The Central Library
This is one of the promotional photographs used to publicise the opening of the new Central Library in 1973. The party of gents coming up the escalator to the first floor are not named. Possibly they ...
The Cinerama in 1963
The Cinerama was formerly known as the Bristol and later as the ABC. For a while though it was the Cinerama.
Cinerama was the brain child of motion picture engineer Fred Waller. His work at the Paramount ...
The Circle, Kingstanding
The Circle, Kingstanding, in the 1950s. On the right is Rough Road Post Office, with a branch of Boots next door.
The Diskery and the Wellington
On the corner of Bromsgrove Street and Bristol Street is the Diskery, a mecca for record collectors since the late 1950s, although the shop was originally in Hurst Street and only moved to its Bromsgrove ...
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 Edgbaston Pub
The Edgbaston Pub was situated at the corner of Lee Bank Road and Ryland Road.In 1939 the landlord was Thomas Devlin. This image though was taken sometime in the 50's or 60's shortly before the area was ...
The Electric Tavern pub, Belgrave Road
An Atkinsons pub. The Belgrave Paint and Hardware Store is just visible to the left of the pub.
The Emily Arms
The Emily Arms stood on the corner of Dymoke Street and Emily Street.
The former Clifton Infant School, Hertford Street.
St. Paul's Community Foundation School took over the buildings in 1973.
The gardens at the Middleway Blocks
This photograph was taken by resident May Williams. The four blocks, Hogarth, Faraday, Audleigh and Chiswick are still there today. Much of the surrounding development from the fifties and sixties has ...
'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 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 Horsefair in the fifties
This view of the Horsefair shows three buildings, all long since demolished as part of the road widening scheme. From left to right there is: The National Provincial Bank, The Red Cow Public House and ...
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 Lamp Tavern, Hamstead Road
Situated opposite the parish church of St Mary in Hamstead Road, the Lamp Tavern was originally built about 1750 and at times was also known as the Handsworth Tavern. In 1787 and in 1831 it was used ...
The Last Liberal by Chris Upton
In a recent quiz on Birmingham the question was posed, “Who was the city’s last Liberal MP?”
I regret that a few of us, with better long term memories than short, answered Joseph Chamberlain, before ...
The last tram in Ladywood
The last tram in Ladywood ran on 30 August 1947, and everyone hangs out of the windows to be photographed on this historic occasion. The tram was on the 33 route which ran from its Navigation Street terminus ...
The Ledsam Street Post Office
This undated picture is of the post office which stood at the junction of St Vincent Street and Ledsam Street. It does not look from the picture that the post office had too long to go before closure ...