Newton Street Remand Home, Birmingham City Centre
Not far from the Law Courts, the Newton Street premises were given to the city by Geraldine and Barrow Cadbury in 1928.
At the time, the remand home is described as having the juvenile court below ...
Nicholls Street Children's Home, West Bromwich
Nicholls Street was not in Birmingham but in West Bromwich. It had been in use as a children’s home in, and for, West Bromwich. Once it was empty, Birmingham took it over.
It was a three storey terraced ...
Norman Chamberlain
Norman Chamberlain was the paternal cousin of Neville Chamberlain. He was Chairman of the Parks Committee of Birmingham City Council between 1912 and 1914, when he volunteered to serve in the First World ...
Norton Approved School
Norton School was never run by Birmingham City Council. However, as it began life in Birmingham and later was run by Warwickshire Social Services, there has been some confusion over its status and it ...
Norton Reformatory admission register
Reproduction of Joseph Pagett, aged 14, a young offender from the admission register of Norton Reformatory.
Identification photographs such as this were made for the authorities to be able to identify ...
Norton Reformatory Punishment Book
On March 14 1886 four boys were caned for planning to run away. One of them had been previously caned for bullying. Of all of the institutions which children came into contact with the reformatories generally ...
Notebook of Robert Aglionby Slaney
These pages are from a series of notebooks kept by Robert Aglionby Slaney, who served as MP for Shrewsbury for several periods between the 1820s and early 1860s. He was interested in social, economic ...
Notice sent to the parents of children who were to be evacuated from St. Clement’s Junior and Infants School Nechells
Children from St. Clement’s School, Nechells, were evacuated to Church Gresley, near Swadlingcote, Derbyshire on 1 September 1939. After the bombing of Birmingham in summer 1940 a second group of children ...
NUDAW Stirchley Branch Dinner
The National Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers recruited from the TASCoS workforce and the branch dinner, which this menu refers to, was held directly across the road from TASCoS’ central ...
Nursemaid with her three charges in the Triangle, Sycamore Road, Bournville
Many upper middle class and wealthier families had nurses or governesses to take care of the children. Children often grew very attached to these women and sometimes had a closer relationship with them ...
Oakhill House, Meadow Road, Edgbaston
Oakhill House, next to the Woodbourne Priory Hospital, opened as a reception centre in 1968. It was officially opened by HRH Princess Alexandra on Monday 6th May 1968.
By this time, Birmingham City ...
Oaklands Residential Nursery, Worcester Road, Droitwich
From 1921, Oaklands was originally used as a working girls’ hostel. It changed function in 1924, becoming a convalescent home.
During the Second World War, there was a great need for nurseries to ...
Of the Duties of Children Towards their Parents
This 17th century manuscript is about family relationships and the responsibilities of parents and their children towards each other. The document clearly shows that childhood was seen as a distinct and ...
Offences Committed in the Parks
During the 1920s and 1930s the Administration Sub-Committee of the Parks Committee submitted regular reports listing the offences for which people were prosecuted. Most of the offences were minor. They ...
Oral History Recording of Frank Jones
In this 'City Childhoods' oral history recording, Frank Jones talks about his memories of using Calthorpe and Cannon Hill parks.
During the 1920s, Calthorpe Park and Cannon Hill Park were popular play ...
Oral Testimony of Annie Florence Hackett
There are very few early twentieth century oral testimonies or first hand accounts giving details of the experiences of Bournville Works' employees. Annie Florence Hackett’s account is typical of those ...
Organised Games
This report was compiled by the organisers of schemes that ran in a number of Birmingham parks and recreation grounds during the summer of 1911. It was managed by Norman Chamberlain, chairman of the Parks ...
Packing Mayfair Chocolates at Cadbury
Backing paper annotated with: 'A scene in "O" Block Top (later called O.B.Third) where "Mayfair" and other Grade 2 lines were packed'.
The composition of this image is similar to Frederick Taylor’s ...