The strain of the crane
At first sight one cannot believe that half a dozen men really expect to manhandle this heavy crane with any degree of success. The photograph, dated 21 March 1973, comes from the Birmingham Post and ...
The Three Sohos
The Three Sohos
by George Demidowicz
There has been considerable confusion by writers over the years in distinguishing between the three Soho sites:
The Soho Manufactory
The Soho Mint
The Soho ...
Thousands are flocking to Bradshaws
Advert for Bradshaws in the Evening Despatch. Principally it outlines the reasons behind their closure. The cartoon at the top names the new scheme for the area as the "Bath Row Re-Development" which ...
Tibbitt's Fish and Poultry Market
Tibbitt's fish and poultry market stood on the Soho Road.
The advert is taken from the programme for the Saint James' Church Fancy Fair held at the New Inns Assembly Rooms November 20th to 23rd 1929.
Topographical account of Handsworth in 1872 (part one)
From the 1872 Staffordshire Post Office Directory.
Topographical account of Handsworth in 1872 (part two)
The page also includes the first section of the trade directory listing for Handsworth in 1872.
Travel Agents etched glass window
The increasing Asian population of the area saw a steady rise in the number of travel agents specialising in flights to India, Pakistan and the arab states amongst other locations. There are many in the ...
Uncle's Home Store on Ladypool Road
Ladypool Road has been a major shopping thoroughfare for over a hundred years. Although the names have changed it still serves the local community today as it always has done. The tops of the shops reveal ...
Vanley Burke Galleries
Vanley Burke has been living and working in Birmingham since 1965. He started photographing the community around him in 1967 and has continued to the present day. He has exhibited his work extensively ...
Vegetables Display
On sale outside a shop on the Soho Road.
Vegetables Display
Display of vegetables outside a shop on the Soho Road.
Vegetables display
There are many grocers in Balsall Heath who provide a great deal of vegetables for sale. Here we see a display including onions and garlic on sale on Ladypool Road. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton ...
View from above
Looking down from the new flats on the Wheeley's Lane/ Bath Row junction. Below is Bexhill Grove which stands on the route of the former Piggot Street. The blue building in the middle is the Crest Nicholson ...
Villa Road
Postcard view of Villa Road in Handsworth circa 1900. Looking towards the Villa Cross Inn at the junction of Villa, Heathfield and Lozells roads. Hunters Road is the road junction nearby on the right....
Villa Road
Tom Lambert's shop at 129 Villa Road. In the 1901 census, Tom, a 50 year-old widower, born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, is stated to be a fishmonger.
In the census of 1881 he is listed as a fruiterer ...
W & T Avery Ltd. Trade Catalogue
W & T Avery Ltd. Trade Catalogue. Weighing Apparatus. Suitable for Engineers, Railways, Docks, Ironworks etc. Dated March 1898. Page 1 of 144
Scanned from original item located in Trades Catalogue Sequence, ...
W & T Avery Ltd. Trade Catalogue
W & T Avery Ltd. Trade Catalogue. Weighing Apparatus. Suitable for Engineers, Railways, Docks, Ironworks etc. Dated March 1898. Page 2 of 144
Scanned from original item located in Trades Catalogue Sequence, ...
W & T Avery Ltd. Trade Catalogue
W & T Avery Ltd. Trade Catalogue. Weighing Apparatus. Suitable for Engineers, Railways, Docks, Ironworks etc. Dated March 1898. Page 3 of 144
Scanned from original item located in Trades Catalogue Sequence, ...