Watercolour depicting the Men's Recreation Ground, by H.N. Bradbear
‘[Where] industrial life today is concerned, Work and Play are not only closely related subjects, but one subject’.1
Bradbear produced watercolour views of both the men’s and girls' recreation grounds, ...
Watercolour Design for Cover of The Factory in a Garden
The Factory in a Garden was first published during the 1930s along with a companion publication Bournville Village Trust. Cadbury regularly commissioned leading graphic artists of the period, including ...
White Cotton Cap worn by a Cadbury's Employee
This white cap is one of a number of items donated by Amelia Drew, an employee at Cadbury’s Bournville Works during the early twentieth century. This particular cap dates from 1941 and, therefore, it ...
Women Dancing in the Dell at Muntz Park
From about 1914 organised dancing in some of Birmingham’s public parks became a popular activity. The Parks Committee made arrangements for dances to be held on public holidays and during the summer season ...
Women Employees arriving at work
Cadbury’s archives hold a bound volume of Personal Reminiscences of Bridge Street and Bournville 1870-1929 by 63 men and women living at the time of the Bournville Jubilee 1929.1 Each account was hand ...
Women with Bicycles in Cannon Hill Park
Cycling was an activity that became increasingly popular with women during the early part of the twentieth century. Cycling in parks, however, was subject to restrictions.
World War 1 recruitment poster
Poster depicting the destruction wrought by the German naval bombardment of Scarborough on December 16, 1914.
Home held a powerful symbolism during World War 1. Men went to the Front to fight in defence ...
Young boy cleaning horse droppings off the street near the Town Hall by Thomas Clark
Young girls employed at Mills Munitions Works
Young workers making toys at Chad Valley