Diana, Princess of Wales at St Philip's Cathedral
A series of photographs taken during her visit to plant a tree in the Cathedral grounds. Assisting the Princess were children from St Thomas's School in Lee Bank. This first photograph was taken inside ...
Diana, Princess of Wales in Birmingham
The princess at St Philips' Cathedral where she was planting a tree.
Dining Room, Soho House
This view of the Dining Room at Soho House, the former home of industrialist Matthew Boulton (1728-1809)was taken in 1927 by Lewis and Randall. By this date the house was being used as a hotel and this ...
Dining Room, Soho House
This view of the Dining Room at Soho House, the former home of industrialist Matthew Boulton (1728-1809)was taken in 1927 by Lewis and Randall. By this date the house was being used as a hotel and this ...
Dinner Ladies at Holyhead School
"Holyhead School in Handsworth. After cleaning up the kitchen in preparation for the next day's cooking, dinner ladies playfight with each other. At the time my office at WMEMAS was based at Holyhead ...
Dinner Ladies at Holyhead School, Handsworth
"Holyhead School in Handsworth. At the time I was the Director of the West Midlands Ethnic Minority Arts Service based at Holyhead School. Each day I would go into the kitchen and charm the dinner ladies ...
Dinner Ladies at Holyhead School, Handsworth
"Holyhead School in Handsworth. Dinner ladies having fun after a long day of cooking and cleaning up." Pogus Caesar, February 2003
Display on Stockwell improvement area, Handsworth
The Stockwell area was declared a general improvement area in 1974. This display panel records the area at the time. Use the zoomify function to look at the photographs in greater detail.
Dockers Calendar
Dockers Paint Factory was located on Rotton Park Street. Despite being bombed on 28th July 1942 it did not close - as this calendar for the year of 1943 demonstrates.
Dog And Duck on Holloway Head
The road into Birmingham from Five Ways was known as the "hollow way" due to the rutting of the cart tracks. As you approached the town down the hill you would see the Dog and Duck public house on the ...
Dog And Duck, Holloway Head
A drawing of the Dog And Duck Inn on Holloway Head in 1865. To the rear can be seen Chapman's Mill which gave the name to Windmill Street and Chapman's Passage. The Inn stood about where the garage is ...
Don Hall, Shopkeeper on Ladypool Road
This letter was printed in the Heathan in February 1981
"Dear Editor,
You will no doubt be sorry to learn that I am giving up my business in Ladypool Road - a wrench after 15 years. I leave at the ...
Donald McIntosh - Outfitter
Donald McIntosh traded from 130 Soho Road next to the Frighted Horse Public House.
This advert is taken from the programme for the Saint James' Church Fancy Fair held at the New Inns Assembly Rooms November ...
Double bill at The Bristol
Advert from The Birmingham Despatch of 24th January 1958. This "Horror" double bill was apparently not for the nervous! Frankenstein came out in 1931 and was directed by James Whale. Horror film legend ...
Douglas Road in the blitz
Rear of Douglas Road, Handsworth, 2 November 1940. The crater from the bomb's explosion is clearly visible in the foreground. The backs of the nearby houses have been nearly demolished from the blast.
Drawing Room, Soho House
This photograph of what was the Drawing Room at Soho House was taken in 1927 by Birmingham photographers Lewis and Randall. By this date the house was a hotel and this was used as the Dining Room.
The ...
Drums of Fu Manchu
One of the Fu Manchu series of novels written by Sax Rohmer. Rohmer started off life as Arthur Henry Ward born at 28 Rann Street in Ladywood! An article by Chris Upton on Rohmer can be found in the galleries....
Duchess Road
Postcard circa 1908. Duchess Road was named in honour of the Duke Of Beaufort's wife. J.R.R. Tolkien lodged here for a while and met his future wife Edith Bratt. Next door to Tolkien Rosehannah Webb was ...