George Lempriere and Kitty Kelly
Rare photograph of Lempriere and one of his aeronaut's Kitty Kelly. They are standing behind the deflated balloon.
Lempriere's aeronautical displays with balloons and parachutes attracted large crowds. ...
Hagley Road, Edgbaston
View of Hagley Road, Edgbaston, looking eastwards towards the city centre. The building on the left is the Plough and Harrow Hotel, on the corner of Plough and Harrow Road. The view must date from around ...
Hagley Road, Edgbaston
Hagley Road, Edgbaston, seen in postcard view in 1903. The location is the Ivy Bush, looking eastwards towards the city centre. However, the destination on the front of the bus reads 'New Street', an ...
Hampton Loade Ferry
Children from Woodview Primary School crossing the River Severn at Hampton Loade, en route to their "Dig For Victory" away day.
Hamstead Colliery Coal
Hamstead Colliery Coal at Wharf, Hamstead Hill. The haulage firm of W.T. Stubbs are not listed in the trade directories of the period but they appear (from the front vehicle) to have been located in Handsworth....
Hamstead Road Toll-gate and Toll-house
The toll-gate and toll-house, Hamstead Road, Handsworth, at the Villa Road junction. A large lamp and the table of tolls are on the side of the house facing the gate, which stands wide open for a man ...
Hamstead Road, Handsworth
Hamstead Road, Handsworth, showing damage caused when a bus hit a lamp standard.
Handsworth and Smethwick railway station, Handsworth1600
Handsworth and Smethwick railway station, Handsworth
Handsworth Boating Pool
postcard view of the boating pool in Handsworth Park.
Handsworth Fire Brigade, Birchfield Road Station.
The brigade was originally formed in 1878. 1898 £2,200 was borrowed to erect a new fire station and buy better equipment. The Birchfield Road station was acclaimed as one of the most efficient in the ...
Handsworth Riots, 1985
Burnt out car on Lozells Road and corner of Lozells Street. Universal shoe store is visible behind the car.
Handsworth UDC Water Cart
These carts were used by the Urban District Council to clean the roads. Water was carried and dropped from the back of the cart. The road isn't named in the original caption. If anyone can identify it ...
Handsworth Wood bus outside the Mission Hall
The Mission Hall stood on Boulton Road. and was opened in 1908 by Wesleyan Methodists. The premises were eventually sold in 1921.
Handsworth Wood railway station
Handsworth Wood railway station, opened by the London and North Western Railway Company on 1st January 1896. The station was closed in 1941.
Handsworth Wood Railway Station - Sites and Monuments Record
Station on the Soho, Handsworth and Perry Barr line, with 2 platforms and paths from them to the road. It was opened in 1896 and closed on 5th May 1941. The image is courtesy of Birmingham Museum and ...
Handsworth Wood railway station, Handsworth
Handsworth Wood railway station, Handsworth, with a double-headed train. The station, on the LNWR line, opened in 1896 and closed in 1941.
Handsworth Wood railway station, Handsworth
Handsworth Wood railway station, Hamstead Road, Handsworth. The station was opened by the LNWR in 1896 and was closed in 1941.