Funeral
Laying wreaths at bus drivers funeral.
Funeral
Funeral at Handsworth Cemetery
Funeral Car, Handsworth
This is the funeral of Vanley's Great Uncle, his Grandmother's Brother. The car is important in as much as the only time black people were ever seen in Rolls Royces were at weddings and funerals and ...
Funeral of a Bus Driver
Carrying the coffin at a bus drivers funeral
Funeral of a Bus Driver, Handsworth Cemetry
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.
Gladiator Duel 1997
A sideshow for the children
Graffiti, The top of Handsworth
"In 1986, there were a lot of slogans written all over Handsworth, in this instance the words say it all. After the 1985 disturbances there was increased media interest,the government were also promising ...
Graffitti, Handsworth
"Graffiti on a wall in Linwood Road, Handsworth....the words say it all." Pogus Caesar, February 2003
Gurdip Gill interview 1
Gurdip Gill was born in Birmingham in 1969. His father is a Sikh who moved here from the Punjab around 1950, and has often talked to his son about what it was like when he first arrived:
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Gurdip Gill interview 2
Gurdip Gill was born in Birmingham in 1969. Gurdip Gill was 12 when riots broke out in Handsworth:
To listen to an extract of this interview select the link below.
Recorded and edited by Helen ...
Hackitoff Hospital 1995
"My best memory was when we doing that Hackett Hospital, which was a skit on the Health Service. We had this bed and it was only kept on the float by these bricks and as we were going down Belgrave Middleway ...
Hamstead Colliery
Photograph of Hamstead Colliery Pit bottom after the fire, 1908
Hamstead Colliery Disaster March 1908
In 1875 the Hamstead Colliery Company purchased the Hamstead estate to look for coal; the colliery, by Great Barr station, was launched in July. Coal was essential for industry, and for domestic heating. ...