Selly Manor
Henry Baker’s painting shows Selly Manor in a ruinous condition. By the early 1900s it was threatened by demolition. George Cadbury arranged for its re-location from Selly Oak to Bournville, where the ...
Shoemaking, Norton Reformatory Annual Report
Children were educated and trained in various trades, including shoemaking, gardening, tailoring and farming.
Silhouette of Sturge Family
Image: 'Sophia Sturge, A Memoir'(1940)
This silhouette possibly features the inside of Sturge's home on Wheeley's Road.
(Click zoomify to enlarge).
Sir Benjamin Stone and Children Around the World
Sir John Benjamin Stone was born in Aston in 1838 and educated at King Edward's School on New Street, Birmingham. He joined his father’s glass manufacturing business, eventually succeeding him as director. ...
Sir Benjamin Stone and Children in the UK
Sir John Benjamin Stone was born in Aston in 1838 and educated at King Edward's School on New Street, Birmingham. He joined his father’s glass manufacturing business, eventually succeeding him as director. ...
Sketches In The Condemned Localities
Ink print accompanying an article, originally printed in 'The Graphic' newspaper, depicting inhabitants of John Street in central Birmingham.
Society for Promoting Christianity Among The Jews
As this document shows, whilst the Jewish community was beginning to become more involved in the civic life of the town, this development was not without its opposition. A Birmingham auxillary of the ...
South Sea Islands
Originally captioned 'Governors Gig & Crew, Nasova, Fiji Islands. South Sea Islands.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
Staff Recommends: 'Civic Gospels: Networks for Social Change'
This is an additional miscellaneous resource list of materials on the ‘Civic Gospels’. Each item was suggested by the staff of Birmingham's Archives and Heritage Services during research seminars held ...
Staff Recommends: 'Refugee Movements'
This is an additional miscellaneous resource list of materials on the subject of ‘migration stories’. Each item was suggested by the staff of Birmingham's Archives and Heritage Services during research ...
Street Children in Italy
This photograph shows 'street loiterers' in Milan.
Street Sign - Court 4
Example of oval-shaped sign used to mark the tunnel-like entrances to the courtyards behind back-to-back houses, usually addressed in censuses and directories with the court number before the house address ...
Study for 'The Beloved', by Rossetti
This drawing was made by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) as a study for a painting, ‘The Beloved’ (‘The Bride’), which features models of different ‘races’. The dark skin of the boy is contrasted with ...
Sturge Statue near Broad Street.
Image: Early Twentieth Century Photograph from Warwickshire Photographic Society (Broad Street).
Joseph Sturge was a nineteenth century antislavery campaigner living in Birmingham.
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Swimming Costume
Woman's woollen one-piece bathing costume.
Synagogue on Severn Street
Photograph of Severn Street(taken by Dr Andy Green).
In 1809, the Birmingham Jewish community had grown and a new synagogue was built on Severn Street. This building still stands (situated behind the ...
'The Baby-House', by Millais
Etching by John Everett Millais (1829-1896).
The Victorian nursery, with its dolls and dolls' houses, provided an early training in motherhood. Millais, perhaps not insignificantly, entitled his etching ...
The Cyclist’s Finger-Post: a Route-book for Birmingham Cyclists
Cycling became a popular recreation in the late nineteenth century. This route-book describes routes radiating out from the city centre, including one through Edgbaston.