Committal papers of Charles Record
Charles Record was a 35 year old labourer who was committed to to Birmingham Borough Lunatic Asylum, later called All Saints Hospital, on 18 May 1861. This is the third page of his committal document.
The ...
Committal to All Saints Mental Hospital
Charles Record was a 35 year old labourer who was committed to to Birmingham Borough Lunatic Asylum, later called All Saints Hospital, on 18 May 1861. This is the first page of his committal document.
The ...
Congregation
Congregation, African Methodist Episcopal Church of Zion, Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.
Connaught Gardens, Balsall Heath
Photograph by Terry Lo.
Connaught Gardens, Balsall Heath
Photograph by Terry Lo.
Contributions of Africans in Birmingham from 1950
Introduction
This exhibition offers an insight into the experience of African migrants in Birmingham since 1950. In the sixty years since 1950 Birmingham has changed beyond all recognition physically, ...
Copeley Hill Hostel, Copeley Hill, Erdington
The building for the Copeley Hill Hostel, originally called Burlington House, was given to the City by Barrow Cadbury in 1934. In his letter making the donation, Barrow Cadbury said that the building ...
Copeley House, Frankfort Street, Newtown
Copeley House was opened as a working boys’ home in 1968 as one of the units replacing Copeley Hill Hostel when it was forced to close because of the development of the Gravelly Hill Interchange (Spaghetti ...
Councillor J.S. Nettlefold, J.P.
John Sutton Nettlefold became a key figure in the history of public housing in Birmingham, signalling the growing emergence of local government in the town planning process. Born in London, he later moved ...
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine, photographed at Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham, 1999. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.
Creating Space for Play
The Sparkbrook Association's interest in child development and welfare led to the opening of a number of playgroups. Playgroups were places mothers and fathers could bring their children to play alongside ...
Crescent Bicycles Catalogue, Arthur E. Sayer & Co., Sherlock Street, Birmingham
This catalogue shows that companies were actively marketing bicycles to women by 1900. Inside we find the 'Crescent No 3' Ladies Safety model, which has 'saddle and handle positions arranged to allow ...
Cross-dressing
Vesta Tilley (1864-1952) was born as Matilda Powles, in Worcester, and was performing in music hall by the age of four. She was one of the most well known and highly paid music hall artists of her time ...
Cultural Performance
This is a flyer, dating from the 1960's, promoting Indian Independence celebrations organised by the Birmingham branch of the Indian Workers Association at the Midland Institute.
Many cultural performances ...
Cyril Burt, Report of an Investigation on Backward Children in Birmingham
The idea of the ‘normal child’ was reinforced by research by psychologists in the early 20th century which identified and categorised some children as being ‘abnormal’. Cyril Burt designed tests to identify ...
Daily routine in Norton Reformatory
The boys’ lives were strictly regulated. Activities were timetabled for each day between waking up at 6am and going to bed at 10pm. Cleanliness was required at all times. The boys were under constant ...
Dalton McConney
Dalton McConney, Chief Inspector, London Metropolitan Police: "It takes a high degree of courage by any black person to join the police service and then not be seen as traitors to their cause...if we ...
Dancing in the Dell at Muntz Park
Regular dances were organised in the Dell at Muntz Park by the Bournbrook Entertainments Committee from 1923 onwards. A disused clay pit, known as the Dell, was laid out for dancing and open-air theatre ...