Drawing of a Middlemore Girl

As an Edgbastonian, John Middlemore was proudly celebrated in the pages of the Edgbastonia magazine: ‘A benevolent Edgbaston gentleman wh...

'Easington'

Poster for an exhibition of two sets of photographic work about the East Durham colliery village of Easington during the 1984-1985 Miners' Strike, ...

Equal Rights

The 1990s were more encouraging for the gay and lesbian community with the repeal of Section 28, the equalisation of age of consent and from 1997 t...

Equal Rights

The gay and lesbian community in Birmingham has often been at the forefront of campaigning on a range of political and social issues. This has been...

Faces and Places: 156 Oak Tree Lane

Submitted By Birmingham Stories. What link did 156 Oak Tree Lane in Bournville once have with Poland in the 1960's? View the entry to find out ...

Faces and Places: Helen Newill

[Submitted by Angela Skitt, Birmingham Archive and Heritage] Helen Newill's Positions: Chair of The Association for the Rescue and Training of ...

Faces and Places: Henry Gunter

Henry Gunter (1920-2007) Submitted by: Fiona Tate Henry Gunter (1920-2007), was born in Portland, Jamaica. He studied accountancy at Commerci...

Faces and Places: Horace Halliburton

Submitted by Birmingham Stories In 1949, the Birmingham Gazette ran a series of articles highlighting an episode of social unrest that took plac...

Faces and Places: Sarwan Singh and the Indian Workers Association

[Submitted by Sarwan Singh] On the 3rd of October 2008 Birmingham Stories held an event entitled 'Race and Racism' in Birmingham Central Library...

Fighting Prejudice

In the twentieth century, the 'Birmingham Hebrew Congregation' of Singer's Hill faced a humanitarian crisis- the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party ...

Finding Refuge

It has been estimated that Birmingham received approximately 700 Jewish refugees between 1933 and 1945.There are a number of different archive sour...

First Report of the Ladies Society For The Relief of British Negro Slaves.

The 'First Report' of the Ladies Society For The Relief of British Negro Slaves(1825)bore on its front cover the female figure of a slave seeking j...