Entrance Hall, Soho House

This view of the Entrance Hall at Soho House was taken in 1927 by Lewis and Randall. By then the former home of Matthew Boulton was Soho Hall Hote...

Exterior of Heathfield Hall

The former home of James Watt - inventor and engineer who worked with Matthew Boulton. It was built in 1790 and stood on grounds that lay between H...

Factory Road

This photograph was taken from the bottom of St Michaels Hill. The road to the right is Newton Place and that on the left is Factory Road showing ...

Farrier in Handsworth

Sadly the original image doesn't say where it is from but the Handsworth Historical Society beiieve it to be from Handsworth. It is probably early ...

Floral Display, Handsworth Park

Taken in the early 1930's.

Friary Road Handsworth

c.1920-1950

Friary Road, Handsworth

c.1920-1950 presented by Miss PA Mills

Friary Road, Handsworth

This view of Friary Road in 1920 is by an unknown artist.

Fried Fish Shop, Newcombe Road

The photograph shows Irene and Ethel Jones standing outside the Fried Fish Shop owned by Harry Bayliss which stood at 113 Newcombe Road. The shop r...

General Election Poster 1922 - The Current Situation

Independent candidate Norman Tiptaft here invites the voters to attend a rally at Canterbury Road Schools. Tiptaft had been a councillor for Handsw...

George Lempriere and Kitty Kelly

Rare photograph of Lempriere and one of his aeronaut's Kitty Kelly. They are standing behind the deflated balloon. Lempriere's aeronautical dis...

Grave of George Burrell Ramsay in St Mary's Graveyard

George Burrell Ramsay a Scotsman arrived in Birmingham around 1871. While out walking he saw an Aston Villa F.C. practise match in the spring of 18...