Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral at Key Hill Cemetery
This exhibition contains previously unpublished images. They were not professionally taken and are the only record of the burial of this great man.
Chamberlain, MP and former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, ...
Julius Alfred Chatwin - Architect
Julius Alfred Chatwin, (1830-1907) was educated at King Edward VI School in New St, started work with the local building contractors Branson & Gwyther. In 1851 he was articled to the firm of Charles Barry. ...
Lance Sergeant Archie Cross (270064, Royal Warwickshire Regiment)
Reported missing in the Weekly Mercury of 7th October 1916. He had at that time been missing since 1st July and his mother Mrs Cross of 4 Back 85 Irving Street was desperate for news of him.
Sadly, ...
Lea Hall Farm, Wood Lane, Handsworth
Leading a Horse on the Farm - Canada
Here we see one of the young emigrées working on the farm. John Middlemore was a rich benefactor in Birmingham who opened the Children’s Emigration (or Middlemore) Homes in 1872 as a charitable concern. ...
Lee Crescent
This fascinating view of Lee Crescent is looking down the slope. What makes is unique is that it shows the houses on the left hand side which were demolished as part of the widening of Lee Bank Road. ...
Leng's Brush Factory, Sherbourne Road
Women workers at Leng's Brush Factory, Sherbourne Road during the First World War.
Letters written to Canning & Co. by Private R. Smith of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
These letters are from a series of letters written to Canning & Co. by their employees. This particular series of lettters were written by Private R. Smith of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
"In ...
Lieutenant Herbert James VC
Herbert James was born in Ladywood on 13th November 1888. His civilian occupation was as a school teacher at Smethwick Central School, then Bearwood Road School, and finally Brasshouse Lane School. James ...
Lloyd George escapes at Birmingham Town Hall
On 18 December 1901, giving a characteristically trenchant pro-Boer, anti-war speech at Birmingham Town Hall, Lloyd George was practically lynched by a patriotic mob and had to escape from the building ...
Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Neville Chamberlain (1915-1917)
Arthur Neville Chamberlain first entered politics in 1911 when he was elected as a councillor to Birmingham City Council and immediately became Chair of the Town Planning Committee. Birmingham soon adopted ...
Lych Gate of Saint Mary's Church
As credited on the image, the church is often familiarly known as Handsworth Old Church.
Mary Jane, Ernest and Sydney S
Mary Jane, Ernest, and Sydney S before and after they were "received into the homes". John Middlemore was a rich benefactor in Birmingham who opened the Children’s Emigration (or Middlemore) Homes in ...
Mary Street Tram Terminus
Elizabeth McKeon (nee Bartley)has fond memories of the street bonfires in Balsall Heath. "About a month before bonfire night we kids in the street collected the materials for a ‘street bonfire’. The ‘gang`, ...
Memorial of War Service of Handsworth Grammar School 1914 - 1918
Following the end of the First World War Handsworth Grammar School issued a memorial booklet to all those from the school who had served - pupils and masters alike. In addition to the list, which is available ...
Milkman's walkover in a novel Birmingham race
A novel race took place at Winson Green on Tuesday afternoon between a milkman and a a greengrocer, who were to push their carts from the Plough and Harrow Inn, Bacchus Road to the Art Gallery and back ...
Mixed bathing at Kent Street Baths, Ladywood
This picture is from Picture World newspaper of the 23rd September. The previous day mixed bathing was tired for the first time in Birmingham - at Kent Street Baths. Judged to be a success it is perhaps ...
Mixed bathing at Kent Street Baths, Ladywood
On the afternoon of the 22nd September 1915 mixed bathing was trialed for the first time in Birmingham - at Kent Street Baths, but only in the first class facilities.
Picture and article from Picture ...