A pharmacy on Ladypool Road
The modern sign for a chemist is the green cross which shows the pharmacy is fully licensed to dispense medicine. Despite the fact that more drugs are available over the counter there is still a large ...
Anderton Park Primary pupils
Pupils looking at the display of vegetables on sale at a greengrocers on Ladypool Road.The photograph taken by pupils from Anderton Park School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has changed ...
Anderton Park Primary School
A piece of work written about Eric the scrap man whose premises are at the corner of Ladypool Road and Brunswick Road by a pupil from Anderton Park School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool ...
Asian dresses on Ladypool Road
Picture of an asian clothes shop on Ladypool road taken by pupils from Anderton Park School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has changed over the last 100 years.
Balushahi
Balushahi (Urdu: بالوشاھی; Hindi: बालुशाही) is a traditional dessert in Northern Indian, Pakistani and Nepali ...
Barbers on Ladypool Road
Children from Anderton Park Primary School looking into a Barber's Shop on Ladypool Road as part of a project looking at how the road has changed in the last 100 years
Barber's pole on Ladypool Road
The traditional sign of a barber dates back to medieval times. The origin of the red and white pole is associated with the service of bloodletting and was historically a representation of bloody bandages ...
Birthday cake on Ladypool Road
This unusual looking birthday cake certainly adds style. There are a growing number of cake and gateau outlets in the area. Taken by pupils from Anderton Park School as part of a project looking at how ...
Bricked up window on Chesterton Road
This is at the junction of Chesterton and Ladypool Road. The bricked up window is one of those sites that is there to see but is often ignored. In many cases around the area it is where a business has ...
By the sword reflected
Ornate sword handle and scabbard on display in a gift shop in Ladypool Road. The shop sells a wide range of home accessories. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School as part of a project ...
carrot and pepper display
Outside a greengrocers on Ladypool Road. Carrots have been sold on the road since shops were first there. Peppers (Capsicum) gradually increased in popularity as the dietary interests of the UK population ...
Congregational Church of Sparkbrook on Ladypool Road
The church was opened in 1894 as the Congregational Mission Church. The middle front of the building is now a shop.
David Cameron in Balsall Heath
David Cameron stayed for two days with Abdullah, a neighborhood warden. He spent the time in Balsall Heath learning about local initiatives and issues. Cameron visited many local shops and also St Paul's ...
Dentists on Ladypool Road
The Hillbrook Dental Health Centre has a friendly welcome on the door. Picture taken by pupils from Anderton Park Primary School as part of a project looking at how Ladypool Road has changed over the ...
Don Hall, Shopkeeper on Ladypool Road
This letter was printed in the Heathan in February 1981
"Dear Editor,
You will no doubt be sorry to learn that I am giving up my business in Ladypool Road - a wrench after 15 years. I leave at the ...
Flowers on Ladypool Road
Balsall Heath enters Britain In Bloom each year. The considerable efforts made by Balsall Heath Forum to plant and maintain so many baskets, containers and plots of land are greatly praised and appreciated....
Frank Trippas & Son, Ladypool Road
Trippas & Son were a bakery and confectioners for many decades on the Ladypool Road/ St Paul's Road junction. The premises today are now the Lahore Asian Sweet Centre but are still largely recognisable ...
Fruit and Vegetables on sale on Ladypool Road
Roadside displays of food produce have been a feature of shopping on this road for over a hundred years. The range of fruit and vegetables has changed a lot but there are still many that the Victorians ...