Khalsa House, Asian Advice Centre, Handsworth
"An advisory and welfare centre, which provided support and information for the Asian community." Pogus Caesar, February 2003.
Kim Hancock interview
Kim Hancock was born in Handsworth in 1957 and her parents and grandmother were also born in Handsworth. She talks about the changes in the area and in her own life in the 1960s and 70s:
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King Edward VI Grammar School for Girls, Handsworth
This is a rear view of the main building of King Edward VI Grammar School for Girls in Rosehill Road.
The photograph has been taken from the lower playground and shows the entrance to the 'playroom' ...
King Edward VI Grammar School for Girls, Handsworth
A view of the front of King Edward VI Grammar School for Girls in Rosehill Road. Erected in 1911, the architect was P.B. Chatwin, the son of J.A. Chatwin, the architect responsible for the restoration ...
King Edward VI School for Girls, Handsworth
Postcard view of King Edward VI School for Girls, Handsworth, the new grammar school built in 1911
King Edward's Grammar School For Girls
The school was opened in 1911, the pupils being drawn from three existing King Edward's schools at Aston, Summer Row and Bath Row. Rose Hill Road was made to accomodate the school.
Kitchen / Harry Potter
The kitchen back door has gone, replaced by a brand new cooker and fridge and a smooth tiled wall. The kitchen stretches the length of the old kitchen and bathroom combined and the new bathroom is now ...
Kynoch Works, Perry Barr
The entrance to Kynoch Works, Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, in April 1959.
Labourers at Soho Foundry
Laundry Services - South Staffordshire Laundry Co. Ltd
An advert for the South Staffordshire Laundry Co. Ltd, Brewery Street, Handsworth. It is taken from the programme of the Saint James Church Fair held on the 20th till 23rd November 1929.
Laying of the Memorial Stone for Handsworth Cemetery Chapel
The stone was laid by local JP Alfred Sanders on September 22nd 1909, accompanied by a host of other local dignitaries.
Lea Bridge House
Lea Bridge House was located on Church Lane. It stood on the Handsworth Park side of the road just inside the grounds.
Lea Hall Farm, Wood Lane
Taken sometime around the early years of the twentieth century.
Lea Hall Farm, Wood Lane
Group photograph of some of the farm labourers. Why the violins have been brought out is a mystery! In the background can also be seen a signal box on the railway line passing through Handsworth.
Lea Hall Farm, Wood Lane, Handsworth
Lea Hall farm dated back to at least 1582 but the last farmhouse was there from about 1800. The "pink cottage" building was the one known as Lea Hall Farm and was said to be the oldest in Handsworth. ...