The East Window of St Luke's Church
The East Window was installed in 1909 after a bequest from a local doctor. Sadly it is not going to be a feature of the new St Luke's Church but will be fondly remembered by all who worshipped at the ...
The Eternal Optimist
Man studying the form at Ladbrokes on Soho Road
'The Girl in the Black Lace Mantilla'
Photograph by Ruth Handley. Process: plastika.
Exhibition labels on reverse: 'Sutton Coldfield Photographic Society. Selected and Hung [at the] Exhibition of Midland Photography, 1952' and 'Birkenhead ...
The Girl In The Fireplace
Keith Whitehouse also travelled in time as an actor. The lad from Balsall Heath appeared in the Doctor Who episode "The Girl In The Fireplace". Starring David Tennant as The Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose ...
The Golden Scorpion by Sax Rohmer
Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (February 15, 1883 - June 1, 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist born in Rann Street, Ladywood. He is most remembered for his series of novels ...
The Heathan No. 6 April 1975
Save Mount Pleasant and the Art School. The entire issue is attached for download. Click the link below to download this issue.
The Kennedy Memorial, St Chad's Circus, Birmingham
Although the memorial itself cannot be seen this photograph was taken at the unveiling of the Kennedy Memorial at St Chad's Circus, Birmingham, on 8 July 1968. The memorial, a colourful mosaic with a ...
The Light Observation Group
Optima residents are creating designs for artworks on Attwood Green in partnership with three artists (left to right) Nayan Kulkarni, Jorge Orta and Lucy Orta. The joint collaboration is called the Light ...
The Lord's Supper, Austin Road United Church of God.
A service where members of the congregation sit around a table to receive communion. Vanley Burke gained special access to record the life of this Pentecostal Church through his grandmother and mother, ...
'The Patrician'
Photograph by Ruth Handley. Process: bromesko.
Labels on reverse: 'Midland Salon of Photography, Accepted and Hung [at] The Art Gallery, Hanley. 1950’ & 'Sutton Coldfield Photographic Society. ...
The Soho Manufactory
The Soho Manufactory was founded in 1761 by Matthew Boulton on Handsworth Heath in the parish of Handsworth near Birmingham. The site of a water mill was taken over, quickly converted and expanded over ...
The Specials, Neville Staple
"Neville Staple sang with The Specials and was a founder member of Fun Boy Three. The Specials had a string of Top 20 hit's, the most famous being 'Ghost Town' (No 1 in 1981) and 'Too much to Young' (No ...
The statue in place at the new church centre
Designed and carved by Des Berry the sculptor and installed at the Church Centre on the corner of Edward Road and Mary Road in 1980
'Thornhill' House Sale Catalogue
Pages 1 and 2 of the sale catalogue for 'Thornhill' house and contents, Handsworth.
To see this catalogue in it's entirety, page by page, go to 'Handsworth Histories' in the Gallery section.
This ...
Thornhill Sale Catalogue
This sale catalogue appears in its entirety, page by page.
The sale of 'Thornhill' house and contents, Handsworth, was held following the death of Anne Boulton, the daughter of Matthew Boulton in 1829. ...
Town Hall, Birmingham
Interior of the Town Hall, Birmingham, from a postcard. Begun by Joseph Hansom and Edward Welch in 1832, the building was first used in 1834 although it was still not finished. Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' ...
Two Views of Parish Church, Handsworth
Two views of the interior and exterior of the church as it was intended to look after restoration work. At the time these drawings were released another £4,200 was still needed to complete the programme ...