Spring Vale Hall
The Spring Vale shops and this hall were located on Lee Bank Middleway at the junction with Bristol Street. All of this area is part of the redevelopment plan for Lee Bank. The poster to the left reads: ...
St John's Church
One of the bosses on the side of the main entrance to the church. Despite weathering visible to the forehead this is still a fine and imposing piece of sculpture.
St John's Church interior
Part of the decoration inside St John's Church, Ladywood.
St Johns Church, Ladywood
The parish church of Ladywood. It was built 1852-1854 to a design by Teulon.
St Luke's Church
One of the pair of statuary to each side of the door of St Luke's Church.
St Luke's Church - The belltower spiral staircase
The belltower was never completed to its full height. This is the view from the top where the bell is located. No lighting exists so this was an "interesting" picture to take leaning over the top of the ...
St Luke's Church, Bristol Street
View of the side chapel in St Luke's Church. This was originally the screen from St Asaph's Church on Great Colmore Street. When St Asaph's was closed the side chapel screen was saved and removed to St ...
St Luke's School Bell
The school bell from St Luke's School, still in situ despite the school's closure in 2002. The building is now a Sure Start centre, the bell remains as a testament to the past.
St Luke's School Plaque
The plaque commemorating the opening of St Luke's school. This plaque is still located in the building today. The school closed a few years ago and is now a Sure Start centre, though several reminders ...
St Luke's School Playground
The old school playground of St Luke's. Although it has been a few years since the school closed the playground is still recognisable. Benches for sitting on and gridlines for play are still visible today. ...
St Luke's School Playground
Another view of the playground today (2004). Despite the four years since the school's closure it is still recognisable as a school playground. Gridlines and playground architecture are still there to ...
St Thomas's Tower
The spire of St Thomas's Tower on Bath Row. This spire is visible from some distance in all directions. It has survived the blitz and also the last re-development of the area and is now "overseeing" the ...
Standard bearer party for the Alfred Knight Way official ceremony
The guests for the ceremony were received for a brief service in Sunset Park where this impressive group of ten ex-service personnel waited for them. Knight won the Victoria Cross in 1917 at Ypres and ...
Statue of Joseph Sturge at Five Ways
The statue of Joseph Sturge stands in front of the Swallow Hotel at Five Ways. It was unveiled before a crowd of 12,000 on 4 June 1862. The sculptor was John Thomas who sadly died before the unveiling.
Joseph ...
Street art
This spray painting was on the hoardings next to the Attwood Green Community Centre. The painting was commisioned for an Open Day at the Centre by manager James Hobbs. Behind the hoardings the land was ...
Suicide Of A Socialist by Chris Upton
From a distance it might have looked like a typical funeral. A small group of mourners were gathered around a freshly dug grave at Key Hill cemetery, shortly after Christmas in 1894. Drawing closer, however, ...
Sunny Face of the Community Centre
All visitors to the Community Centre in Gaywood Croft (off Cregoe Street) were greeted right away by this large sunny face on the landing.
Sunset Park
Sunset Park was opened Summer 2006. It lies to the west of Moonlit Park which was opened in 2005. Both parks lie at the centre of the Park Central Development in the Lee Bank area of Birmingham.