Ivy House Hotel
The Ivy House public house, Handsworth, situated at 72 Soho Road, on the corner of Soho Road and Ivy Road. This is the 'new' Ivy House, a twentieth-century building that replaced an earlier coaching house ...
IWA Demonstration
Indian Workers Association, based in Handsworth, on a demonstration in Saltley.
IWA Demonstration
Indian Workers Association based in Handsworth on a demonstration in Nechells.
J W Jones premises at 82 Holyhead Road
Jones traded as both an estate agent and builder and decorator. The picture was taken around 1940.
J.E. Caswell - Groceries and Provisions
Joseph Caswell was a grocer. Number 75 is three doors from the Villa and Hall Road junctions.
From 'Handsworth Church Calendar 1937' by B. A. Porter.
J.G. Westmacott Stores on Friston Street
Undated photograph of this store on Friston Street. The front of the shop is covered in adverts for popular items of the day such as: Hawley's Bread, Colman's Mustard and Cherry Blossom polish.
Jacey Road, Edgbaston
Jacey Road, Edgbaston, at an early stage in its construction. In this photograph, taken c.1930 by A.J. Seeley, we can see the light narrow-gauge railway tracks laid by building contractors to assist in ...
James Archdale & Company
Metal Engineering factory based in Ledsam Street , which was well known for its machine tools sold all over the world.This catalogue from 1909 shows the
different countries in which they had agents.The ...
James Henry Stone
Benjamin's Stone's brother, James Henry, died in December 1908. He was a JP and lived at his house, The Dene, in Sutton Coldfield. For most of his life though he lived at Grosvenor Road in Handsworth. ...
James Hunte Poster in shop window
James Hunte, who ran the Mohammed Ali Centre in Hockley stood as an independent councillor in the late 1970's
James Hunte, Community leader, Handsworth disturbances
"During the Handsworth driots a number of community leaders visited the area. Individuals like James Hunte, who ran the Mohammed Ali Centre, Hockley. He spoke to local people and attempted to give a ...
James Phillips - Cregoe Street
James Phillips was a tripe dealer at number 81 Cregoe Street who specialised in "faggots and peas". During the war, faggots and peas were not rationed and often people would have it as a meal.
The queue ...
James Watt Exhibition
This exhibition was located at the works of George Tangye who was the last owner of Heathfield Hall, the former residence of James Watt. The works were known as The Cornwall Works, a reference to the ...
James Watt Statue
Sculpted by Alexander Munro and unveiled in 1868. The original design for the statue was by J H Chamberlain. It originally stood in Ratcliff Place (by Paradise Street) but now stands in Chamberlain Square ...
James Watt's Workroom, Heathfield Hall
James Watt's Workroom, Heathfield Hall.
At the time of this photograph, November 1901) the room had been undisturbed since his death in 1819.
James Wilson's Old Bookshop
This is from the early 1920's and definitely during the month of September. It is an advertsing flyer from James Wilson publicising the bookshop's move from Corporation Street to 127 Broad Street.
January 1967 at Lee Bank Primary School
The first two pages from the school diary for 1967. The entries read:
4 Jan: The new Junior School opened with about 5 classes, about 175 children. Although each block is now being used separately ...
Japanese Maples on display
Display at the Birmingham Show in Perry Park in 1985.