‘Jamaicans Seeking Work in Britain’
Submitted by Birmingham Stories.
The 22nd of June, 1948, was a deeply important date in British history. This date marked the docking of the Empire Windrush, in Tilbury, Essex. The landing of the Windrush ...
Ida B. Wells in Birmingham
Submitted by Paul Walker of Highgate Baptist Church
Ida B Wells (1861-1930), well-known in the USA, where a great deal has been written about her contribution to civil rights, is not well known ...
Personal profile - Esmena Patricks
This photograph was taken at Buckingham Palace in UK in 2002. A group of us went out for the day and we had fun looking around and thoroughly enjoyed the day.
Photograph courtesy of Esmena Patricks...
Staff Recommends: 'Researching Post-War Migration'
This is an additional miscellaneous resource list of materials on the subject of ‘post-war migration’. Each item was suggested by the staff of Birmingham's Archives and Heritage Services during research ...
Personal profile - Bethsaida Brown
I took this photo of the lake in Malawi, it looks like a sandy coastal beach but it is referred to as "a lake". This was my first visit to the lake, I remember that the sand was fine blue looking sand, ...
Personal profile - Bethsaida Brown
This photo shows how the houses were built by hand with thatched roofs made from grass in Malawi, Africa. It was an experience for me to see homes built from natural resources. This reflected on how ...
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 ...
Arthur O'Neill (1819-1896)
Submitted by Stephen Roberts
Arthur O'Neill lived in Birmingham from 1840 until his death in 1896. He made his mark as a Chartist, a peace lecturer and a Baptist minister. O'Neill was of Irish descent ...
St Georges Church, Bridge Street West, Newtown, Birmingham.
The original St George’s Church was built by Thomas Rickman, around 1821. The Birmingham Diocese was formed in 1905 and the original church was nominated to be a cathedral of Birmingham; however St ...
St Georges Post 16 Centre
The Centre was built opposite the original St Georges Church in the last 1960. It was opened as a secondary school and served pupils until the 90s, until it was closed. It then opened and continued ...
Prince Charles opening the Centre
The Centre was officially opened by Prince Charles. In this picture Prince Charles has completed his opening speech. It was a very large event for the Centre as it was the first event the Prince had ...
The building site
On the site of St George’s Post 16 Centre, funds were raised and project work began on building The Joseph Lucas Building. This was funded by the church for the benefit of the local community.
The peace garden
Further fund raising enabled a Peace Garden to be built which would enable the local community to spend time in and simply enjoy the peace. It was in memory of Letisha Shakespeare and Charleene Ellis, ...
Interview with Kam Kalirai
My name is Kam Kalirai, my family emigrated to England from The Punjab, India in the early 1960s before I was born. I have never been to India and have lived in Birmingham all my life. I went to schools ...
Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund
Reading from the Koran
Reading from the Koran, Wolverhampton Mosque. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.
AMERICAN SLAVERY TO ENGLISH MINISTRY: THE REVD. PETER THOMAS STANFORD (1860-1909)
Submitted by Rev. Paul Walker of Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham.
In 1995 I was investigating the history of Highgate Baptist Church, when a friend brought me details of an article he’d noticed ...