Park Central off Bath Row
An early construction phase photograph of the Park Central area off Bath Row. In the foreground is Bexhill Grove which is being demolished as part of phase 9 of the construction. Bexhill Grove follows ...
Park Central Plots 232-233
Located on the Wheeley's Lane area development. Part of Crest Nicholson's Attwood Green project.
Park Farm
The Park farm buildings lie between Hilltop and Handsworth Golf courses. Handsworth Golf Course now occupies what was the farmland.
Passion Beyond Reason
Side window of the newsagents' shop on Holloway Head near Clydesdale Tower. The poster changes on a regular basis but this one seemed intriguing below the old windows above.
Pattern Halfpenny (obverse)
Matthew Boulton was lobbying the British government from the mid 1780s to allow him to produce the national coinage. He eventually succeeded and went on to produce the cartwheel penny from 1797.
This ...
Pattern halfpenny, reverse
Matthew Boulton was lobbying the British government from the mid 1780s to allow him to produce the national coinage. He eventually succeeded and went on to produce the cartwheel penny from 1797.
This ...
Pearce Brothers - General House Furnishers
Pearce Brothers seem to have been quite prominent in the Ladywood area. Their offices are listed as being on Shakespeare Road and at 307 Monument Road. The showroom is listed at 69 Monument Road.
Penny token by William Booth (obverse)
This penny token was manufactured by William Booth, the notorious forger. He moved to Perry Barr in the early eighteenth century and produced tokens such as these as a cover for his forging activities.
Various ...
Penny Token by William Booth (reverse)
This penny token was manufactured by William Booth, the notorious forger. He moved to Perry Barr in the early eighteenth century and produced tokens such as these as a cover for his forging activities.
Various ...
Penny token showing the abolition of slavery, obverse
Although dated 1807 this token was struck in 1814 and issued in 1815. Around 50,000 were produced at the Soho Mint for the Macauley and Babington trading establishments in Sierra Leone.
The obverse ...
Penny token showing the abolition of slavery, reverse
Although dated 1807 this token was struck in 1814 and issued in 1815. Around 50,000 were produced at the Soho Mint for the Macauley and Babington trading establishments in Sierra Leone.
The obverse ...
Percy W. Cox - Building Contractor
Percy W.Cox traded as a builder from 54 Grove Lane, one door from the junction with Grove Avenue.
Advert taken from the programme for the Saint James' Church Fancy Fair held at the New Inns Assembly ...
Perry Barr Shopping Precinct
Perry Barr Shopping Precinct, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr. The 1960s shopping centre was subsequently demolished, to be replaced by the One-Stop Shopping Centre which opened in 1990.
Perry Hall Home Farm, Perry Barr
View of the Home Farm, Perry Hall, Perry Barr, from a postcard postmarked 4th August 1913. Formerly known as Perry Mill Farm, the name was changed when the farm was rebuilt around 1900. Immediately behind ...
Perry Hall, Perry Barr.
Photograph of an old notice preserved and held at Perry Hall, Perry Barr around the beginning of the 20th century
Perry Village Farm
The horse and trap outside the door of School Farm. The farm was owned by Edward Arthur Maybury who may be one of the two men in the photograph.
Phase 1A contruction site at Park Central
On the construction site of phase 1A. In the distance is Bath Row with the former Accident Hospital building to the right.
Phone card display on Ladypool Road
International phone cards provide a cheap method of keepin in touch with family and friends in other countries. They are readily available in Balsall Heath, often on sale - as here - at stalls outside ...