Etap hotel construction site
Construction site at the end of Great Colmore Street at the junction with Bristol Street. This was many years ago the site of The Bell public house. Construction of the Etap Hotel was "modular" in that ...
Etap/ Accor Hotel on Bristol Street
This building provoked much interest in the Lee Bank area due to its modular construction. Here you can see one of the rooms being dropped into position. It can be found at the junction of Bristol and ...
Field Marshall Sir Claude Auchinleck
This statue of Sir Claude Auchinleck was commissioned and paid for by the Murrayfield Real Estate Company Ltd., the developers of Five Ways Shopping Centre. It is believed that Auchinleck sat for a bust, ...
Firebird carpark
A forlorn looking post on the carpark of the former Firebird Public House on the Benmore Estate. The Firebird was formerly the Edgbaston Conservative Club.
Follett Osler family grave at Key Hill Cemetery
Osler Street is named after the family buried at this grave at the General Cemetery - known as Key Hill.
Abraham Follett Osler (1808-1903) built up the family glass firm, which in 1851 took prime position ...
George Road
This view is from the exit of the George Road ARP shelter. The shelter was used during the Second World War but has not been in use since. Above the shelter are flats which can be seen in this view looking ...
George Road ARP Shelter
The fuse box inside the underground shelter. The shelter has not been used since World War II but is still there underneath the George Road flats and retains some of the fixtures and fittings. The fuse ...
George Road ARP Shelter
The urinals in the underground public ARP shelter at George Road. Still there today but unused for 60 years, though it was probably earmarked for use at other post-war times such as the Cuban Missile ...
Goodbye E.R. Mason
Taken moments before the the demolition of the youth club. The club had stood for decades just off Cregoe Street but was demolished this year as part of the urban regeneration of Lee Bank. Poignantly ...
Grave of Bertram Evelyn and William Joseph Clibbery at Keyhill Cemetery
The two Clibbery brothers are buried here in Keyhill Cemetery. Part of the monument is now missing as there is no mention of Bertram's name. His details have been established from his death date and surname. ...
Guinea Gardens
View in one of the Guinea Gardens off Westbourne Road. These gardens along with farms and orchards spread across this area to Holloway Head.
Guinea Gardens
View of one of the Guinea Gardens off Wesbourne Road. These gardens used to spread across the Edgbaston area as far as Holloway Head. The last remaining Gardens, which achieved a heyday in the Victorian ...
Guinea Gardens
This charming chair and shed are on one of the Guinea Gardens plots in Westbourne Road near the Botanical Gardens. In the distant past the gardens swept all the way across Edgbaston to Holloway Head.
Guinea Gardens
The main gates to the Guinea Gardens off Westbourne Road in Edgbaston. The guinea gardens used to run all the way across to Holloway Head near the city centre but today the last of the gardens can be ...
Haddon Tower Blowdown (film footage)
This picture shows Haddon Tower on Bristol Street undergoing preparatory clearance for demolition. The top floors have already been stripped of fittings and fixtures and the contractors are working their ...
Hampton Loade Ferry
Children from Woodview Primary School crossing the River Severn at Hampton Loade, en route to their "Dig For Victory" away day.
Horsefair Mosiac
This colorful mural, executed in mosaics in 1966, measures about 30 yards long by twelve feet high, and depicts the Horse Fair that took place on the spot every year until 1911.
This is a closeup detail ...
Jewish Cemetery on Islington Row
The cemetery is now closed to all. Although the bodies have long since been removed to Witton Cemetery, some of the monuments have remained in situ. Since this picture was taken it is now extensively ...