Barber Shop
"The Barber Shop, in black communities it is an essential part of everyday life. During the 1980's and early 1990's I would visit the barber's on a weekly basis. Waiting up to 2 hours for a 10 minute ...
Celebrations in Mary Street
The Bartley family, along with friends and Neighbours celebrate Coronation day. Union Jacks are displayed over the doorway and in the bay window a poster depicting the monarch to be, Queen Elizabeth II. ...
Eliza Tedstone - Ladywood's oldest resident
This interesting story is from the Birmingham Gazette. They paid five guineas to Mrs Tedstone as their oldest reader! The story contains some interesting details about her birth at Condover in 1815 and ...
Mike Jones interview
Mike Jones was born in Birmingham in 1926. Both his parents were both deaf and mute and, with no Welfare State to support them, life was a great struggle. His account of his childhood gives a vivid picture ...
Muriel Cowan interview
Muriel Cowan was born in Dublin in 1934 and moved here when she was 21, after marrying an Irish building-worker who was already living in Birmingham. Since 1972, they have been living in a council house ...
Picnic in the park
The place is Calthorpe Park; the statue in the background is that of Robert Peel which was moved later (1963) to the Police Training College just further along the Pershore Road - although the base remains ...
Portrait
This picture was taken in Walsall. This photograph was taken as part of an exhibition commissioned by Walsall Youth Forum for Caribbean Focus. These photographs are kept in Walsall Library Local Studies ...
Wedding at St John's in George Street
Christie (Chris)Bartley the second eldest Bartley child gets married. Here the wedding party are outside the church of St John in George Street. Chris is just right of centre in the dark suit, his bride ...
Wedding in West Bromwich
Bride and bridesmaid at a wedding in West Bromwich