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St Pauls Church

Interior picture of St Paul's church during demolition in January 1980 It stood on the junction of Moseley Road and St Paul's Road. It was demolished due to rising overheads and dwindling congregation. ...

St Paul's Church

St Paul's church stood on the junction of Moseley Road and St Paul's Road itself. The church was demolished in January 1980 due to rising overheads and dwindling congregation. The church moved down to ...

Percy Shurmer Junior & Infants School

This is the first page of the booklet produced for the official opening of the school in May 1965. The school has been taking pupils since the beginning of 1964. The school was named in honour of local ...

Mr Motivator

Mr Motivator visited Heath Mount Primary School, in January 2007. Mr Motivator, who is currently in the UK from Jamaica, to launch his new DVD, which aims to get the nation in shape, visited the school ...

Iain Duncan Smith

Tory Leader Iain Duncan Smith visits Balsall Heath on 11th January 2007

John Santamu

Rt. Rev. Dr John Santamu, Bishop of Birmingham opens Lyman Family learning centre Dec 2002

Prince Charles April 2000

Prince Charles meets the people in April 2000

Jack Straw

Jack Straw shaking hands with Rajah Amin on a visit in March 1999

Prince Charles

Prince Charles meets the people in September 1997

Osborne's Bombed

Bomb damage to the premises of Parker T Osborne on the corner of Clevedon Road and Jakeman Walk

Mary Street School

Mary Street School after a bombing raid early 1940s

Moseley Road

Premises on Moseley Road, which was nicknamed 'Bomb alley', opposite St. Paul's Chuch, November 1940.

107 Edward Rd

This section of the road has since been demolished. At one time Edward Road had dozens of local shops offering a wide range of goods. Today only a few remain - mostly around the junction with Cannon Hill ...

Aneurin "Nye" Bevan in Calthorpe Park

Labour politician Nye Bevan is seen here addressing the May Day Rally in Calthorpe Park. Bevan was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1959 - 1960 (when he died). As Minister of Health in the post ...

Streetwatch in Cheddar Road

Prostitution had been a blight on the area for decades and there had been many campaigns to deal with it. After this, the last of the prostitutes moved away from the area. The slogan on the board alludes ...

Corner Shop

A typical corner shop on the corner of Woodfield road and Ombersley Road c1925

Co-op

Birmingham Co-operative Society Branch No. 41. Ladypool Road, on the corner of Studley Street, 1950s.

Congregational church of Sparkbrook

The congregational church of Sparkbrook Ladypool Road opened in 1894 as the Congregational Mission Church. The front part of the building is now a shop.