John Baskerville by Chris Upton
Until recently it was probably only the artist, the typesetter and the clerk who recognized that there are choices to be made in the way one arranges letters. With the advent of the word processor almost ...
John Henderson - Grave at Keyhill Cemetery
The engineering partnership of Charles Fox and John Henderson was a great Victorian success story. They built the roof of the old New Street Station. They had a large hand in Paddington Station, built ...
Joseph Southall's house
Number 13 Charlotte Road was the home of the Southall family for many years. Joseph Southall (1891-1944) achieved fame as a talented artist. He came back into the public eye last year when his painting ...
Junction of Great Colmore and Cregoe Street
At this section of the road used to stand the Shakespearian Bar right on the corner visible in the foreground. Today in 2005 it consists of trees and bushes, behind it lies the Kerria Court Retirement ...
Kitchen in the Attwood Green Community Centre
The Community Centre has now gone - demolished as part of the urban regeneration of the Lee Bank area. This is the kitchen area which over the years produced countless buffets!
The centre was located ...
Ladywood at War Day
One of the visitors to Norman and Eileen's excellent "Ladywood At War" exhibition at St John's Church. Here we see her with one of the re-enactment society who is proudly displaying his combat dress. ...
Lee Bank Video
Lee Bank Video was one of the stores at the end of Lee Bank Middleway near to the Bristol Street junction. Its fortunes probably declined with the erosion of the video rental industry by DVD. This sign ...
Lion of Benmore
Outside a house in Murrell Close stands a pair of lions standing guard over the property.
Looking across Attwood Green
This is the view from the staff kitchen at the new Optima offices on Bell Barn Road. Behind the trees in the foreground can be seen Moonlit Park.
Looking down New Street during the VE Day 60th Anniversary celebrations
Note the modern smaller barrage balloon flying by the fountain.
Masonic Lodge on Severn Street
This grade A listed building stands opposite the Mailbox retail development. Prior to being a Lodge it was used as a Synagogue.
Meeting room at the Attwood Green Community Centre
The Centre was demolished as part of the urban regeneration of Lee Bank. It had been a centre for all manner of community activities - which have been maintained since at a variety of venues.
Meeting room at the Attwood Green Community Centre
The downstairs meeting room next to the kitchen area. The Centre was home to all manner of community activities which have now migrated to various venues in the Attwood Green area. It was demolished as ...
Memorial to victims of WW2 air raids
This plaque was unveiled in 1995 as a memorial to all those killed during the blitz on Birmingham. It is on the wall of the tower of St Thomas's Church on Bath Row - itself a victim of the raids. A Peace ...
Midland Adult School Union on Severn Street
By 1960 this building subsequently became home to the Birmingham Athletic Insitute. Today in 2004 it is boarded up with an uncertain future.
Moonlit Park
Children from St Thomas's School entering Moonlit Park for the official opening. The occasion was vibrant and colourful with all the children in costumes they had made themselves.
Moonlit Park opening
Children from Woodview Primary School forming part of the procession into Moonlit Park for the official opening ceremony. The children made their own costumes for the occasion.
Mr Partridge explains....
Children from Woodview Primary School on a school trip to "Dig For Victory". Mr Partridge explains (not for the first time) that he was: "In the first lot you know..." The first lot being the First World ...