I grew up in Yardley...
"I grew up in Yardley, It’s a different country from when I was a lad. My playground was Chelmsley Woods, when it was a wood. It was beautiful, absolutely beautiful. They chopped the wood down to build ...
I was born in March 1933...
I was born in March 1933, and came to this country in October 1951 on the Santa Maria. I was only 18. It was a Spanish ship; rough, rotten. It was Spanish food and I wasn’t used to it, so asked if I could ...
I was brought up around here...
I was brought up around here, and the Handsworth area. I didn’t really have any trouble, I was going to school in the morning and by the time I got back I wasn’t going to hang around on the streets. So ...
I’ve been here since January 25th 2003...
"I’ve been here since January 25th 2003, I was in Vorton house in Woodview for 24 years. The block is on its way down now, it had to be emptied. So it was an internal transfer.
We weren’t too happy ...
I’ve been here three and a half years...
‘I’ve been here three and a half years. I was the first one-bedroomed flat to have a rewire. The kitchen’s fantastic. I moved to Birmingham because I have friends here, I feel very safe because we’ve ...
'Idle Dreams'
Photograph by Ruth Handley. Process: plastika.
Labels on reverse: 'Midland Salon of Photography, Accepted and Hung [at] The City Art Gallery, Worcester. 1953' & 'Exhibition of Midland Photography. ...
'Invitation'
Photograph by Ruth Handley. Process: multigrade.
Exhibition labels on reverse: 'Midland Salon of Photography. Accepted for exhibition. Public Library & Art Gallery, Kidderminster, 1956' and 'Sutton ...
I've lived in this area all my life...
Mum: ‘I’ve lived in this area all my life, I still see people from my infant school. I suppose it’s changed for the better, I remember the big houses, there were families over there with 22 children. ...
James Hunte Poster in shop window
James Hunte, who ran the Mohammed Ali Centre in Hockley stood as an independent councillor in the late 1970's
'Jeune Fille'
Photograph by Ruth Handley.
Exhibition label on reverse: 'Sutton Coldfield Photographic Society. Accepted and Hung [at the] International Exhibition, 1955'.
Ruth Handley(1899-1957)was renowned ...
'Julie'
Photograph by Ruth Handley, c1950. Process: bromide.
Label on reverse: 'Sutton Coldfield Photographic Society. Accepted & Hung [at the] Eleventh Annual Exhibition, 1950'.
Ruth Handley(1899-1957)was ...
'Katherine'
Photograph by Ruth Handley.
Labels on reverse: ‘The Photographic Alliance Silver Jubilee. Exhibited at London, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Western-Super-Mare. 1955. Print no. 52’ ...
Lewis Green - Local Photographer
Lewis Green lived at Hogarth House and took a large number of photographs of the Lee Bank area. As was common at the time he had them developed as slides and would show them in his living room to interested ...
Marcus Garvey Day Nursery
Children at Marcus Garvey Day Nursery. One of the first nurseries set up to take care of black children. It was run by the Harambee Housing Association.
Men at the Bar in the Frighted Horse
Men Outside George Street Church, Lozells