Bradbury's of Highgate Square
Bradbury's of Highgate Square. Armour made for the Birmingham Pageant Bradbury's of Highgate Square. Armour made for the Birmingham Pageant. This would form part of episodes 4 and 5 of the pageant showing ...
Bradley's Farm, Handsworth
Bradley's Farm, Rookery Road, Handsworth. 1906
Bradshaws - Shut after 54 years
The day Bradshaws closed only received this short report in the Evening Despatch. It closed at noon on 29th March 1958 after 54 years open in Cregoe Street.
Bradshaws awaiting demolition
The Cregoe/ Irving Street half of the shop closed and awaiting the bulldozers. The clock has noticeably gone already and to the right can be seen Wright and Platt who were on Irving Street for many years. ...
Bradshaw's closes - Queues for the last time
Article from the Evening Despatch on the closure of Bradshaw's Stores in Cregoe Street. The store closed in 1958 after 54 years open to the public. Bernard Bradshaw, the owner, had considered a new store ...
Bradshaws closing down Sale
First advert placed in the Evening Despatch by Bradshaws after they announced their closing down sale. The Lee Bank development compulsorily purchased many buildings in the area. The closure of Bradshaws ...
Bradshaw's of Cregoe Street
This 1935 advertisement for Bradshaw's of Cregoe Street - 'Bradshaw's Drapery and Boot Warehouse', as it says on the wall - is bound to appeal to someone writing captions. It is the kind of advertisement ...
Bradshaws of Cregoe Street
Bradshaws opened on Cregoe Street in 1904 and stayed there till 1958 when they were compulsorily purchased as part of the urban renewal of the area. The shop occupied sites on both sides of Cregoe Street ...
Bradshaw's of Cregoe Street, Lee Bank
As the big letters on the right-hand building say, 'This is Bradshaw's', the shop in Cregoe Street, Lee Bank, where you could buy just about anything for your home. H.B. Bradshaw Ltd began as drapers ...
Brambling Walk, Woodview Estate
Brambling Walk is located on Woodview which is an area under substantial redevelopment by the Optima Community Association. It can be found just off Charlotte Road.
Branches - by Year Five at Woodview School
Picture taken while on a walking tour of the area around the school on Woodview Drive.
Brick from Hamstead Colliery
An un-used brick from Hamstead Colliery held in the collection of the Handsworth Historical Society.
Bricked up window on Chesterton Road
This is at the junction of Chesterton and Ladypool Road. The bricked up window is one of those sites that is there to see but is often ignored. In many cases around the area it is where a business has ...
Bright - Lighting the Sentinels
Over the period from November 2001 to January 2002 the Sentinels on Holloway Head were lit up at night. The amazing light display of the two blocks is shown in this photograph taken on the launch night ...
Brighter Birmingham 1943 leaflet, page 1.
page 1 of 4 of this events leaflet produced by Birmingham City Council in the summer of 1943.
The idea was to provide entertainment in public areas to help alleviate wartime stress for the people of ...
Brighter Birmingham 1943 leaflet, page 2.
Page 2 of this 1943 leaflet which features events held in Kings Heath Park, Kingstanding, Lightwoods Park, Muntz Park, Northfield Park and Pype Hayes Park.
Brighton Road
Brighton Road, Balsall Heath. Sign on right is "Painters and Decorators". Old brick built rail bridge in distance.
Brighton Road
Brighton Road, Balsall Heath. Sign at right reads "Mitchell & Butler's Gold Medal Ales".