Cottages in Church Lane by Farquhar
These cottages were built in 1699 by the Smallwood family. Members of the Smallwood family occupied at least one of these cottages for several generations.
One of the last occupants was a Miss Katie ...
Cottages in Factory Road, Handsworth
Old cottages which stood by the brook where Factory Road joins Piers Road, Handsworth. May 1907.
Cottages in Holyhead Road, Handsworth
Old cottages which formerly stood in Holyhead Road, Handsworth, just above Camp Lane. 1906
Cottages in Slack Lane, Handsworth
viewed from the front garden of the old town hall
Cottages in Slack Lane, Handsworth
The original photograph has sadly not survived, this image is taken from a photocopy. No date for the picture was given.
Council House, Handsworth
Council House, Handsworth, built for Handsworth Urban District Council in 1878/79. The caption on this postcard view calls it the 'Town Hall'.
Council House, Handsworth
Council House, Handsworth, built as the offices of Handsworth Urban District Council in 1878/79 on the site of the Waggon and Horses Inn
Council House, Handsworth
Council House, Handsworth, the offices of Handsworth Urban District Council. Erected in 1878/79 the building also housed the public library.
Council House, Handsworth
The Council House, Soho Road, Handsworth, built in 1878/79 for Handsworth Urban District Council. Part of the building formed the Library and Reading Room, opened in 1880. This 1983 view reveals that ...
Councillor A. Lane
This is an abridged biography from The Handsworth Magazine. The full biography is available as a download.
Councillor Alfred Lane, of Tudor House (Birchfield Road), Perry Barr, was born at Halesowen, ...
Councillor Arthur Price
This is an abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine, the full version is available as a download.
Upon the retirement of Mr W A Ellis, J.P., from the Handsworth District Council, after being ...
Councillor C.A. Palmer - JP and Cyclist
This is an abridged version of Councillor Palmer's biography. The full version is available as a download. Councillor Palmer in fact lived at Park Hill off Hamstead Hill and not Hamstead Road as this ...
Councillor G H C Hughes
This is an abridged version of the biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download.
George Henry Hughes lived at 3 Trinity Road in Birchfield.
Mr Hughes has, ...
Councillor G.H. Johnstone
This is an abridged version of Councillor Johnstone's biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full biography is available as a download.
He was born in 1841, in a picturesque old cottage, which ...
Councillor Henry Loveridge
This is an abridged version of his biography, the full version is available on this page as a download.
Councillor Henry Loveridge, whose recent appointment to the chair of the Finance Committee of ...
Councillor Henry Hossell
This is an abridged version of his biography. The full version is available as a download on this page. Henry Hossell lived at Bird's Hill, 131 Aldridge Road.
Mr Henry Hossell, who has served the rate-payers ...
Councillor John Joseph Hughes - Artist
This is an abridged biography taken from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. Councillor Hughes lived at 37 Villa Road, Handsworth and was an artist of some note. Several ...
Councillor Samuel Adkins - Insurance Agent
This is an abridged biography from The Handsworth Magazine, the full version is available as a download. Councillor Adkins address in 1900 is given as 35 Linwood Road in Handsworth.
He was born at ...