New Inns, 42 Holyhead Road
A public house has been on this site at least since the 18th century. Parts of it were rebuilt in 1885 and 1901, and a banqueting hall, the Prince's Suite, was added on in Edwardian times.
Thomas Crockett ...
Newton Place, Handsworth
Newton Place in the Hockley Brook valley, Handsworth, looking towards Soho Hill. On the skyline is St Michael's Church, dating from 1855, on the corner of Soho Hill and St Michael's Road. In this 1964 ...
Newton Smith
Newton Smith's shop selling fabrics stood on the corner of Rookery Road and Westbourne Road.
Advert taken from the programme for the Saint James' Church Fancy Fair held at the New Inns Assembly Rooms ...
Ni' Night
On the ninth night after a death men gather at the deceased's house. They chant readings from the bible intentionally in a long drawn out incoherent way. If someone sounds too clear, they will stop ...
Nineveh Road
This photograph was taken with a zoom lens to highlight how the houses in Handsworth were squeezed together. This and the way that front doors just opened onto the street seemed very strange to newly ...
Nineveh Road
Nineveh Road, near the Junction with Soho Road. This is a view of Court Number One.
Nineveh Road, Handsworth
Nineveh Road, Handsworth, looking towards Bacchus Road, 1906. Bull baiting was recorded on this site as late as 1829, the spectators allegedly watching from the tree.
Nineveh Road, Handsworth
Nineveh Road, Handsworth, from a drawing by Alfred Osborne. The view looks towards Boulton Road and shows the traditional site for bull-baiting, including the tree from which spectators supposedly watched....
Nineveh, Handsworth
A group of cottages known as Nineveh, Handsworth. The present-day Nineveh Road takes its name from them.
Nishkam Sewak Jatha Temple
Handsworth has a large Sikh population. The Temple started in 1974, It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It has a free kitchen open to all members of the public. Throughout the year it holds services: ...
Norman Tiptaft Election Poster 1922
Tiptaft had unsuccessfully contended the 1918 General Election as an Independent candidate, losing to the Unionist Ernest Meysey-Thompson. Since then in 1919 he had been returned as a Councillor for the ...
Norman Tiptaft Facts For Voters Poster 1918
Tiptaft contested the 1918 General Election as an Independent candidate. Here he sets out his "facts for voters" to consider before deciding who to vote for. Tiptaft lost the election to the sitting MP ...
Norman Tiptaft General Election Poster 1918
Norman Tiptaft contested the 1918 General Election for Handsworth as an Independent candidate. Tiptaft lived at 28 Wye Cliff Road in Handsworth and had been a cadet in the RFC (Royal Flying Corps) recently ...
Oak Cottage in Villa Road
Any information on Oak Cottage would be gratefully recieved by the Digital Handsworth Project.
Odell's 14 Points: 1918 General Election Poster
Henry Joseph Odell of Whitehall Road was the Labour Party candidate. Here he lists his fourteen points as to why he was worthy of your vote.
Old cottage on the Holyhead Road
Undated but early twentieth century.