Funeral of a Bus Driver, Handsworth Cemetry
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 ...
Funeral, Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ
Outside Bethel United Church, Gibson Road after a funeral service.
Funeral, Handsworth Cemetry
Hymns are sung round the grave at a funeral.
Funeral, Handsworth Cemetry
Future of the Community
Young girl and dragon at MVCA Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration.
Future of the Community
Young girl performs Vietnamese song in traditional Vietnamese dress.
Future of the Community
Vietnamese children playing in Handsworth Park.
Future of the Community
Young girl with balloons and lantern at the mid-Autumn festival.
G. F. Andrews on Freeth Street
G.E. Wootton
This is an abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download.
Few men are more closely linked with the Handsworth of the past 30 years or so ...
Gala Cinema
The Gala Cinema in 1979. Showing is "Flesh Gordon" with "Shivers" on the following week. It had been open as The Gala since 1977 but will always be best remembered as The Broadway and to a lesser extent ...
Gala Cinema, Bristol Street, Lee Bank
When the photograph was taken in around 1980 this cinema in Bristol Street, Lee Bank, was called the Gala Cinema but this was only one of several names it had over the years. The original building having ...
Gary Thompson of Aston Villa at Ladywood School
Ladywood School pupil Dean Dodd interviews Aston Villa player Gary Thompson for the school newspaper, "The Ladywood Bugle".
Gas Mask
Gas mask of type issued to the residents of Handsworth in World War Two. The threat of bombs exploding containing poison gas, or even a bomb exploding near gas piping were major concerns for Civil Defence. ...
Gas Mask Distribution
Policemen loading vans with gas masks at Birmingham ARP headquarters. There was a widespread perception that the German luftwaffe would drop poison gas on Britain during the Blitz, and so masks were given ...
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 ...