African Roscius

This is a playbill for a production of Othello, performed at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham in 1846. The production starred renowned black actor Ira...

Ahmed's Journey

"My name is Ahmed Mirreh. I was born in Khamis Mashed in Saudi Arabia. I stayed there for 6 years. In 1989 civil war was in Somalia. My parents em...

Al Anderson

Al Anderson, guitarist with Bob Marley & The Wailers. Photographed at The Tower Ballroom, Birmingham, 1986. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sw...

Allenscroft Road Working Boys' Home, Kings Heath

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, many new children's homes were opened in Birmingham and several of these were intended to be homes for working c...

Alma Terrace, Highgate

Despite massive municipal building schemes of the inter-war years, the housing crisis was more pressing in Birmingham in 1945 than 1918. Recent hou...

Alton Ellis

Alton Ellis, photographed in Peckham, London, 1985. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.

Alvechurch Road Children's Home, Longbridge

Alvechurch Road Children's Home was a purpose-built home designed as a ‘family group home’ on the newly-built West Heath housing estate. The hom...

Amanda Smith

Amanda Smith came to Birmingham in 1879. Born into slavery in the United States, Amanda Smith's father bought his freedom and that of his family. S...

Amazulu

Amazulu, photographed in Birmingham, 1986. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.

AMERICAN SLAVERY TO ENGLISH MINISTRY: THE REVD. PETER THOMAS STANFORD (1860-1909)

Submitted by Rev. Paul Walker of Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham. In 1995 I was investigating the history of Highgate Baptist Church, when ...

Analysis of Water from Gloster Cottage, 30 Metchley Lane

The Calthorpe Estate was still being developed during the 1880s as a comfortable retreat for the wealthy; but within its boundaries were many farm...

And Why Not

And Why Not, photographed at the Irish Centre, Birmingham, 1990. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.