Albert Road, Handsworth
Albert Road in Handsworth on the morning of February 13th 1941 after a night-time Luftwaffe raid. Handsworth was targetted extensively during the blitz because of its factories.
Albert Road, Handsworth
Back view of houses in Albert Road Handsworth - taken again on the morning of February 13th 1941. Although the blitz was aimed at industrial targets there was also considerable damage to residential areas ...
Holy Trinity Church, Birchfield
The church was built in 1863 by the firm of Samuel Briggs from a design by the architect Julius ALfred Chatwin. The total cost came to £5,000! It is notable for a Rose Window commemorating the return ...
Prize Fight at Handsworth
A newspaper cutting from the "Handsworth Herald", 21st June 1890.
A short article giving an account of a prize fight that took place in a field near to where the G.W.R and L. and N.W.R. railway lines ...
Rev. Edwin Tongue
An abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. The Reverend Tongue lived at 196 Albert Road in Handsworth.
The Rev. Edwin Tongue is the pastor of Union ...
Rookery Road, Handsworth
Rural scene with the corn harvested and in stooks, a photograph taken from the junction of Rookery and Albert Roads, Handsworth, 1898. In the distance the spire of the Asbury Memorial Church is visible....