The Beach Street Gang
George Thorp (who owns the picture) says: There were gangs all over Ladywood but they shouldn't be confused with teenage gang violence which erupted throughout Britain in the late '50s. These gangs were ...
The Boy's Brigade
This is thought to be in Ellen Street looking towards Spring Hill and was taken about 1949. The photo is courtesy of Albert Mousdale.
The Changing Face of Ladywood
The logbook of St George's Primary School records: "December 21st 1961 School closed for Christmas Party. During this last year all the houses in Beaufort Road and Plough and Harrow Road have been demolished. ...
The folly on Waterworks Road
Beautiful snowy view of the Folly.
The Jewish Cemetery, Five Ways
Memorial stone inside the former Cemetery at Five Ways. The inscription reads: "This burial ground (Betholom)is preserved by the Birmingham Hebrew Congregation in memory of the Jews of Birmingham buried ...
The Ladywood Bugle
The front cover of the final issue of Ladywood School's newspaper, the Ladywood Bugle. The "Grim Reaper" look sover the building sketched by pupil Damien Carless.
The Ledsam Street Post Office
This undated picture is of the post office which stood at the junction of St Vincent Street and Ledsam Street. It does not look from the picture that the post office had too long to go before closure ...
The Maple Leaf florist shop
The shop stood on the corner of George Street West and Spring Hill. Historian Norman Bartlam noted that: "Flowers were popular at that time. "San Francisco", better known as "Be Sure To Wear Flowers In ...
The Nag's Head
This Mitchells and Butlers pub stood at the corner of Monument Road and Icknield Port Road, The landlord at this time was John Clark. The row of houses to the right are now the site of Ladywood Fire Station....
The night they bombed Dockers
In the early hours of 28 July 1942 a severe bombing raid on the west and south of the city resulted in the destruction of part of the Docker’s paint factory on Rotton Park Street and the lose of life ...
The Osler Street School magazine
The cover of 'Osmag', the magazine of Osler Street School, Ladywood, as it was in 1950, featuring a footballer who looks rather too beefy to be a pupil.
"Osmag" was the chronicle of Osler Street Secondary ...
The Palais De Danse - Sensation of the Midlands
This article was originally published in the "Brew 'Us Bugle" about the Palais De Danse in Ladywood.
On 20th December 1923 the Palais De Danse issued a souvenir of the third anniversary of the building. ...
The Regent Cinema
The Regent was also known as The Ledsam due to it being on Ledsam Street. It was opened in 1910 and closed about 1959, which was when this picture was taken.
The Station Inn
The Station Inn at the corner of Monument Road and Cope Street. This pub was so called because the local railway station was directly opposite.The building to the right was at one time the home of the ...
The Trees Hotel on Bath Row
The Trees Hotel (Formerly The Trees Inn) stodd on the corner of Wheeleys Lane at 98/100 Bath Row. Wheeleys Lane is the road running off to the left of the picture. Landlords of the pub include John Duller ...
The Warstone Public House
The Warstone, near the library in Icknield Street. The pub got its name from the large boulder which lies at the edge of the nearby Warstone Lane Cemetery, which is said to have been deposited by a large ...
The White Swan
An undated picture taken outside this Ansell's pub which stood on the corner of King Edward's Road and Stour Street. The landlord is the man to the right in the white apron.
VE Day at St John's Church
The Lord Mayor, Michael Nangle, meeting the crowds of children from local Ladywood Schools at the VE Day celebrations at St John's Church. Picture taken by Norman Bartlam.