Looking down New Street during the VE Day 60th Anniversary celebrations
Note the modern smaller barrage balloon flying by the fountain.
Looking towards Five Ways
In this photograph we are looking up Lee Bank Road (still not yet the Middleway)towards Five Ways. A crane can be seen in operation up at Five Ways if you look carefully. The wall to the right of the ...
Lozells Road looking towards Newtown
"Handsworth riots 1985. All members of the community survey the scene on Lozells Rd...an eerie calmness fills the air, but an uneasy atmosphere hangs over the entire city of Birmingham." Pogus Caesar, ...
Mallica 'Kapo' Reynolds, Spiritualist/Artist
"Born 1911 in Bynloss, Jamaica. Performed first spiritual healing age 12, converted to Christian Revivalist faith at 16 yrs old, continued to conduct services as Zion Revivalist. He was arrested twice ...
Mallica 'Kapo' Reynolds, Spiritualist/Artist
"Born 1911, Bynloss, Jamaica. Kapo performed his first spiritual healing age 12, he converted to the Christian Revivalist faith at 16 years old, andcontinued to preach and conduct services of Zionist ...
Malthouse Gardens and Lozells Road
"Outside the Lozells Inn public house,the Fire Brigade were on alert, as some gas pipes still had to be disconnected, this element made the situation potentially dangerous." Pogus Caesar, February 2003....
Man and woman in wedding attire, standing in front of a door.
From The Ernest Dyche Collection.
Man and woman in wedding attire.
The woman is holding flowers. From The Ernest Dyche Collection.
Man and woman sat on chairs wearing wedding attire taken at studio
From The Ernest Dyche Collection.
Man and woman, both well dressed, standing in front of blank studio backdrop
From The Ernest Dyche Collection
Man and woman, holding hands in front of woodland studio backdrop
From The Ernest Dyche Collection.
Man in suit without tie with woman and two girls in traditional South Asian attire
From The Ernest Dyche Collection
Man wearing blue suit waistcoat and blue shirt with child in suit without jacket
From The Ernest Dyche Collection
Man wearing grey suit with blue shirt holding baby
From The Ernest Dyche Collection
Man wearing suit and woman wearing traditional Asian dress,
sat in front of table with flowers on.
From The Ernest Dyche Collection
Marcus Garvey Day Nursery
This was one of the first nurseries set up specifically to care for young black children.
Marcus Garvey Day Nursery
Children at Marcus Garvey Day Nursery. One of the first nurseries set up to take care of black children. It was run by the Harambee Housing Association.
Market
Handsworth Market, once a thriving busy part of life in Handsworth. After numerous fires to the remains, the site was left derelict, such an eyesore! Last year the bulldozer came and flattened the land, ...