The Choir at St Thomas's Church
The photograph shows the choir of St Thomas's Church. Also in in the picture are the Reverend Barton and the choirmaster Mr Stollard. In 1938 the Second World War was already looming despite efforts to ...
The City Tavern
This pub stands on the junction of Bishopsgate and Tennant Street just off Broad Street. It is a superb example of a terracotta stonework Victorian building.
The Council House decorated for the VE Day 60th anniversary
The Dart looks at the Ledsam Street dynamite conspiracy
More illustrations from "The Dart" concerning the dynamite factory in Ledsam Street. Top left, looking sombre, is the chief protagonist in the case, Alfred Whitehead. Top centre is the "dynamite shop" ...
The Diskery Record Shop
This article entitled "How The Years Spin Round" was written by Sophie Blakemore and published in the Birmingham Mail. The article can be read easily by clicking on the "zoomify" plug in next to the picture. ...
The Dog and Duck on Holloway Head
The Dog and Duck public house stood on the right hand side as you approach Smallbrook Street (Queensway), just before Clydesdale Tower. The picture dates from the latter half of the nineteenth century ...
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 East Window at St Lukes
The East Window was the gift of Dr E Robinson MD in 1909 the work of Messrs Harvey Ashby, John Bright Street. Dr Robinson was the Vaccination Officer for the City.
Brief Description of the Window ...
The East Window of St Luke's Church
The East Window was installed in 1909 after a bequest from a local doctor. Sadly it is not going to be a feature of the new St Luke's Church but will be fondly remembered by all who worshipped at the ...
The Etap Hotel
This hotel can be found on the Bristol Street/ Great Colmore Street junction. Lying behind it is Rickman Drive. At one time on this site was The Bell public house, a considerably grander building than ...
The Fenian dynamite conspiracy in England
Another page of pictures from the Illustrated London News coverage of the discovery of the dynamite factory at 128 Ledsam Street. Top left is The Beaufort Hotel in Southampton Street, London where a conspirator ...
The folly on Waterworks Road
Beautiful snowy view of the Folly.
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 Golden Scorpion by Sax Rohmer
Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (February 15, 1883 - June 1, 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist born in Rann Street, Ladywood. He is most remembered for his series of novels ...
The grave of George Dawson
George Dawson (February 24, 1821 - November 30, 1876), was born in London but lived for most of his life in Birmingham where he was strongly associated with the reforming era of Joseph Chamberlain.
He ...
The hall at the Attwood Green Community Centre
The Community Centre was on Gaywood Croft off Cregoe Street and was formerly used by the Midland Adult School Union. This was the main hall used for many activities including talks, conferences, discos, ...
The Hen and Chickens Hotel, New Street
A bill from the Hotel which used to stand on New Street. Some of the grandeur of nineteenth century New Strert can still be seen today, particularly near to the junction with Corporation Street. Look ...
The Jewish Cemetery on Islington Row
The cemetery stood on the other side of what is now Lee Bank Middleway opposite Five Ways Railway Station and next to the railway line. It served the Jewish community for many years before falling into ...