179 Church Hill Road
Elsmere Villa School was run here by Miss Annie Sharp in 1898.
Advertisement for F Taylor
Advertisment for F Taylor, a newsagent, tobacconist and confectioner on Church Hill Road. The shop sold both Kunzle's and Cadbury's chocolates. Kunzle's were also a Birmingham firm who made chocolates ...
Children Playing
Young girls pretending to be Diana Ross and the Supremes. Their stage is the dustbin shelter.
Church Hill Road Vicarage
This photograph is taken from the Victoria Park (Handsworth Park) Lodge on Hamstead Road, looking across the fields towards the Vicarage at the junction of Church Hill Road and Gibson Road.
Handsworth Parish Church
Oil painting by J. Beardman of Saint Mary's Church. In the collection of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth
Handsworth Old Church, Saint Mary's,the parish church of Handsworth, was originally built in the 12th century, but was completely restored and much rebuilt in 1876.
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth. This photograph shows the North West aspect of the church prior to one of the church's restoration projects.
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth
This photograph shows specimen pages of the Handsworth Parish Church Registers. Entry no. 446 has an unusual name - Robsart. The register featured dates from 1584.
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth
Photograph of a page from the first register volume of Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth. The registers featured date from 1566/7. One entry features the baptism of the son of a Minstrel.
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth
This photograph shows two pages of the earliest registers of Saint Mary's Church, dating from 1558. The Vellum that makes up the writing surface can be clearly seen in this image.
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth
This photograph shows the last page of the second Parish Register volume, covering the year 1602.
The Lamp Tavern, Handsworth Wood
This stood at number 300 Church Hill on Hamstead Road. It was built about 1750 and stood opposite to St Mary's Church. It was used by Local Magistrates and the trustees of the Turnpike Road. It was also ...
W. H. Booth - Handsworth Fire Brigade
Abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available for download. William Henry Booth lived at 213 Church Hill Road in Handsworth.
Mr W H Booth is a son of the late Edward ...