The Sentinels
View of Cleveland (left) and Clydesdale (right) Towers taken in 1971 which was the year of their completion. It is difficult now to imagine Birmingham without these on the skyline.
The Sentinels, Holloway Circus, Lee Bank
In April 1970 the view down Holloway Head, Lee Bank, shows the Sentinels - Cleveland and Clydesdale Towers. These matching 32-storey towers were designed by James A. Roberts in association with the City ...
The Shakespearian Bar
This pub stood on the corner of Great Colmore Street and Cregoe Street. In the distance can be seen Bradshaw's Stores and St Thomas's Church. Local resident Fred Mead remembers that the owner of the shop ...
The Sir Charles Napier Public House, Gooch Street
This pub is on the corner of Bissell Street. General Sir Charles James Napier,(August, 10, 1782 – August 29, 1853), was a general of the British Empire and the British Army's Commander-in-Chief in India, ...
The site of the new St Thomas's
The site of St Thomas's School on Great Colmore Street. Down to the right is Lytham Croft. The school was built to relpace the infant and junior school on Bath Row. The secondary replacement in the area ...
The site of the new St Thomas's School
This view shows the land cleared to make way for the "new" St Thomas's School in Great Colmore Street which replaced the old one on Bath Row. In the distance can be seen St Thomas's Church which to this ...
The Sons of Rest, Handsworth. 22nd November 1949
The Sons of Rest movement was founded in Handsworth in 1927. A group of retired men met regularly in the bowling pavilion in the park, moving into a purpose built pavilion in 1930.
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The Station Inn
The Station Inn at the corner of Monument Road and Cope Street. This pub was so called because the local railway station was directly opposite.The building to the right was at one time the home of the ...
The strain of the crane
At first sight one cannot believe that half a dozen men really expect to manhandle this heavy crane with any degree of success. The photograph, dated 21 March 1973, comes from the Birmingham Post and ...
The temple in Key Hill Cemetery
The temple was designed by Charles Edge and was sited in the middle of the cemetery. Sadly it was demolished in 1966 due to being unsafe. There is a society called The Friends of Key Hill Cemetery who ...
The Trees Hotel on Bath Row
The Trees Hotel (Formerly The Trees Inn) stodd on the corner of Wheeleys Lane at 98/100 Bath Row. Wheeleys Lane is the road running off to the left of the picture. Landlords of the pub include John Duller ...
The visit of the Queen Mother - by Chris Sutton
On 2nd May 1957 H.M. The Queen Mother visited the new blocks of flats built between Great Colmore Street, Grant Street and Wynn Street. These blocks - Avon, Lansdowne and Nash - are still known locally ...
The Warstone Public House
The Warstone, near the library in Icknield Street. The pub got its name from the large boulder which lies at the edge of the nearby Warstone Lane Cemetery, which is said to have been deposited by a large ...
The Woodman Inn
The Woodman Inn stands on Holyhead Road. This building is substantially renovated from the original Woodman Inn which occupied the site.
The Woodview flood of 1973
Picture taken by the Evening Mail in and around the Woodview Drive area. This was not the first time the area had been flooded, in previous years it was the local canal which had caused problems.
Thomas Bates and Sally Hodgkinson, Lee Bank Road
Lee Bank Road newsagent Thomas Bates with family friend Sally Hodgkinson. Mr Bates was murdered on June 2nd 1962 while in his shop. Oswald Grey was convicted of the crime and was subsequently executed ...
Thomas Woolley retires from Burmans
Presentation ceremony for Thomas Woolley on his retirement from Burman's. Mr Woolley lived and worked in the local area for many years.
Thousands are flocking to Bradshaws
Advert for Bradshaws in the Evening Despatch. Principally it outlines the reasons behind their closure. The cartoon at the top names the new scheme for the area as the "Bath Row Re-Development" which ...