Stone Axe from Queen's Head Road - Sites and Monuments Record
A polished stone axe found in Queen's Head Road, Handsworth, now in Birmingham Museum. The axe was made from stone from Cornwall.
The axe dates from the early Neolithic to early Bronze age periods ...
Stones' Fishmongers
Advert for Stones Fishmongers at 252 Soho Road, Handsworth. It is taken from the programme of the Saint James Church Fancy Fair held on 20th till 23rd November 1929.
Street Posters
Put up on Soho Road in 2001.
Suffragette Activity in Handsworth
This article, taken from the Birmingham Daily Mail describes a suspected suffragette arson attack on the boathouse in Handsworth Park. In 1913 Suffragettes in the Women's Social and Political Union ('militant' ...
Suffragette Activity in Handsworth
This article, taken from the Birmingham Daily Post describes a suspected suffragette arson attack on the boathouse in Handsworth Park. In 1913 the Women's Social and Political Union adopted a campaign ...
Suffragette Activity in Handsworth
This article, taken from the Handsworth Herald describes a suspected suffragette arson attack on the boathouse in Handsworth Park. In 1913 the Women's Social and Political Union (the 'militant' Suffragettes) ...
Suffragette Activity in Handsworth, 1913.
This image marks the start of a short composition on Suffragette activity in Handsworth. Eight articles have been selected from three newspapers, the Handsworth Herald, the Birmingham Daily Mail, and ...
Suffragette Activity in Perry Barr
This newspaper article from the Birmingham Daily Mail describes a suspected arson attack carried out by suffragettes on the home of the recently deceased Mr Hossell who had been a Birmingham Councillor....
Suffragette Activity in Perry Barr
This newspaper article from the Handsworth Herald describes a suspected arson attack carried out by suffragettes on the home of the recently deceased Mr Hossell who had been a Birmingham Councillor.
Suffragette Meeting in Handsworth Council House
This newspaper report from the Handsworth Herald details a meeting of the 'militant' suffragettes. By 1913 the Suffragette movement had split into two main bodies. The Women's Social and Political Union ...
Suffragette Pilgrims arrive in Birmingham
During 1913 Suffragettes organised a March from Carlisle to London. On 12 July 1913 the march passed through Handsworth from Wolverhampton to a reception at Hockley. This Birmingham Daily Mail article ...
Suffragettes Protest Outside Winson Green Prison
In July 1913 Prime Minister Asquith came to Birmingham to speak at Bingley Hall. Suffragettes incensed at his lack of activity in the field of Women's Suffrage smashed windows of the hall as he spoke. ...
Suffragettes Release from Winson Green Prison
After smashing windows at the Grand Hotel in Birmingham, where Prime Minister Asquith was speaking, eight suffragettes were imprisoned in Winson Green Prison. They went on hunger strike and were released ...
Suffragettes released from Winson Green Prison
After smashing windows at the Grand Hotel in Birmingham, where Prime Minister Asquith was speaking, eight suffragettes were imprisoned in Winson Green Prison. They went on hunger strike and were released ...
Suffragettes Released from Winson Green Prison
After smashing windows at the Grand Hotel in Birmingham, where Prime Minister Asquith was speaking, eight suffragettes were imprisoned in Winson Green Prison. They went on hunger strike and were released ...
Sunken Garden, Handsworth Park. 1933
The park was opened in 1887 and originally called Victoria Park to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee
Supplementary School, Handsworth
In the 1970's supplementary schools were set up. They took place on Saturday mornings with the aim of giving black children support with their lessons for example english and maths. They also educated ...
Support for Henry Odell in the 1918 General Election
This poster was dispalyed around Handsworth to encourage votes for local man Henry Odell. Odell was the Labour candidate and here he lists the unions and societies who pledged to support him. Odell viewed ...