‘Hampshire Village Play’ from ‘Back to the Village’ series
‘In the Happy Days of Our Childhood’ by Maria Cadbury
Maria wrote this memoir much later in life at the request of her niece. Maria was born in 1838 and was the daughter of John Cadbury and his wife Candia Barrow. They lived in Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, ...
‘In the Happy Days of Our Childhood’ by Maria Cadbury
In the late 18th and 19th centuries seaside holidays became popular with those families who could afford them. With improved transport links, this popularity gradually spread to the working classes who ...
‘Inspector and Starved Child', National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Birmingham Branch Fourth Annual Report
In the late 19th century many children were seen as victims, not of the cruelty of the workplace, but of their parents and neighbours. The NSPCC entered the homes of the poor to expose instances of cruelty. ...
‘My Life’s Battles’ by Will Thorne
Will Thorne (1857-1946) was born into a poor family in Farm Street, Hockley on 8 October 1857. His father was a brick maker, and on weekends he would drink and get into fights. His mother and sisters ...
‘No child can resist’, Picture Post
Advertisers used images of children to catch the viewer’s eye. As families became more affluent they also targeted children as consumers. These adverts for Birmingham made ‘Bird’s Custard’ represent children ...
‘Opening of the Christian Kunzle Alpine Home for Children’, The Davos Courier
This article reports the arrival of 36 children from Birmingham Children’s Hospital at the Alpine Home for Children in Davos, Switzerland in 1932. It was believed that the health of children suffering ...
‘Our Alf’s a Postman Now’
‘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 ownership: Sparkbrook belongs to them. Their bodies all ...
A Boy and a Catch of Fish
This photograph shows a boy and a catch of fish, with the fishing rod and basket beside a tree.
A Government School in Wadi Halfa
This photograph shows advanced scholars and teachers at a Government School in Wadi Halfa.
A Home for the Association
As the organisation's work grew it became essential to acquire somewhere to accommodate its activities and provide a focal point within the local community.
The Sparkbrook Association's premises were ...
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 was catalogued and annotated. Some images were used in ...
Abiola Awojobi
Abiola Awojobi, BBC Producer: "Success is setting goals for yourself and trying to achieve them. Having a quiet confidence in yourself gives off a positive vibe to other people. Even if deep down your ...
Acocks Green Children's Home
This children’s home, based in Warwick House, was opened as a children’s home by 1979, possibly much earlier.
Having 14 beds, it was a home for children with learning disabilities in 1979. The number ...
Acorn Grove Children's Home, Ladywood
In 1970, Ladywood was a Redevelopment Area and, to make way for the new development, many of the old streets had been demolished. Garbett Street was one such street which no longer existed by the end ...
Adams Hill Children's Home, Bartley Green
190 Adams Hill was a purpose-built children's home with 8 beds. It opened in 1963. It was designed to be a small family home (also known as a scattered home) on the newly-built Bartley Green Estate.
The ...
Admington Road Children's Home, Sheldon
This children's home was opened in 1952 as a family group, or scattered, home.
When it opened it was a purpose-built detached house on the newly built Garretts Green housing estate. It was in very ...