Plan of Uffculme Open-Air School
Uffculme Open-Air School opened in 1911 in the grounds of the Uffculme estate, between Moseley and Kings Heath. The land was provided by Barrow and Geraldine Cadbury, whose son Paul had benefitted from ...
Playing Tennis at Birmingham Botanical Gardens
'The lovers of lawn-tennis will perhaps be surprised to learn that Major Gem was the first to bring that game before the public, but it is an unquestionable fact'.
An obituary for Major ‘Harry’ Gem ...
Poetic performance- Benjamin Zephaniah
Britain's most celebrated oral/dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah was born in Birmingham and grew up in Handsworth during the 1970s. Zephaniah popularised the poetic form of dub poetry which originates from ...
Policeman with children, Warley Park
Political Demonstrations in the Parks
During the 1920s and 1930s, the Parks Committee minutes contain detailed information about the type of organisations applying to use Birmingham’s parks for meetings and demonstrations. The issue of whether ...
Politics and performance
Performance played an important role in consolidating a sense of community and identity for migrants. Many cultural performances were organised by the Indian Workers Association, including those for Jagmohan ...
Poor girl in Sutton Park
The comments about the domestic circumstances were very personal, going beyond dry reportage, and it is clear he often found his work an emotional strain. Here he describes visiting a family living in ...
Portrait of a Girl by George Hallett
Hallett (b. 1942) is a South African photographer. Whilst living in exile in Britain in 1971 he was commissioned by the Times Educational Supplement to take a series of photographs in Handsworth. Many ...
Portrait of Joseph Sturge
Image of Joseph Sturge, leader of the 'Birmingham Anti-Slavery Society'. 'Timmins' Birmingham Portraits, Large Folio (part 2), SE6.
Click on web link below for more biographical information of Joseph ...
Portrait of Rev. Cohen
A portrait of Cohen, minister of Singer's Hill 1913-1949.
Portraits of Individual 'Little Bricklayers' from A Souvenir of the Children’s Bricklaying Ceremony, arranged and carried out under the direction the direction of Mrs J. E. Player. July 29th, 1913.
The Children’s Hospital Brick League was established in 1913. The League’s objective was to raise money for building a new Children’s Hospital at Ladywood. It organised the ‘Scheme for Brick Laying Ceremony’ ...
Post Office Directry of Trades
Postcard of Bristol Road, Edgbaston
This postcard shows the overhead tram cables along Bristol Road. This modern form of transport co-existed with horsedrawn vehicles, one of which appears in the background.
Postcard of Calthorpe Park
This birthday greetings postcard of Calthorpe Park was sent from D.S. to L. Payne of Solihull. Calthorpe Park was one of Birmingham’s first public parks, laid out in 1856.
Postcard of Edgbaston Reservoir
In 1903 postcards were still a relatively new phenomenon. Only the address could be written on the back, and any message had to be fitted onto the front alongside the picture. This postcard carries a ...
Postcard of Moseley Park & Pool
This postcard shows the pool in Moseley Park. The park was created from part of the grounds of Moseley Hall, and opened to keyholders in 1899.
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 ...