Biby James, Singer
"Handsworth based Biby James, a well known singer who could perform Reggae, Soul, Rhythm and Blues with ultimate ease. With her band she constantly toured Britain, Europe and America. Throughout her career ...
Black Church Convention, Bingley Hall.
An annual convention bringing together members of the church from across the country. The Bingley Hall was originally situated on the site now occupied by the International Convention Centre.
Black Expressions Theatre Group
This was one of the first black theatre groups set up in the area. They used to meet at the top of Villa Road
'Black Magic'
Photograph by Ruth Handley.
Label on reverse: 'Handsworth Photographic Society. Accepted and Hung [at the] Exhibition of Midland Photography, 1954'.
Ruth Handley(1899-1957)was renowned as a specialist ...
Black On Black, filming in Birmingham
"Channel 4 filming 'Black on Black', featuring Milton Godfrey (Handsworth Musician), Clare Robertson and Handsworth Reggae DJ, Admiral Jerry. Photographed in Manzoni Gardens which used to be part of the ...
Boxing Display
This picture was taken at an event held in Grove Junior School for the Queen's Silver Jubilee
Boxing Practice
Golden Gloves boxing club on the Moseley Road. Father and son sparring.
Boy & Butcher Shop
This photgraph was taken because the striking stripey trousers that the boy is wearing look like they have been made out of the canopy material from the shop. This is Walter Smith butcher shop and it ...
Boy Scouts in Handsworth Park
The annual Scout Jamboree held in Handsworth Park.
Boys playing marbles in Handsworth Park
Branched candelabra by John Phillp (unfinished)
This unfinished drawing of a branched candelabra is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may have been Matthew Boulton's son but the evidence ...
Bright - Lighting the Sentinels
Over the period from November 2001 to January 2002 the Sentinels on Holloway Head were lit up at night. The amazing light display of the two blocks is shown in this photograph taken on the launch night ...
Brigitte Winsor: Birmingham Carnival 2005
Selection of photographs of the Birmingham Carnival by Brigitte Winsor.
Lead photograph features Shantel Ogarro, the Carnival Queen, at the very start of the parade.
Photograph by Brigitte Winsor....
Cafe on Lodge Road, Hockley
Two young men playing whilst playing pool
Candlestick by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing shows a candlestick. It is unclear if it is a study from life or a design for a candlestick. Phillp did produce designs for candlesticks which were made at Soho. The significance ...
Cards on the Car Bonnet
Youths playing cards on a car bonnet, off Grove Lane.
Caryl Phillips, Writer/ Broadcaster
"Born St Kitts, West Indies. Caryl Phillips has written for cinema, television and radio. His literature deals mainly with colonial history. Books include 'The Final Passage' (1984), 'The Nature of Blood' ...