Rev. Rolf Gledhill, Vicar of St Germain's, Edgbaston
The Rev. Rolf Gledhill, Vicar of St Germain's, Edgbaston, photographed in his study in September 1942. He was vicar of St Germain's, in City Road, from 1939 to 1945 through the war years, and had previously ...
Reverend A. Seys Howell (Soho Hill Congregational Church)
Abridged Biography from the Handsworth Magazine, the full biography is available to download.
The Rev. A. Seys Howell, the recently appointed Pastor of the Soho Hill Congregational Chapel.
Mr Howell ...
Reverend Charles Deeble - Minister of Westminster Road Congregational Church
This is an abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. Reverend Deeble lived at 35 Livingstone Road, next to the junction with Havelock ...
Reverend G.S. Bull of St Thomas's Church
The Ref G S Bull was instituted to the Living in 1849 and for 15 years he gave of his best to the parish, endearing himself to the hearts of all by his kindly thought for those upon whom fortune had ceased ...
Reverend T. S. Cave
An abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download file.
The Rev. Thomas Smith Cave, vicar of St James’ Handsworth, and chairman of the Handsworth ...
Rhodes Almhouses - Sites and Monuments Record
Mid nineteenth century. Brick construction with stone dressings and a patterned slate roof. Two storeys with 3 bays, the outer ones advanced and with broad shaped gables, the inner one consisting of ...
Rhodes Almshouses
Founded by John Rhodes. The Almshouses still stand on the Soho Road to this day.
Rickman Drive shops before urban regeneration of the area
These shops have now vanished following the redevelopment of Rickman Drive. Originally they were intended, along with the Bell Barn Shopping centre on Cregoe Street, to help meet the needs locally of ...
Rickman Stores
Advert for Rickman Stores which was placed in an events programme for St Luke's Church on Bristol Street. Rickman Stores was one of the shops which used to stand on the old Rickman Drive. The shops were ...
River Tame
River Tame, Hamstead. Situated between Hamstead Road and Forge Lane. 1897
River Tame, Hamstead
Near the Hamstead Road Bridge. April 1896
River Tame, Hamstead
River Tame, Hamstead. View of the Tame between Hamstead Road and Forge Lane. May 1897.
Rocky Lane, Hamstead
Rocky Lane, Hamstead. c1897
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr
The old manor house in Rocky Lane, Perry Barr. The manor house became the bailiff's house after Perry Hall was built but it was demolished soon after this photograph was taken in 1909. The fingerpost ...
Roman Pottery
In 1959 a large quantity of Roman Kiln debris was discovered at an address in Wellington Road. Examination of the shards of pottery, plus some cobbles in situ as working surfaces, identified the site ...
Ron Hubbell talks about school in Ladywood
Ron Hubbell lives on Holloway Head. He grew up in Ladywood. In the attached sound clip he talks to the writer Jackie Gay about Steward and Barford Street Schools.
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Rookery Road Blitz damage
Bomb damage in Rookery Road during the blitz of 1942. In the background stands Trinity Methodist Church which narrowly escaped being hit in this raid. The church was built in 1914 on the site of an old ...