Thanksgiving at St Asaph's Church
First page of a leaflet publicising the thanksgiving service held at St Asaph's Church in 1901. The church stood at the heart of the Lee Bank community on Latimer Street and Great Colmore Street. The ...
The Anchorage, 137 Handsworth Wood Road
The entrance Hall to The Anchorage, 137 Handsworth Wood Road. Built by a Mr Constantine c.1900 the wood panelling and beams are all of polished dark oak. The frieze shows a hunting scene on the left, ...
The Austins
The house stood on 22 acres of land bordered by what is now Island Road, Sandwell Road, Oxhill Road and Camp Lane. The house was most famously owned by the Whateley/ Piddock family for many years until ...
The Austins and elsewhere by Elizabeth Jane Hasluck
Elizabeth was the wife of Daniel Sidney Hasluck and they lived at The Austins. Elizabeth presented a bound volume of 28 of her watercolours to her son Ernest for Christmas in 1885. This gallery contains ...
The Austins' Pools
The former home of the Hasluck family stood on the site of what is now The Austins Estate. All that is left now are the pools which lay in the grounds of the house and are now situated in the middle of ...
The Austins Watercolour album
The inscription by Elizabeth Jane Hasluck in the album of watercolours she gave to her son Ernest on December 25th 1885. Elizabeth was the wife of Daniel Sidney Hasluck and they lived at the Austins. ...
The Bates Murder
Newsagent Thomas Bates was murdered in the course of a robbery at his premises on Lee Bank Road on June 2nd 1962. This photograph shows Chief Inspector Baumber talking to the deceased's brother inside ...
The Beehive, Garbett Street, Ladywood
The Beehive public house was at 31 Garbett Street, Ladywood, and to judge from the evidence of the photograph was an Ansell's pub. Both the pub and the street were swept away in the course of redevelopment. ...
The Belgrave Public House
The Belgrave on the corner of Moseley Road and Belgrave Road. This was built by William Charley a local builder, brickmaker and entrepreneur in 1878.
The Bell on Bristol Street
The Bell Public House was a magnificently designed building. It stood on the junction of Bristol Street and Great Colmore Street - exactly where the Etap Hotel stands today. The road running behind the ...
The Belle Vue pub
In the grounds of the Bellevue at the junction of Icknield Port Road and Wiggin Street. Once a month dog shows were held in the pub grounds and small prizes were awarded to the owners of the best dogs. ...
The bells of St Mary's Church
The Billiard Hall on Soho Road
The Boar's Head Inn, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
The Boar's Head Inn in Aldridge Road, Perry Barr was originally built in 1758. A later building of the 19th century building stood until 1937 when it was demolished and replaced by this present building....
The Boar's Head Inn, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr - Building plans
The plans for the current building of the Boar's Head Inn, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr which was erected in 1937
The Boar's Head Inn, Perry Barr
Situated on Aldridge Road, Perry Barr; the Boar's Head Inn served the district from 1758 until it was demolished in 1936 and replaced by a new inn with the same name. Originally it was called the Gough ...
The Boars Head, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
This pub was named the Boar's Head after the Gough family coat of arms which shows a boars head. It was built in 1758 and demolished in 1936. The present Boar's Head is on a slightly different site.
This ...
The Bowling Green public house, Holloway Head, Lee Bank
The Bowling Green pub was at 68/70 Holloway Head, Lee Bank, on the south side between Ernest Street and Florence Street. Ernest Street is visible on the far side of the pub. The photograph was taken in ...