Library
The library interior 1910. silence prevailed with separate tables for "Ladies" and "Boys" while assistants fetched books on request.
Balsall Heath Picture House
The Balsall Heath Picture House, later the Luxor Cinema, near Longmore Street. The advertisement dates from 1916 when films were silent but accompanied by live music. This cinema opened originally in ...
The Olympia Cinema
The Olympia, Ladypool Road, originally known as the Ladypool Picture house.
The Imperial Cinema
The Imperial, Moseley Road, was built by Harry Grigg, a local pork butcher. From the beginning it was a huge success, and was noted for its 'select and high class audience'. The first manager was George ...
Highgate Park
Highgate Park showing Rowton House in the background 1932
Boys' Brigade Company
Moseley Road Methodist Church Boys' Brigade Company 1970
Vaughton's Hole
Vaughton's Hole on the River Rea, apparently the ideal spot for a rural dip. This was near the point where the River Rea crossed the old Kings Norton parish boundary, near the present Gooch Street. In ...
The Olympia Cinema
The Olympia, Ladypool Road
Luxor orchestra
A local businessman, Mr Baker, is shown seated fourth from the left in the Luxor orchestra
Highgate Park
Highgate Park formerly Highgate Fields which, in 1875, was the first open space bought by Birmingham. Within a year the 4 acre park was opened by the mayor Joseph Chamberlain.
Highgate Road Maypole 1902
The Maypole at Highgate Road 1902 : coronation celebrations for Edward VII
Nelson Mandela School
Archbishop Desmond Tutu visiting Nelson Mandela School 1987
Nelson Mandela Primary School
Nelson Mandela visiting the school named in his honour October 1993
First World War peace party
A First World War peace party in Ladypool Avenue 1918
Malvern Street Playcentre
A group of children and young people at Malvern Street Playcentre (Now St Paul's Venture) with their home-made go-cart, and Es Rosen, the sports worker, in 1980. This is part of the carnival festivities....
Mary Street School pupils
Mary Street junior School (now Heath Mount). This display dates from 1937
Sherbourne Road pupils
Sherbourne Road School, May Festival 1924
Houses in Balsall Heath Road
Keith Whitehouse's family had to leave No 271 Balsall Heath Rd in 1968 because of the clearance. Keith says, “My memories of the house and Balsall heath are fantastic and at the time I didn’t want to ...