Postcard of Motor Bus, Hagley Road
This postcard gives us a vivid impression of people queuing up for the Hagley Road bus in 1906, while horsedrawn vehicles and a handcart share the road. On the back is a handwritten message from Kate ...
Postcard of Queen's Park, Harborne
Queen's Park was opened in 1899. It was formed from land at the corner of Court Oak Road and Turk’s Lane, purchased by fund raising by the Harborne Charity Fete committee, and named following Queen Victoria's ...
Postcard of the School of Art, Birmingham
This postcard carries a handwritten message from Gertie of Sparkhill to Lily Morris, who was staying in the popular holiday and health resort of Llandudno. At this time the back of the card was reserved ...
Postcard showing woman cycling on Hagley Road
Even in 1905, Hagley Road was a busy thoroughfare, and this view, with the Plough and Harrow Hotel on the left hand side, shows us people getting about in a variety of ways. Pedestrians and cyclists ...
Poster encouraging parents to become ARP wardens
During World War 2 images of children were often used in propaganda and government publicity. They were used to remind parents and others of why the nation was at war and to encourage adults to ‘do their ...
Prayer
Prayer at Mosque, Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.
Prayers
Prayers at Mosque, Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.
Pride, Victoria Square
This image shows Birmingham Pride in Victoria Square. Pride has become one of the major events in the city's calendar:
“I think one of the big things probably in the last 10 years is the growth of ...
Princethorpe Priory Schoolgirls
This photograph shows girls in their schoolroom at Princethorpe Priory, Warwickshire.
Professor Muirhead
The Edgbastonia magazine presents the new University of Birmingham as the pride of all Edgbastonians. Professor Muirhead is proudly claimed as an ‘Edgbastonian Past and Present’. The writer asserts that ...
Programme for a Concert in Cannon Hill Park
Musical performances were regularly organised in the parks in the nineteenth century, and formed a major part of the entertainments programme arranged by the Parks Department. As with other leisure activities ...
Programme for Joseph Chamberlain's 70th Birthday celebrations
As part of Birmingham's celebrations to mark the 70th birthday of Joseph Chamberlain, fireworks and entertainments were held in several of the city's parks.
Programme for Lickey & District Horticultural Show & Sports
Horticultural societies often reflected an interest in gardens promoted by the Arts and Crafts Movement, which was characteristic of many Edwardian suburbs. This society’s flower show and sports day served ...
Programme for Paul Robeson Performance
Programme for 'The British-Soviet Society (Birmingham Branch) presents Paul Robeson at the Birmingham Town Hall' on Saturday 21st May 1949.
Paul Robeson was honorary president of The Clarion Singers, ...
Programme of Grand Concerts at Llandudno
An article in the Edgbastonia magazine for January 1883 describes a somewhat hazardous trip undertaken to North Wales by an Edgbaston resident. The writer started out from Llandudno, and although he reached ...
Proposal for a Midlands Arts Centre for Young People
This is the first page of a proposal prepared by John English concerning the establishment in Cannon Hill Park of a Midland Arts Centre, which he hoped would be administered by an independent trust. It ...
Quinton, Harborne and Edgbaston Town Planning Scheme Map
This map illustrates one of Birmingham’s first comprehensive town planning schemes to regulate suburban development in south-west Birmingham. What is remarkable when comparing it to maps from just 20 ...
Ration Book
While the later 1950s would be characterised by Harold MacMillan’s assertion that ‘you’ve never had it so good’, 'Austerity Britain’ lasted well into that decade. This ration book was allocated to a resident ...