"Prepared" - The Birmingham ARP Journal

Front cover of the Birmingham ARP Journal from April 1939. This is five months before Britain and France declared war on Germany but the cover imag...

"Ruth Handley: Portraits"

Ruth Handley(1899-1957)was renowned as a specialist in portrait photography. Mostly known for her photographs of actors and actresses who visited h...

"Vanley Burke Galleries"

Vanley Burke has been living and working in Birmingham since 1965. He started photographing the community around him in 1967 and has continued to t...

"Vertical Hold Exhibition"

The'Vertical Hold' artshow was held at Westminster Road in Handsworth 2002. It featured the work of several local artists and photographers - some ...

"Win the Lost at Any Cost" Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth.

Many first generation black Christians journeyed from the West Indies only to find racial discrimination and rejection by Anglican churches. This ...

1. Handsworth Today

Text: Malcolm Dick Handsworth represents many of the features of contemporary Birmingham: • A change in the local economy from manufactu...

100 Soho Hill

The Royal British Legion Club stands to the right of the picture.

100 Soho Hill, Handsworth

1770s Atmospheric Pumping Engine at Chelsea Water Works

General Section of atmospheric pumping engine at Chelsea Water Works, London, 1770s. This engine was replaced by the Boulton & Watt engine in ...

1770s Pumping Engine & Pump for the 'Paris Water Works'

Sketch section of pumping engine and pump for the 'Paris Water Works' Chaillot, France. This sketch clearly shows the arrangement of the engine...

1770s Pumping Engine and Pump for the 'Paris Water Works'

General section of pumping engine and pump for the 'Paris Water Works' Chaillot, France. This drawing is of a single-acting engine with a 63 in...

1770s Pumping Engine for 'Ale & Cakes Mine', Cornwall

Section of pumping engine house and sections of the boiler, for the 'Ale & Cakes Mine' Cornwall. Ale & Cakes Mine was part of the group of Cor...