107 Edward Rd
This section of the road has since been demolished. At one time Edward Road had dozens of local shops offering a wide range of goods. Today only a few remain - mostly around the junction with Cannon Hill ...
A.E. Benjamins's Furniture
Albert E. Benjamin traded at 127 Holyhead Road (near to the junction with Woodland Road) as a house furnisher selling goods available at "fair prices" for cash or "terms". Many people would have got their ...
Acapulco Cafe, Lozells
The guy playing the machine is Chris, he owned the shop. The cafe was demolished and in 2003 the site is the car park of Aldi.
Acapulco Cafe, Lozells
This is a photograph of George playing pool. The first time that Vanley took his camera into the Acapulco, he asked the owner, Chris's persmission to take photographs. Chris responded: "It's your camera, ...
Advertisement for E. Hull, family butcher, Edgbaston
A 1935 advertisement for E. Hull, family butcher, of 102 Bell Barn Road, Edgbaston. Edgar Hull also had a shop at 168 Winson Green Road, but in 1939 he was not listed at either of these addresses and ...
Advertisement for Myers, ladies' outfitters
This advertisement for the ladies' outfitters who simply called themselves Myers dates from 1935. Contemporary directories refer rather oddly to the proprietor as 'Myer Myers' but in the 1950s she is ...
Advertisement for S. Cawthorne, hatter and hosier, Sherlock Street, Lee Bankvert
Samuel Cawthorne set up shop as a hatter at 198 Sherlock Street in 1914 and later, as this advertisement shows, extended his range to cover most items of men's clothing. If the advertisement is to be ...
Advertisement for W.R. Lowe, greengrocer
This advertisement for W.R. Lowe, greengrocer, of 16 Cox Street West must date from the 1930s. William Lowe's business first appears in directories in that decade, but neither he nor his address appear ...
African Caribbean Bookshop, Handsworth
The Harriet Tubman Bookshop on Grove Lane
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
Wellhead farmhouse, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr. When this photograph was taken on 31st January 1973 this house belonged to a car repair firm but it still boasted some extremely ornate bargeboards on the ...
Alston Street
Coley's Privision Shop at the junction with Johnstone Street. Both streets have since been demolished but this crossroads lies near to Rodney Close.
Amex Wines on Mary Street
Serving "wines from the world".
Barber Shop
"The Barber Shop, in black communities it is an essential part of everyday life. During the 1980's and early 1990's I would visit the barber's on a weekly basis. Waiting up to 2 hours for a 10 minute ...
Bell Barn Shopping Centre on day of demolition
Taken just before demolition. The Bell Barn Shopping Centre was part of the Lee Bank redevelopment and was located about half way up Cregoe Street.
Bell Barn Shopping Centre, Lee Bank
Bell Barn shopping centre, off Cregoe Street, Lee Bank, was a small precinct built during the 1960s redevelopment of the area. Oddly enough it was not particularly close to Bell Barn Road. When this photograph ...
Bellamy and Wakefield
This Chemists was located on Easy Row for many years. Interestingly they advertise that they also deal in tea and are Italian warehousemen! Easy Row has long since vanished as part of the city's regeneration ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Shops in Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, between Wellington Road and the bus depot (which is off the photograph to the left). From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Shops in Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, between Wilmore Road and the bus depot, just visible to the right. From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield Road Underpass scheme, ...