Fire at Perry Barr
A newscutting from the Handsworth Herald reporting a fire at Old Farm, Birchfield Road. It had been started by tar which was being prepared for railings boiling over. The fire brigade under Captain ...
Firebird carpark
A forlorn looking post on the carpark of the former Firebird Public House on the Benmore Estate. The Firebird was formerly the Edgbaston Conservative Club.
Firemen tackling a blazing car in Finch Road, Handsworth
"I thought I'd only ever witness images like these on television. But to be so close and taste the choking smoke and hear the monotonous noise...a terrible thing to witness at first hand. Press reports ...
First Day At Lee Bank
Happy looking pupils attending Lee Bank Junior School on 19th April 1966 - the school's first day.
Fishermen and Boat by Joseph Southall
Joseph Southall lived at 13 Charlotte Road in Edgbaston, near to what is now the Woodview estate. This painting has long been one of his best known works but has become more notable this year as it was ...
Five Ways Gate by Henry Harris Lines
Eight different members of the Lines family have been recorded as having artistic ability. Several of them produced landscape drawings with great skill and sensitivity. These included Samuel Lines Senior, ...
Five Ways School Magazine
Front cover of the Five Ways School Magazine, Christmas term 1939.
The sketch shows the fromnt of the building as it appeared at the time. The school moved to Bartley Green in 1958. The original building ...
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. ...
Fixture list for Handsworth Wood Cricket Club, 1899
Handsworth Wood Cricket Club played on a ground at Brownes Green. Their colours were dark maroon with letters worked in yellow.
Fixture list for Handsworth Wood Cricket Club, 1899 second page
Handsworth Wood Cricket Club played on a ground at Brownes Green. Their colours were dark maroon with letters worked in yellow.
Fixture list for Handsworth Wood Cricket Club, 1899, third page
Handsworth Wood Cricket Club played on a ground at Brownes Green. Their colours were dark maroon with letters worked in yellow.
Flags & Trumpets 1991
Marchers with flags and trumpets.
Flags of all nations
But why have just one flag leading the parade? This is the front end of the 1988 parade.
Flooding at Woodview
Picture from the Evening Mail of the floods around the Nightingale/ Brambling Walk area. The Headteacher of Lee Bank Primary School recorded his thoughts on the incident, which are also on the website. ...
Flooding at Woodview in 1973
The headmaster of Lee Bank Primary School recorded his thoughts on the flooding of May 21st 1973 in the school diary. The pictures are cuttings from the Birmingham Evening Mail. The diary entry reads ...
Floral Display, Handsworth Park
Taken in the early 1930's.
Florence Reed
Portrait of the actress Florence Reed. The reverse of the postcard reads
"With compliments from Villa Cross Picture House Handsworth. The Laughing Mask Monday February 5th and every Monday Tuesday ...