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 ...
A.M. George - Cobbler
Albert Middleton George was a boot and shoe dealer at 109 Holyhead Road near to the junction with Station Road.
This advert is taken from the programme for the Saint James' Church Fancy Fair held at ...
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 ...
Aerial photograph of the area around Holyhead Road
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area, road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition.
Aerial photograph of the area around The Hawthorns
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. The Hawthorns is the home ground of West Bromwich Albion Football ...
Albion Picture Palace
The Albion Picture Palace at Holyhead Road opened on December 16th 1915, managed by Harry Calver. The first film shown was "Salambo". It eventually closed on September 24th 1960. This set of plans is ...
ARP Holyhead Road Area in Handsworth
Hand-drawn Sketch plan of streets and area covered by ARP (Air Raid Precautions) Holyhead Road Sub-division Group C26, with a hand-written list of roads and corresponding numbers of houses, and location ...
Barritt's Bootmakers on Holyhead Road and Crockett's Road
The is picture is from the early twentieth century. Next door to Barritts appears to be a shop specialising in clocks judging from the grandfather clock outside the door behind the bicycle.
Cottage on Holyhead Road
Undated picture of cottage on Holyhead Road.
Crockett's Road junction with Holyhead Road
Taken on March 17th 1937. The advert on the wall is for Barrett's Boot and shoe makers of Handsworth.
Denise McNish / DJ Bubbler Dee
"Denise McNish was a Laboratory Technician at Holyhead School, Handsworth. At night and weekends her persona changed to DJ Bubbler Dee, a supercharged performer, spitting lyrics over exclusive dubplates ...
Dinner Ladies at Holyhead School
"Holyhead School in Handsworth. After cleaning up the kitchen in preparation for the next day's cooking, dinner ladies playfight with each other. At the time my office at WMEMAS was based at Holyhead ...
Dinner Ladies at Holyhead School, Handsworth
"Holyhead School in Handsworth. At the time I was the Director of the West Midlands Ethnic Minority Arts Service based at Holyhead School. Each day I would go into the kitchen and charm the dinner ladies ...
Dinner Ladies at Holyhead School, Handsworth
"Holyhead School in Handsworth. Dinner ladies having fun after a long day of cooking and cleaning up." Pogus Caesar, February 2003
F. E. Spencer - Baker and Confectioner
Francis Edmund Spencer ran a bakery opposite the Library. He also had premises at number 93 on Holyhead Road so it would seem his "fancy" flour and delivery service were very popular in Victorian and ...
F.H. Weller Culinary Service
An advertisement for "Culinary Service" by F. H. Weller of 113, Holyhead Road.
Publicising products such as bottled and canned english peas, beetroot, split peas, lentils and fruits. Frank Henry Weller ...
H S Richards
An abridged version of his biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available for download.
The name of H S Richards, manufacturer, author, artist, actor and cricketer is one to ...
Handsworth and the Muzzling Order
A newspaper cutting from the "Handsworth Herald",19th June 1897.
This cutting refers to the muzzling order introduced by Staffordshire County Council the previous year, following an outbreak of rabies. ...