Handsworth Wood bus outside the Mission Hall
The Mission Hall stood on Boulton Road. and was opened in 1908 by Wesleyan Methodists. The premises were eventually sold in 1921.
Harold Colley VC
Harold Colley was born at 64 Winson Street on 26th May 1894. Winson Street lies off the Dudley Road in the Cape Hill area, not far from the Cape Hill Brewery. His parents were John (a Pattern Maker) and ...
Haycart - Canada
Here we see one of the young emigrées working on the farm. John Middlemore was a rich benefactor in Birmingham who opened the Children’s Emigration (or Middlemore) Homes in 1872 as a charitable concern. ...
Heathfield Christmas Card
Heathfield was the former residence of the inventor and engineer James Watt. Following his death the house had several occupiers including local luminaries Thomas Pemberton and George Tangye. In the bottom ...
Henry C
Henry C before and after he was "received into the homes". John Middlemore was a rich benefactor in Birmingham who opened the Children’s Emigration (or Middlemore) Homes in 1872 as a charitable concern. ...
Henry Odell Election Notice 1918
Odell was the Labour party candidate for the 1918 General Election. All of the candidates specifically tried to appeal to female voters; in this poster Odell asks them to attend a meeting at Canterbury ...
Hickman's the greengrocer
Hickmans was on the corner of Nelson Street and King Edward's Road. This view of the shop and staff was taken just before the outbreak of the First World War. The staff here include George Rafferty, May ...
Homestead - Canada
Homestead of Mr and Mrs Fred P both ex-Middlemore Homes Children. John Middlemore was a rich benefactor in Birmingham who opened the Children’s Emigration (or Middlemore) Homes in 1872 as a charitable ...
House of the Baskervilles by Chris Upton
A riot, a back garden burial,the deepest canal in Birmingham, a giant dog with luminous eyes. The company that has just bought Baskerville House has also taken over an awful lot of history. The dog we ...
Imperial Cinema Advert
The Imperial was one of the earliest cinemas in Birmingham. It was built, in 1914, by Harry Grigg,who owned the pork butchers shop next door. Although the nature of the films shown changed over the years ...
Interior of St John's Church
A view looking towards the alter. The inset photograph is of the Reverend Runnels-Moss who was vicar from 1888-1921. The reverend was of Anglo-West Indian descent which was unusual for that time. He is ...
Islington Row
A view of Islington Row, taken from a postcard. The camera is facing downill from Five Ways and shows a scene very different from the Islington Middleway of today. Trams and horse-drawn traffic feature ...
James Watt Exhibition
This exhibition was located at the works of George Tangye who was the last owner of Heathfield Hall, the former residence of James Watt. The works were known as The Cornwall Works, a reference to the ...
Joseph Chamberlain - Grave at Keyhill Cemetery
The grave of Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) is located in Keyhill Cemetery in Birmingham. Buried here are: Joseph Chamberlain, Harriet Chamberlain (his first wife), Florence Chamberlain (his second wife) ...
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral
This previously unpublished image shows the gravediggers moving in to finish work after the Chamberlain family had left the funeral. It has a real air of finality to it, after all he had achieved in life ...
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral
This image shows the Chamberlain family around the graveside. At the head of the grave is the vicar and to the right, leaning over the grave, are Austen and Neville Chamberlain.
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral at Key Hill
The graveside service for the late Joseph Chamberlain who had been Lord Mayor and MP for Birmingham, and contributed so much to the development of the city.
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral at Key Hill Cemetery
This view of the funeral was taken at the end of the graveside service. Joseph's son Austen is wearing a top hat and talking possibly to his half-brother Neville. Alternatively Neville could be the man ...