Child’s ration book
Food rationing began in January 1940.
Children on a Birmingham Co-operative Society float at the May Day parade
'Electric Treatment' in the Dining Room Ward at Highbury Hospital
In this photograph wounded soldiers are undergoing ‘electric treatment’ in the Auxiliary Hospital at Highbury, which specialised in orthopaedics as did Birmingham No.2 War Hospital at Hollymoor. Rubery ...
Envelope marked ‘Secret: Not to be Opened’ sent to the head teacher of Shooting Butts Camp School by Staffordshire Education Authority
The envelope was to be kept under lock and key and only to be opened in the event of invasion.
Evacuation log book St. Clement’s Junior and Infants School Nechells
Evacuation of children from Snow Hill station
World War 2 affected the lives of children far more than any previous war. The fear of enemy bombing raids over British cities led to the mass evacuation of children to safer, rural areas. Between August ...
Evacuation of children outside New Street Station
Everyweek magazine
This page comes from 'Everyweek' magazine and shows scenes and characters from the First World War, including black and Asian servicemen.
Extract from Elizabeth Cadbury's Family Journal
Between 1915 and 1918 Elizabeth Cadbury wrote a weekly family journal that was circulated amongst family members and close friends. These journals provide an insight into the Cadbury’s family life during ...
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 Obliterator' appeared in his anti-war pamphlet 'Fables and ...
Faces and Places: Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin and Family
[submitted by Birmingham Stories]
It is often observed amongst archivists that we frequently come across some of our most interesting findings when we are searching for ...
Faces and Places: Stuart Blofield's Story
This article was kindly sent to the Birmingham Stories project by Mr Stuart Blofield, who grew up in the Birmingham Edgbaston area and now lives in Bath. The newspaper story describes Stuart's experience ...
Faces and Places: Thomas Ewart Mitton
Submitted by Maggie Burns, Birmingham Archives and Heritage
Thomas Ewart Mitton, called Ewart (his family name)in this article, born in April 1897, died young. Like most of his generation he enjoyed ...
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 in Germany.
In WWII, Hitler's brutal regime would ...
Finding Refuge
It has been estimated that Birmingham received approximately 700 Jewish refugees between 1933 and 1945.There are a number of different archive sources and historical accounts to help us get a better understanding ...
Greenhouse Corridor at Highbury Hospital
This photograph shows WW1 wounded soldiers relaxing during a break in the pioneering orthopaedic rehabilitation programme at Highbury Hospital (previously the residence of Joseph Chamberlain) in the Mosley ...