Bell Barn Road and Bellis Street 1939 Trade Directory entries
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Belliss and Morcom football team.
John Spencer donated this photograph of the works football team in action in the 1950's. Their home ground was in Highfield Lane Quinton.Players would regularly cycle from Ladywood to the ground on the ...
Bernard Allen at work in Freeman and Ward
Freeman and Ward was located at the Bath Row end of Cregoe Street. They made equipment for the local hospital as well as brass and copperware. Bernard Allen started work there as a 14 year old. Here he ...
Best and Lloyd Ltd
Located at Wattville Road for a number of years, the company made a large variety of Electrical light fixtures and fittings.
'Best' Lighting for Hotels and Restaurants. Trade Catalogue.
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Boulton & Watt Engine, Galton Street Locks, Smethwick
This engine was constructed c.1780 and after being dismantled, was later moved to the Birmingham Science Museum. Since the closure of that building the engine is now at Millenium Point, Birmingham in ...
Bradbury's
Model plane in Metal made at Bradbury's of Highgate Square, Sheet Metal Workers since 1859
Bradbury's
Inside the workshops of Bradbury's of Highgate Square, Sheet Metal Workers
Bradbury's
Inside the workshops of Bradbury's of Highgate Square, Sheet Metal Workers
Bradbury's of Highgate Square
Bradbury's of Highgate Square. Armour made for the Birmingham Pageant Bradbury's of Highgate Square. Armour made for the Birmingham Pageant. This would form part of episodes 4 and 5 of the pageant showing ...
Bristol Street and Wrentham Street, Lee Bank
These buildings in Bristol Street, Lee Bank, at the junction with Wrentham Street, are among the few that remain of the shops and other businesses that used to line both sides of Bristol Street. From ...
Broad Street, Birmingham
The premises of Rabone Brothers & Co., Broad Street, Birmingham, after bombing during the Blitz. The photograph of smoking remains was taken on 10 April 1941. Rabone Brothers were listed in directories ...
Bulpitt and Sons Swan Brand advert 1958
Advert for Swan Brand from the Birmingham Student carnival magazine, 1958.
Bulpitt and Sons Swan Brand catalogue 1938
Long handled frying pans from the Bulpitt and Sons 1938 trade catalogue.
Bus yard and forge, Handsworth
Bus yard and blacksmith's forge, Handsworth, in a retouched image from 1871.
Bust of John Rennie by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
John Rennie was born in East Linton, East Lothian, in 1761. After working as a millwright with Andrew Meikle he studied at Edinburgh University (1780-83). He was employed by Boulton & Watt for five years ...
Button from the Luckock Collection
This button is of the type which would have been produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Manufactory. Boulton produced a wide range of buttons and buckles which are shown in his pattern books. Others ...
Button from the Luckock Collection
This mother of pearl, gilt and blue glass button is of the type which would have been produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Manufactory. Boulton produced a wide range of buttons and buckles which are ...
Canal Bridge, Soho Foundry, Handsworth
Iron bridge over the canal at Soho Foundry, Handsworth, built by Boulton and Watt for the convenience of their employees.