Hyde Road, Ladywood
The Hyde Arms at 80 Hyde Road, Ladywood. The photograph was taken in 1968, when the area was evidently in a poor way. The pub does not seem in too bad a state itself but one wonders what sort of trade ...
Icknield Street
View of Icknield Street in the nineteen fifties. To the left is Spring Hill Library, a fine redbrick Victorian structure still there to this day. The shops have now long gone but they include Walter Smith ...
Icknield Street railway bridge
The bridge was at the junction of Icknield Street and Pitsford Street. The bridge has since been replaced and now carries the Metro en route between Snow Hill and Wolverhampton. To the right is an advert ...
Icknield Street School, Ladywood
Inside Icknield Street School, Ladywood. The school opened as Icknield Street Board School in 1883 and became a Secondary Modern school in 1945.
Imperial Cinema Advert
The Imperial was one of the earliest cinemas in Birmingham. It was built, in 1914, by Harry Grigg,who owned the pork butchers shop next door. Although the nature of the films shown changed over the years ...
Ink wash drawing of farm buildings by John Phillp
This ink wash drawing by John Phillp shows unknown farm buildings, apparently on fire.
The image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp ...
Inside the Colwyn?
An image from the Lewis Green collection. We believe this is the lounge of the Colwyn Pub on Great Colmore Street, but we don't know who the people are. If you know please drop us a line at cs@optima.org.uk...
Inside The Woodman
Two customers enjoying a drink at The Woodman in Cregoe Street. The pub has since been demolished as part of the urban renewal of the area. Helen White notes that: "The lady, who is my aunt, is Mrs Barbara ...
Interior of Saint James' Church
The church was built 1838-1840 on a site donated by John Crockett of the New Inns Hotel. The architect was R. Ebbles.
Interior of St Catherine's Church looking east
Interior of the original St Catherine's Church on the Horsefair.
View towards the East window and Altar. The stained glass was installed by John Hardman Studios of Newhall Hill.
St Catherine Of Siena ...
Interior of St John's Church
A view looking towards the alter. The inset photograph is of the Reverend Runnels-Moss who was vicar from 1888-1921. The reverend was of Anglo-West Indian descent which was unusual for that time. He is ...
Interior of the Municipal Bank on Broad Street
The first Municipal Bank in Brimingham was opened in 1916 but the head office branch was only opened a few years later on Broad Street. It still stands today - opposite the Hall Of Memory - but is now ...
Interior of the Reference Library
The old Reference Library was located at Ratcliff Place which was by the side of the Town Hall. This photograph was taken by George Whitehouse of Handsworth.
Interior of the Shakespeare Library
This view, by George Whitehouse,is of the Shakespeare Library which was located inside the old Reference Library at Ratcliff Place. When the library was demolished it was saved and removed to a new location ...
Interior panels in St Catherine's Church
Detail of panels in the original St Catherine's Church in the Horsefair.
St Catherine Of Siena had it’s origins in 1872 when Father Fenn acquired seven properties in Windmill Street with a deposit ...
Interior view of St Mary's Church by Allen Edward Everitt
Everitt (1824-1882) was a prolific Birmingham artist and antiquarian whose watercolours and drawings are an important visual record of the historic architecture of the West Midlands. He lived for much ...
Interior view of St Mary's Church by Allen Edward Everitt
Everitt (1824-1882) was a prolific Birmingham artist and antiquarian whose watercolours and drawings are an important visual record of the historic architecture of the West Midlands. He lived for much ...