Bellringers at St Mary's Church
A group portrait of the bellringers at Saint Mary's Church taken sometime in the early 1900's. The only identified person is the gentleman to the far right, A. Paddon Smith. Mr Smith became Lord Mayor ...
Church Lane
Looking west along Church Lane on March 1st 1926.
Church Lane & Hamstead Road, Handsworth
This photograph was taken from the corner of Wellington Road, looking to the junction of Church Lane and Hamstead Road.
Church Lane & Hamstead Road, Handsworth
This photograph is a view from Wellington Road, looking to the junction of Church Lane and Hamstead Road.
Church Lane and Old Cottages
The old cottages in Church Lane dated back to 1699 but were sadly demolished in the 1950s. The cottages are just about visible on the right hand side of the road.
Church Lane cottages and Dixons
Dixons stood opposite the cottages at number 50 and can be seen to the extreme right. They were a poultry, pigeon and dog medicine manufacturer.
Church Lane Island
Looking towards Church Lane this photograph of the traffic island was taken from Wellington Road. The road to the left is Hamstead Road and that on the right is Handsworth Wood Road. On the corner behind ...
Church lane next to St Andrew's Hall
Church Lane, Handsworth
Church Lane, Handsworth, in a hand-coloured postcard view
Church Lane, Handsworth
Old Cottages in Church Lane looking towards the direction of the junction of Wellington and Hamstead Roads. These cottages are referred to as 'old cottages' even at the end of the 1890s, the earliest ...
Church Lane, Handsworth
Cottages in Church Lane, Handsworth, 1933. The cottages could be dated back to 1699 but were demolished c.1958.
Church Lane, Handsworth
Architect's drawing of a house to be erected in Church Lane, Handsworth. Taken from the Building News, 24th February 1899.
Church Lane, Handsworth
Church Lane, Handsworth, in a photograph taken on 3rd May 1926
Church Lane, Handsworth
Cottages in Church Lane, Handsworth. A winter scene from a hand-coloured postcard.
Cottages in Church Lane by Farquhar
These cottages were built in 1699 by the Smallwood family. Members of the Smallwood family occupied at least one of these cottages for several generations.
One of the last occupants was a Miss Katie ...
Councillor Henry Loveridge
This is an abridged version of his biography, the full version is available on this page as a download.
Councillor Henry Loveridge, whose recent appointment to the chair of the Finance Committee of ...
Display on Stockwell improvement area, Handsworth
The Stockwell area was declared a general improvement area in 1974. This display panel records the area at the time. Use the zoomify function to look at the photographs in greater detail.