191 - 201 Soho Road
From left to right the shops are: William Henry Boraston - Supplies/ Groceries, Ernest Richards - Fishmonger and Fruiterer, Thomas Edwin Young - Tailor, Henry Sims - Ironmonger, Corbett and Sons - Printers, ...
Austin Road United Church of God Crusade, Handsworth.
A procession through the streets of Handsworth spreading the gospel and seeking new members for the church. The power of gospel song to inspire and unite, to uplift and give strength to the oppressed ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth - "Win the Lost at Any Cost"
Many first generation black Christians journeyed from the West Indies only to find racial discrimination and rejection by Anglican churches. This led them to establish churches and forms of worship that ...
Nineveh Road
Nineveh Road, near the Junction with Soho Road. This is a view of Court Number One.
Nineveh Road, 1906
Looking up Nineveh Road. The site of bull baiting in Handsworth and the tree from which the spectators used to watch
Nineveh Road, Handsworth
Nineveh Road, Handsworth, from a drawing by Alfred Osborne. The view looks towards Boulton Road and shows the traditional site for bull-baiting, including the tree from which spectators supposedly watched....
Nineveh Road, Handsworth
Nineveh Road, Handsworth, looking towards Bacchus Road, 1906. Bull baiting was recorded on this site as late as 1829, the spectators allegedly watching from the tree.
Nineveh, Handsworth
A group of cottages known as Nineveh, Handsworth. The present-day Nineveh Road takes its name from them.
Old Slade Gardens, Handsworth
Old Slade Gardens, Handsworth. The lane led from Nineveh Road to Piers Road.
Plan of Soho
A nineteenth century plan of Matthew Boulton's Soho by then in the ownership of his son, Matthew Robinson Boulton. The Mint is clearly visible to the right of the factory. By 1788 Boulton had six presses ...
View of Handsworth (Old Town) Hall
Painted by Allen Edward Everitt. This is a rare view of the Old Town Hall erected in about 1460. Most views do not show the outbuildings and pump. The building still stands at the corner of College Road ...