Joseph Chamberlain 6th Form College
After seven years as part of Highgate School the old Mount Pleasant became Joseph Chamberlain 6th form college in 1983. The reduction in pupils meant that other buildings including Moseley Road Art School ...
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
The college opened in 1983, housed in the buildings formerly used by Mount Pleasant School.
Kabaddi Tournament at the Carnival
There was a kabaddi tournament held almost every year between 1983 and 1989. This is from the last of them.
Kabaddi is a team contact sport that originated in South Asia BCE, as a form of recreational ...
Keith The Crooner from Balsall Heath
The redevelopment of Balsall Heath meant the Whitehouse family moved out and went to live near Swanshurst Park. This was around 1968 and it was getting towards the time when Keith had leave his school ...
Ladypool Road
A poem written about a visit to Ladypool Road by a pupil from Anderton Park School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has changed over the last 100 years.
Ladypool Road
Ladypool Road from the Brighton Road/Taunton road Junction looking towards Church Road. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has ...
Ladypool Road Post Office
As named on the sign this was run by J. Hill, chemist and druggist, who ran it as Ladypool Road Post Office. Despite the name it actually stood on the junction of Church Road and Newport Road.
Ladypool Road street sign
One of the older style street signs along the road. Probably not replaced due to being located above the ground floor windows. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School as part of a project ...
Land Trekkers
July 1976. Four brothers Zaman,Bashir,
Mushtaq and L.A.John (the well-known singer!) and the van they used to make a 14000 mile overland round trip to Kashmir.
Large Paper Heads 1994
There have been all kinds of paper sculptures in the parade. These are made for one person to hold.
Leng's Brush Factory, Sherbourne Road
Women workers at Leng's Brush Factory, Sherbourne Road during the First World War.
Lime Grove
This undated photograph shows bomb damage in Lime Grove during the Second World War.
Elizabeth Mckeon says, "My friends and I joined the Girl Guides and Brownies in Tindal Street, and later a youth ...
Malvern Street Easter Fair
Children enjoying activities on a site which three years later saw the development of Malvern Street Farm. In years gone by this was a terraced street.
Malvern Street Easter Fair
Malvern Street Playground Easter Fair 9 April 1977 Children enjoying activities on a site which three years later saw the development of Malvern Street Farm. In years gone by this was a terraced street....
Malvern Street Playcentre opening ceremony
Lord Mayor, Councillor George Canning, opening Malvern Street Play Centre's farmyard. This was one of the last ceremonies performed by the Lord Mayor before completing his term of office.
Malvern Street Easter Fair
Malvern Street Playground Easter Fair 9 April 1977 Children enjoying activities on a site which three years later saw the development of Malvern Street Farm. In years gone by this was a terraced street...
Manku and Sons, Ladypool Road
Local children pose outside Manku which sells toys and childrens' wear.
Mary Street
The 2010 site of the original 144 Mary Street once the home of the Bartley Family. Balsall Heath Church Centre on the right of the photo, is situated at the corner of Mary Street and Edward Road. Sections ...