The Beach Street Gang
George Thorp (who owns the picture) says: There were gangs all over Ladywood but they shouldn't be confused with teenage gang violence which erupted throughout Britain in the late '50s. These gangs were ...
The Billiard Hall on Soho Road
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Dancers following float in the Birmingham Carnival procession, as it passes through Wellington Road, Handsworth, on Sunday 3rd August 2003. The carnival began in 1984 as the Handsworth Carnival and this ...
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Dancers in troupe getting down to the music in the Birmingham Carnival, on Church Lane, Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Masquerader in extravagant costume, in the Birmingham Carnival, in Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Costumed leader of a troupe in the Birmingham Carnival procession, on Church Lane, Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Masquerader in shades on a bright sunny day of the Birmingham Carnival, on Wellington Road, Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
A cycling onlooker of the Birmingham Carnival procession, as it passes through Church Lane, Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Barbeque in the beer garden of the Calthorpe Arms public house, with the Birmingham Carnival procession passing behind, on Wellington Road, Handsworth.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Food stall at the Birmingham Carnival fair at Perry Park, Perry Barr.
The Birmingham Carnival 2003
Carnival goers enjoying food from one of the many stalls with barbeques, at the Birmingham Carnival fair at Perry Park, Perry Barr.
The Boardroom at the Attwood Green Community Centre
The boardroom was upstairs and used for all manner of meetings and talks, especially by Crest Nicholson and Optima Community Association. The Community Centre, which stood off Cregoe Street, has now since ...
The Boy With The Flag
Boy with his bike in Handsworth Park. With all the political connotations of the British Flag, especially in the late 1970's, it's interesting to see a child for whom it is merely something colourful ...
The Byford family in Mary Street
Interior of 81 Mary St. Lillian Byford, with husband Bill, and son Patrick.Note the 60s Radiogram, wall covering, and net curtains.
The Dart looks at the Ledsam Street dynamite conspiracy
More illustrations from "The Dart" concerning the dynamite factory in Ledsam Street. Top left, looking sombre, is the chief protagonist in the case, Alfred Whitehead. Top centre is the "dynamite shop" ...
The Dynamite Shop closes down
The closedown of the shop on Ledsam Street was featured in the local papers because it was so well known for what happened there on 5th April 1883. On that day the owner of the shop, Alfred Whitehead, ...
The Eternal Optimist
Man studying the form at Ladbrokes on Soho Road
The Ewbank Carpet Sweeper
The Ewbank Carpet Sweeper, sold by Morgan and Viggers Ltd of 81-85 Soho Road, Handsworth. Dated 13th March 1926.
Original pamphlet scanned from item in Local Studies and History Department, Central Library, ...