Gooch Street
View looking towards the junction with Conybere Street. Woolworths is in centre foreground and then the long white building is The Triangle cinema. Conybere Street is the just visible right turn after ...
Gooch Street
Moyle & Adams' grocers to the centre of the photograph. Left of them is Kingston's butchers.To the right is Gerald's fruit and flowers. The roadside gutter is packed with swept up ice and slush from a ...
Gooch Street
Shop on the corner at the centre of the picture is Samuel Thornley Ltd. est. 1794 Wholesale Drysalters and makers of French Polish, Varnish and Lacquer. The shop beneath (also Samuel Thornley) advertises ...
Goodman Street, Ladywood
Industrial premises in Goodman Street, Ladywood, off Summer Hill Road. To judge by the cars, the date must be in the 1960s. If we are looking from the Summer Hill Road end towards King Edwards Road the ...
Goodwin's Furniture Removals
Goodwin's were based at the Sand Pits in Ladywood, an area which lies to the rear of the Central Library and Summer Row. As well as removals they were also involved in storage as well.
Gordon Road, Handsworth
Gordon Road, Handsworth, looking south towards Finch Road in 1985. Gordon Road links Finch Road and Heathfield Road.
Photographer unknown.
Gough Road
Gough Road runs through the Woodview estate area. Here it is in 1960 with a nice image of a corner shop. The shop isn't named so we can't be sure which end of Gough Road this is. It is either the junction ...
Gough Road and Sun Street West
A very changed area. This is Gough Road in 1960 at the junction with Sun Street West which goes off into the distance - at the bend visible it becomes Lee Bank Road. Today this spot lies on what was the ...
Graffiti, The top of Handsworth
"In 1986, there were a lot of slogans written all over Handsworth, in this instance the words say it all. After the 1985 disturbances there was increased media interest,the government were also promising ...
Graffitti, Handsworth
"Graffiti on a wall in Linwood Road, Handsworth....the words say it all." Pogus Caesar, February 2003
Grand Armistice Ball at the Palais De Danse
Invitation card for the Grand Armistice Ball at the Palais De Danse on Monument Road in Ladywood. Entertainment provided by Stan Hudson and his band.
Grand Junction Public House at 180 Great Colmore Street
The Grand Junction stood right at the corner with Bell Barn Road. Looking across here into the distance is Elvetham Road with a newsagents just visible. A "Park Drive" cigarette advert can be seen on ...
Grand Junction, Great Colmore Street, Lee Bank
The Grand Junction public house was at 180 Great Colmore Street, Lee Bank, where it joins Bell Barn Road. The acute angle of the junction makes for a building of unusual shape, with an unusual name. This ...
Grant of Henry VIII to Perry Hall
Perry Hall Collection, A grant of Henry VIII (with great seal attached) relating to 'Perry' Staff. This was photographed by Stone after the owner of Perry Hall found it, and many others, in Perry Hall. ...
Grant Street, Lee Bank
Destruction in Grant Street, Lee Bank, caused by enemy action on 19th November 1940. 80 houses were demolished and 200 others badly damaged. Five people were killed and A.R.P. Warden Henry Pickering was ...
Grant Street, Lee Bank
Nineteenth-century housing in Grant Street, Lee Bank. The photograph was taken on 6th July 1948, when the area was on the brink of redevelopment. The City of Birmingham set up five Comprehensive Redevelopment ...
Grave of Bertram Evelyn and William Joseph Clibbery at Keyhill Cemetery
The two Clibbery brothers are buried here in Keyhill Cemetery. Part of the monument is now missing as there is no mention of Bertram's name. His details have been established from his death date and surname. ...
Grave of George Burrell Ramsay in St Mary's Graveyard
George Burrell Ramsay a Scotsman arrived in Birmingham around 1871. While out walking he saw an Aston Villa F.C. practise match in the spring of 1876. Burrell asked for a game and dazzled the other players ...