100 Soho Hill
The Royal British Legion Club stands to the right of the picture.
100 Soho Hill, Handsworth
1984 Carnival
"It's a Knockout" meant playing some unusual games in costume. These are some of the simpler costumes from the 1984 contest. In years gone by carnival and sports events sometimes ran on different days ...
1988: Improving the Environment
"The first year I was at the Venture we did this fantastic float called Top Of The Crops and we had these children strung up as peas on a frame and we had more of them dressed as carrots. We got halfway ...
1991 Carnival Procession
For many years the procession was always led by someone carrying the Union Flag.
1999 Carnival
The 1999 parade on Edward Rd seen from the front. The procession is heading up and onto the Moseley Road.
1999 Parade from above
The 1999 parade from above with elaborate costumes.
19A Wellington Road
More information on this house in Wellington Road would be gratefully received.
39-41 Villa Road
Taken in January 1981
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Marching Majorettes from 1982
A quiet Soho Road
Early morning on Soho Road and a contrast to the normal traffic laden images.
A Donkey Cart
A donkey and trap joins the parade past the library on Moseley Road. The gentleman immediately behind the trap is Ron Ford. The building to the right became a Sikh Temple.
A lifetime of work - a conversation with Bill Landon of Ladywood
In December 1927 the Crown Cinema opened on Icknield Port Road. One of the youngsters who visited it was Bill Landon of Steward Street. Little did he know he would still be visiting the building over ...
A pint in the Woodman
This picture, by Lewis Green, was taken in The Woodman pub which used to stand on Cregoe Street until 2005. The two people in the picture are unknown but at least one local resident remembers the gentleman ...
A Royal Wedding at the Carnival
A re-enactment of the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer. This was one of the events which took place at the 1980 Carnival in Balsall Heath.
A view from the train at Balsall Heath Carnival
"During the afternoon, several trains were seen to stop on the bridge overlooking Seven Streets Park and Malvern Street. Were the signals against them, or did the drivers stop to witness one of the most ...
Aaron Mapp, Gilroy Brown
"Aaron Mapp & Gilroy Brown at West Midlands Ethnic Minority Arts Service office Holyhead School, Handsworth. Aaron Mapp was an actor with 'Dark Movers' theatre group. At the time of writing he is the ...
ABC Cinema - formerly The Bristol
The ABC Cinema in 1979 on the site of what is now MacDonalds drive-in restaurant at the junction of Lee Bank Middleway and the Bristol Road. Showing that day in 1979 were "Monty Python's Life Of Brian", ...