Kings Residential Nursery, Penmaenpool, Dolgellau, Gwynedd
According to the memories of Joan Whittingham, who worked at the nursery in Erdington Cottage Homes and who accompanied the children when they were evacuated, 30 children were evacuated from the nursery ...
Kulwant Ubhi and his friend Tony
Photograph of Kulwant Ubhi and his friend Tony at Startins, Aston, Birmingham.
Photograph by Sukhvinder Singh Ubhi, 1990s.
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Label from Men's Tennis Trouser
These flannel tennis trousers were probably worn by Alderman Wilfred Byng Kenrick. This label is an interesting early example of washing instructions.
Labour in Portuguese West Africa by W.A. Cadbury
William Cadbury’s 1909 publication Labour in Portuguese West Africa documented William Cadbury and Joseph Burtt’s visit to Angola and San Thomé in 1908, to investigate the employment conditions of labourers ...
Ladies Bicycle, from the Crescent Cycles Catalogue
Bicycles were being actively marketed to women by 1900, as this catalogue entry shows.
Landscape, by Roger Fry
This is one of six paintings by Roger Fry housed in University House, Edgbaston, where his sister Margery Fry was warden until 1914. Fry was an artist, critic and founder of the Omega Workshops, whose ...
Lantern Slide of Women Wearing Rational Dress
This photograph, probably taken in London, shows women wearing short trousers which were worn for cycling. Because clothes like this were based upon function rather than fashion, they became known as ...
Lantern Slide Showing Woman Wearing Rational Dress
This photograph, probably taken in London, shows a woman wearing short trousers which were worn for cycling. Because clothes like this were based upon function rather than fashion, they became known as ...
Laurence Cadbury
Laurence Cadbury was the eldest son of Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury, George Cadbury’s second wife. At the outbreak of World War One, aged twenty-five, he volunteered as a member of the Friends Ambulance Unit ...
Lawford Street recreation ground
Lawrence Levy in 'Edgbastonia'
The suburban magazine Edgbastonia regularly profiled figures of local importance, such as Lawrence Levy, a prominent member of the Jewish comunity, who had been a pioneering teacher, Olympic weightlifter ...
Lee Enfield Rifle
During WW1 the Lee Enfield rifle was manufactured in Birmingham at two factories: the Birmingham Small Arms Company in Small Heath (at BSA Guns, Armoury Road) and the Royal Small Arms Factory in Sparkbrook. ...
Les Ballets Nègres
'Les Ballets Nègres'- the first black dance company in Europe- was formed in London in 1946. It was founded by Jamaicans Richey Riley and Berto Pasuka who both came to Britain to pursue careers in dance. ...
Lesbewell
Lesbewell newletter promoting a healthy lifestyles.
Extract from oral history interview:
“I would say actually that positively AIDS and Section 28 have been two things that have actually pulled ...
Lesbian and Gay Centre and Switchboard
Birmingham’s Gay Village became home to a number of organisations, such as Lesbian and Gay Switchboard West Midlands. Established in 1975 it offers a telephone information and support service for people ...
Letter from Arthur Davies to Lord Calthorpe
Lord Calthorpe's land agent, Arthur Davies, discusses potential sites to donate for the building of Birmingham's new university.
Letter from Birmingham Women’s Welfare Centre to the Bishop of Birmingham
The Birmingham Women’s Welfare Centre was opened in 1927 to offer family planning advice and information to married women, with the aim of improving the health of mothers and children, and making married ...
Letter from Eliezer Edwards to Hugh Nettlefold
In November 1884, a lengthy article about the Botanical Gardens appeared in Edgbastonia magazine. This letter illuminates the background to the publication of that article.
Correspondence about the ...