1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London

Ground Plan of William Tate’s Malt Distillery and Brewery, 1794. The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & Watt’s rotative engines. T...

191 - 201 Soho Road

From left to right the shops are: William Henry Boraston - Supplies/ Groceries, Ernest Richards - Fishmonger and Fruiterer, Thomas Edwin Young - Ta...

1918 General Election

The 1918 General Election was held on December 14th and had extra importance due to the recent cease of hostilities in Europe. The economy had obvi...

1918 General Election Poster for Norman Tiptaft

Tiptaft was the Independent candidate and is here trying to appeal to the women of Handsworth to vote for him. The use of the Elite Picture House f...

1922 General Election

David Lloyd George's Coalition Government had endured after the First World War winning the 1918 General Election. George's Liberals and the Conser...

1922 General Election Result for Handsworth

This is from the Birmingham Gazette of November 17th 1922. The Handsworth result is in the third column along with the rest of the Birmingham resul...

1922 General Election: Why You Should Vote For Tiptaft

Here Councillor Norman Tiptaft lists all of the reasons why he was worthy of your vote in the 1922 General Election. Tiptaft had lost the previous ...

19A Wellington Road

More information on this house in Wellington Road would be gratefully received.

2. Handsworth and the Soho Road

Text: Malcolm Dick Handsworth is a distinct part of Birmingham, but it has only been within the city’s boundaries since 1911. Before then ...

39-41 Villa Road

Taken in January 1981

4 Real featuring "Witness"

Considered to be one of the most controversial gospel artists for insisting that Ragga music style can be used to minister on the urban streets. H...

4278 - Hamstead Hall, Hamstead

Hamstead Hall, Hamstead.