Chamberlain Square
Photograph taken duing the great freeze of 1946/1947. The scene looks familiar due to the presence of the Chamberlain Fountain and the two statues,still in the area today albeit in different positions....
Chandos Road
Chandos Road, Highgate, with Chandos Road Junior School in the background.
Chandos School in Highgate
Chandos School, Vaughton Street, Highgate.
Chapman's Mill - by Chris Upton
Turn the clock back a little more than a century and there were genuine windmills to see in Birmingham and not a Dutchman in sight. Perhaps the most famous of them stood in the unlikely location of Holloway ...
Chapman's Windmill and R.Wier on Holloway Head
Chapman’s brick built tower mill stood on the hill overlooking Holloway Head. It is thought to have been constructed in 1745 by Clark’s who were millwrights in Deritend until the late 18th century. There ...
Charity presentation for the Children's Hospital
The Birmingham Sporting Club raised a lot of money for local charities. They held regular functions at The Tower Ballroom at Edgbaston Reservoir. Here they are presenting a £1,000 cheque to the House ...
Charles William Perkins, the City Organist
An abridged version of the article from Volume 1 Number 11 of the Handsworth Magazine. The full article is available here to download.
Mr Charles William Perkins is a native of Birmingham, but has ...
Charles Henry Glassey - Handsworth Conservative Association
This is an abridged version of his biography, the full version being available as a download on this page.
Mr C H Glassey, F.N.S., the indefatigable Secretary of the Handsworth Division Conservative ...
Charles Wilcox, George Cross Hero - by Chris Sutton
Charles Wilcox (born on 11th May 1919 in Ladywood) was awarded the Edward Medal(later converted to a George Cross) for helping to rescue a colleague who had become trapped upon a window ledge. At the ...
Charles Winn and Co on Communication Row
Charles Winn were one of Britain's biggest valve manufacturers. They moved in 1976 from Communication Row to Bordesley. Former employees of the company include: Janet Abbotts (Castings Section), Les Edwards ...
Charles Winn Valves Ltd - Communication Row
Charles Winn were located on Communication ROw for many years before moving to new premises at Bordesley in 1976. They became one of Britain's leading valve manufacturers employing 170 staff. On the staff ...
Charlotte Road
Picture postcard view from early twentieth or late nineteenth century of Charlotte Road. A very different rural scene from today.
Charlotte Road
Taken by the Public Works Department in 1971 looking up Charlotte Road towards the flats.
Charlotte Road
Lying just off the Woodview Estate and looking down the road towards it.
Chatsworth and Longleat House
A view from the benches off Bell Barn Road looking towards Chatsworth and Longleat Houses in the distance. Both of these towers were named after country houses.
Chatsworth Tower, Lee Bank
This view was taken by local resident May Williams. Chatsworth was built in 1966 and has since been demolished as part of the urban renewal of Lee Bank. To the right of the tower is the old Midland Adult ...
Cherry Orchard Farm
Cherry Orchard farm was owned in 1900 by the Hales family. It was said to have dated from the fourteenth century, in 1327 it was listed as the home of Atte-Le-Berg. The house was demolished in 1930 and ...
Cherry Orchard Farm, Handsworth
Ann's Pool(?), Cherry Orchard Farm, Handsworth, 1896