Coach & Horses Public House
houses in Mary Street next to the Coach & Horses public house 2000
Clifton Junior School on St Paul's Road
This building replaced the old Clifton Road School which still in fact remains on Clifton Road and is now the home of St Paul's Trust.
Church Road Shops
The parade of shops at the bottom of Church Road, looking down towards Ladypool Road, 1950s
Camp Hill Dispensary
Camp Hill Dispensary 1958
Camp Hill
The Ship Hotel at Camp Hill near Stratford Place.
Calthorpe Park Playcentre
Calthorpe Park Playcentre 2000
Calthorpe Park
The Pershore Road/Speedwell Road entrance to Calthorpe Park complete with cannon. The park was originally parkland donated by Lord Calthorpe in 1857. This postcard view dates from c 1920
Brighton Road railway bridge
View of the bridge after completion of maintenance work.
Balsall Heath Park
Balsall Heath Park furnished with modern play equipment 2000
Balsall Heath Library
The bright and welcoming library interior 2000
Balsall Heath Library
The bright and welcoming library interior 2000
Mount Pleasant Secondary Modern School
Mount Pleasant was built in 1967 as a secondary school (for children from 11-16) and worked as such until August of 1974 when parts of the main building were found to have dangerous "high alumina" cement. ...
Birmingham Sports Centre
In March 1988 the Birmingham Athletic Institute became the Birmingham Sports Centre. This meant that the centre was now independant of a larger organisation that had included a dance centre and a sailing ...
Joseph Chamberlain 6th Form College
After seven years as part of Highgate School the old Mount Pleasant became Joseph Chamberlain 6th form college in 1983. The reduction in pupils meant that other buildings including Moseley Road Art School ...
Mount Pleasant Community Centre
This picture shows Joseph Chamberlain 6th Form College to the right and Mount Pleasant Community Centre in the foreground at the left. The Birmingham Sports centre is behind the community centre and to ...
Mount Pleasant campus
A view of the Mount Pleasant campus from the air. The school is at the top left, the community centre below it at the Sports centre is the large white building below that. The astroturf pitch is to the ...
The Astroturf
The Astroturf pitch was laid at great expense in 1981 and was used successfully for several years this picture shows the Carnival Fun Run from 1991.
The building in the background is the Birmingham ...
The Moseley Road - A History
During the 18th Century Birmingham expanded rapidly. Its population grew from 15000 in 1700 to 70000 in 1800. All these people needed food from the countryside and the Moseley Road was one of the main ...