Big bargains at Bradshaws
Advert placed in the Evening Despatch during Bradshaw's closure period. This one is noteworthy for it's appeal directly to male customers. Most of the local residents who remember Bradshaw's would agree ...
Bradshaws - Shut after 54 years
The day Bradshaws closed only received this short report in the Evening Despatch. It closed at noon on 29th March 1958 after 54 years open in Cregoe Street.
Bradshaw's closes - Queues for the last time
Article from the Evening Despatch on the closure of Bradshaw's Stores in Cregoe Street. The store closed in 1958 after 54 years open to the public. Bernard Bradshaw, the owner, had considered a new store ...
Cregoe Street 2004
This view is towards what was most famously the site of Bradshaws. The turning to the right is where Irving Street once was and directly opposite was Latimer Street. Bradshaw's Stores stood either side ...
Derelict Bradshaw's
Closed down Bradshaw's on the corner of Latimer Street and Cregoe Street.
This was the left hand Bradshaw's building that sold carpets etc.
Gladys Bayliss and friend at Wiseman Terrace
Wiseman Terrace was one of the terraces coming off Latimer Road.
Latimer Street
Latimer Street in 1958. Latimer ran from Great Colmore Street to the now also vanished Piggot Street. This view would seem to be the Piggot Street end. Piggot Street ran parallel to Cregoe Street along ...
Latimer Street in 1939 Kelly's Trade Directory
As well as Latimer Street this page also includes: Lansdowne Road, Landsdowne Street, Larches Pass, Larches Street, Laundry Road, Laurel Road, Lavendon Road, Law Cliff Road,Lawden Road.
Latimer Street in 1961
Latimer Street ran from Great Colmore Street (about where Lytham Croft comes out now) to Piggot Street (also now gone but it followed the line south of Bexhill Grove). Latimer Street was named after Hugh ...
Latimer Street Party
This view of the "top end" of the street is of the Victory In Europe party held sometime shortly after VE Day in 1945. Those identified so far on the photograph are Sheila Woolridge (who is right front ...
Lecture at St Asaph's Church 1893
Promotional card for a lecture at St Asaph's Parochial Hall. The lecture was by Luke J. Sharp on his "Trip To America" and cost one shilling to hear! In today's money the cost would be about £3.50.
the ...
My Family, the Gibbses by Joan Brady
Jose (pronounced Josie) was the daughter of Charles Gibbs and his wife, Sarah Ann, nee Frost, and she was born in Latimer Street (pictured), where the Gibbs family used to live before they moved to Great ...
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 ...
Quartermaster Serjeant Martin Bayliss
Martin Bayliss (200083) served in the Royal Warwickshire regiment during World War One. He became a Quartermaster Serjeant and received three medals - the Victory, War and Territorial Efficiency medal. ...
Royal Warwickshire Regiment - World War One
A collection of images from the website relating to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in World War One. Due to the nature of local recruitment many of the men were from Birmingham and this exhibition concentrates ...
Sheet 214 bottom
1889 Ordnance Survey map covering the central housing/ shopping area of Edgbaston B15 - later Lee Bank.
Sheet 214 Top
Section of 1889 Ordnance Survey map covering the Bath Row and St Thomas's Church area.
St Asaph's Bazaar
Programme for 1893 Church Bazaar. This states that the parish consists of 11,000 people. Mentioned on the leaflet are the following people: A.J.Binnie (the Vicar), A.P. Roberts (Curate), T.H. Birks (Curate), ...