Aerial photograph of area around Handsworth Wood Schools and Perry Hall Playing Fields
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. Local roads visible include Wood Lane, Somerset Road and Handsworth ...
Browne's Green House
This house was probably built around 1800 although there had been a house on the site before that. James Chance the glass manufacturer lived here in the 1850s.
The house was demolished around 1900 ...
Brownes Green Lodge
The Lodge is still standing at the time of writing. There was originally also a house on the site but this was demolished in 1900, although the ice-house survived till 1951. One famous visitor was Oliver ...
Brownes Green Lodge
This view of the Lodge dates from about 1900 when it still had a thatched roof. The thatch was replaced in 1949. Browne's Green House itself had been demolished around the time this photograph was taken, ...
Brownes Green Lodge
About 1870 The Lodge was built in 1810 and added to the Statutory List of the Department of the Environment as having special architectural or historic interest.
Brownes Green Lodge
This photograph of Browne's Green Lodge shows Miss Allen who lived there and sold sweets to the children at Browne's Green School. The lodge still stands today. Browne's Green House was demolished around ...
Browne's Green Lodge by E.R. Madeley
This painting of Browne's Green Lodge by E.R. Madeley shows it with a thatched roof. The thatch was replaced in 1949. The lodge still stands today.
Browne's Green House itself had been demolished around ...
Councillor W.J. Lancaster J.P.
William James Lancaster was born in Birmingham on the 9th of April, 1846. His love of science is an hereditary possession, for not only his father but his forefathers for several generations were also ...
G.E. Wootton
This is an abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download.
Few men are more closely linked with the Handsworth of the past 30 years or so ...
Horse drawn passenger bus
These commenced in 1873 from Birmingham Colmore Row to Handsworth. This is the Brownes Green Three Horse Bus which ran every hour to and from Birmingham.
Lodge to Browne's Green School, Handsworth
Lodge to Browne's Green School, Handsworth Wood Road, Handsworth
Old Cottages on Handsworth Wood Road
Handsworth Wood Road was turnpiked in 1787 and several cottages stood on the road. It is uncertain which cottages these are.
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....
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 Lodge to Browne's Green
Browne's Green lodge looking back towards Handsworth Wood Road.
This was the lodge to Browne's Green House which was probably built around 1800 by Mr Nathaniel Clarke KC. Subsequent occupiers included ...