‘Sparkbrook is our home’

The positioning of the children in this image means that they look down at the viewer from the height of an adult. It is a powerful statement of ow...

‘Wounded Soldiers at a Concert', Southern Hospital

This postcard shows a montage of scenes of wounded soldiers attending outdoor music entertainments at the Southern General military hospital, Edgba...

Fables and Illustrations, by Joseph Southall

This powerful nightmare vision of a weapon of mass destruction is by the Quaker artist Joseph Southall who lived and worked in Edgbaston. 'The Obli...

A works overall documentary picture

Backing paper annotated with: 'Group in Grounds'. This photograph forms part of an archive of photographs produced by Cadbury. Each photograph w...

Birmingham and Moseley Society Journal

In contrast to the general movement to open up green spaces in the city to provide parks for Birmingham’s urban and suburban population during the ...

Bournville Work & Play

The publication Bournville Work & Play was one of a series of publications produced by Cadbury during the 1920s and 30s. The publications we...

Bournville Works and the War 1914-1919

Bournville Works and the War 1914-1919 was a commemorative publication produced at the request of Cadbury’s employees in 1920. Throughout t...

Cocoa - The Story of its Cultivation, illustrated by Frank Newbould

Frank Newbould’s designs for Cocoa: the Story of its Cultivation, were in a bold graphic style. He used vibrant colours to illustrate some o...

Edgbastonia Title Page, 1902

Edgbastonia incorporated the City's coat of arms 'Forward' into its title page in 1902.

Labour in Portuguese West Africa, by W.A. Cadbury

William Cadbury’s 1909 publication Labour in Portuguese West Africa documented William Cadbury and Joseph Burtt’s visit to Angola and San Th...

Landscape, by Roger Fry

This is one of six paintings by Roger Fry housed in University House, Edgbaston, where his sister

Sketch for Peace, by Joseph Southall

This sketch is from a collection of material relating to the artist Joseph Southall held at the Birmingham Museum and Art Galleries. Southall was b...