most notably he was one of the main promoters of the opeing of Victoria Park. The following is an extract ...
Burrows is brought down
The fire brigade arrived after ten minutes; by now Burrows was unconscious and they spent thirty minutes strapping him into a harness (with the aid of Wilcox) and lowered him to the ground whereupon he ...
Bush bakelite radio
This radio was found lying in the George Road ARP shelter amongst the items left by former residents. It is a Bush model and is typical of ones from the Second World War.
C.H. Beddoe - Antiques
Beddoe traded on the Soho Road at number 107 (one shop away from the junction with Holliday Road) selling, and buying, antiques. His advert is interesting as it tells us the kind of items he was looking ...
Cafe on Lodge Road, Hockley
Two young men playing whilst playing pool
Calthorpe Cottages, Wood Lane
Cambridge Crescent, Lee Bank
No. 1, Cambridge Crescent, Lee Bank. This scene, photographed on 11 October 1960, could be in some quiet little market town, but Cambridge Crescent is off Springbank Road, just round the corner from Wellington ...
Cambridge Street
This view of Cambridge street is radically different to today. Not much stnads there now with the Rep carpark on one side and a garden on the other for most of its length. Back in 1928 it was the usual ...
Camp Lane, Handsworth
Camp Lane, Handsworth, in 1908. This is the site where Handsworth Cemetery was laid out, opening the following year.
Camp Lane, Handsworth
Camp Lane, Handsworth, showing one of the Regency-style lodges at the junction of Camp Lane and Park Lane. These had belonged to the 18th-century house, 'The Leveretts', but subsequently formed one of ...
Camp Lane, Handsworth
Camp Lane, Handsworth, looking north-east towards the bottom of the hill. The site of the new cemetery is on the left of the photograph. The poster on the tree to the left mentions the site development ...
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Management Committee and staff working together in the office.
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Members of the community receiving computer training.
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Staff and management Committee of the MVCA working hard with members of the community in the office at Charleville Road.
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Mr Mai Van Pham, working with members of the Community at the Charleville Road office.
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Miss Huong Thi Huynh working with the community in the office at Charleville Road.
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Miss Phuong Thi Pham, administrator in the MVCA office at Charleville Road.