F.W. Smallwood - Chemists on Grove Lane
Smallwood the chemists was located at 141 Grove Lane. They traded in the early part of the twentieth century. This bottle of "stomachic mixture" is on display at the Handsworth Historical Society.
Farrier in Handsworth
Sadly the original image doesn't say where it is from but the Handsworth Historical Society beiieve it to be from Handsworth. It is probably early twentieth century in date.
Father Joseph V. Hymers - St. Catherine of Siena
Father Hymers took over at St Catherine's after the death of Father Fenn. This was not immediate as Dr. E. Berry succeeded Father Fenn first but left in February 1908 after only a few months. Apart from ...
Fell into a cellar
This newcutting from the G. H. Osborne collection relates the story of Mrs Charlotte Lawrence of Well Head Lane, Perry Barr. Mrs Lawrence was putting a saucepan on the fire when the floor near the hearth ...
Five Ways
A tranquil turn of the century view of Five Ways on a colour tinted postcard. This is an unrecognisable view nowadays apart from the statue of Joseph Sturge which can be seen in the middle distance. Sturge's ...
Five Ways after severe snowstorm
Snow lies heavily on the ground at Five Ways in this now rare snow scene. The main connection to the current day is with the statue of Joseph Sturge in the background.
Five Ways, Edgbaston
View looking towards Hagley Road,Edgbaston, from Five Ways. The tall building in the background is King Edward's Grammar School, Five Ways. Also in this postcard view is the statue of Joseph Sturge. The ...
Five Ways, Edgbaston
Postcard view of Five Ways, Edgbaston, around the end of the 19th century. The view is looking westwards towards Calthorpe Road, from Broad Street. In the background, behind the statue of Joseph Sturge ...
Five Ways, Edgbaston
A quiet scene at Five Ways, Edgbaston, where the only traffic appears to be a solitary cyclist carefully riding between the tramlines. The view is looking westwards up Hagley Road with the statue of Joseph ...
Five Ways, Edgbaston
Five Ways, Edgbaston, from a postcard that was postmarked August 1937. The view from the gardens is looking towards Islington Row, providing a rather more leisurely scene than the Five Ways of today. ...
Francis Road
View of Francis Road in the Victorian/ Edwardian era. Francis Road lies near Five Ways behind the old Children's Hospital.
Fred Avery - Herbalist
Based at Number 52 Spring Hill Avery's credentials as a herbalist intriguingly refer to his American origins. His bloodless surgery is very reassuring!
Funeral of Chief Superintendent Tozer, Edgbaston
The funeral cortege of Chief Superintendent Alfred Tozer of the Birmingham Fire Brigade on 28 April 1906. Supt Tozer, whose father and grandfather had been firemen before him, came to Birmingham in 1879 ...
Funeral of Mr. Wainwright in Handsworth
In this diary entry, John Benjamin Stone MP recounts the day of Mr Wainwright's burial in Handsworth.
"Wed July 2nd 1902.
Letters from home saying Mr Wainwright would be buried today.
Left Euston ...
Gasometer, Soho Foundry, Handsworth
The original gasometer at the Soho Foundry, Handsworth. It was constructed in about 1799 and was used continuously to supply the Soho Foundry with gas for lighting purposes until the gas could be purchased ...
George Albert Asbury's Shop, 55 Key Hill, Hockley
George Albert Asbury's Shop, 55 Key Hill, Hockley 1906
George Dixon Grammar School, Edgbaston
George Dixon Grammar School, in City Road, Edgbaston, in an undated but obviously early photograph. The school had started in Oozells Street as the George Dixon Higher Grade School and moved to the City ...
George Lempriere and Kitty Kelly
Rare photograph of Lempriere and one of his aeronaut's Kitty Kelly. They are standing behind the deflated balloon.
Lempriere's aeronautical displays with balloons and parachutes attracted large crowds. ...