Pigott Street 9 to 11 in number 1 court
Undated photograph of this court in Pigott Street. The street was demolished as part of the urban renewal leading to the Lee Bank development. It ran originally from Bath Row down to Great Colmore Street. ...
Pigott Street and Latimer Street junction
Bexhill Grove would occupy the line of Pigott Street which in this picture is running down from the Davenport's Brewery on Bath Row in the distance. The chip shop stands on the corner here about where ...
Pigott Street and Pinfold Street in 1939 Kelly's Trade Directory
Also including the following roads: Phipson Road, Piccadilly, Pickford Street, Piddock Road, Piddock Street, Piers Road, Pineapple Grove, Pineapple Road, Pinfold Street, Pitcairn Road, Pitney Street. ...
Pigott Street, Lee Bank
Back-to-back housing in Pigott Street, Lee Bank. Now demolished, this row is nos. 9-12, in Number 2 Court. Pigott Street itself has disappeared, but was off the western end of Great Colmore Street. The ...
Pinfold Street
This view of Pinfold Street, looking up to Victoria Square, is still recognisable today. The shops on the right even look familiar! Near the top end today would be the Victoria Cafe which is a popular ...
Pitts & Phillips, builders and decorators, Lee Bank
The premises of Pitts & Phillips, builders, plumbers and painters, were at 25 Bristol Road, Lee Bank, on the corner of Stone Road. This photograph was taken in 1923, but the company had been at this address ...
Places of Worship
The Baptist Chapel on the corner of Edward Road and Harbury Road was built at a cost of more than £6,000. It was erected by the congregation which had been meeting in Balsall Heath since 1873 and provided ...
Plan of Soho
A nineteenth century plan of Matthew Boulton's Soho by then in the ownership of his son, Matthew Robinson Boulton. The Mint is clearly visible to the right of the factory. By 1788 Boulton had six presses ...
Plan showing position of Archdale Works
This map shows how conveniently located the Works were, being easily accessible from New Street Station. You could either travel by train out to Monument Road Station or take the tram via Icknield Port ...
Plaque to commemorate the evacuation King Eaward VI, Five Ways, school
A plaque erected in Monmouth school as "a token of admiration for the high public spirit shown by the residents of Monmouth and in grstitude for the hospitality extended to hte boys who lodged in the ...
Playbill for the Scala Cinema, Smallbrook Street
The film "Speedy" starring the legendary "silent" comic Harold Lloyd came out in 1928. The plot according to the excellent www.imdb.com site goes like this..."Speedy" loses his job as a soda-jerk, then ...
Plough and Harrow Hotel, Edgbaston
The Plough and Harrow Hotel on the Hagley Road, Edgbaston, from a postcard. There has been an inn on the site since 1704, although the present building dates from 1832. The name seems to suggest the rural ...
Plough and Harrow Hotel, Edgbaston
The Plough and Harrow Hotel, Hagley Road, Edgbaston. Although this postcard probably dates from around 1900 the building has changed little over the years. The hotel can trace its ancestry back to 1612, ...
Police investigation during Handsworth Riots
Policeman searching for fingerprints in broken glass during Handsworth Riots.
Police line on Archibald Road, Lozells Road
"Riot police had sealed off streets. Up to 300 officers arrived in the area within 90 minutes. Tensions were running high, on Lozells Road there are clothing shops, butchers, bookmakers, drapers and the ...
Police Station, Holyhead Road, Handsworth
The Police Station in Holyhead Road, Handsworth, in 1938. The building was designed by the City Engineer and Surveyor of Birmingham, H.J. Manzoni.
Policeman's Cottage, Handsworth Wood Road
The Policeman's cottage stood between the junctions with Selborne Road and Devonshire Road. In 1896 one Thomas Beardsmore was the occupying constable. There was also a police station at 65 Holyhead Road....
Pony on the Farm
A pony at Balsall Heath City Farm which was built in the late 1970's on a piece of land made available during the redevelopment of area in the 1960s and 1970s. The Farm was opened in 1980.