The Limes, Bristol Road, Selly Oak
When Riversdale was no longer adequate as the only girls’ hostel in Birmingham, it was proposed that a building which had been requisitioned farther down Bristol Road, number 214, could be adapted to ...
The Lord Mayor's European Famine Fund
Minute Book of the Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s European Famine Fund.
The Lord Mayor’s Fund was established by William Adlington Cadbury in December 1919 to provide aid to starving women and children ...
The Marquess of Donegall as a child by Sir Benjamin Stone
Edward Arthur Donald St George Hamilton Chichester (1903-1975) was Sixth Marquess of Donegall. It was not unusual for boys to wear dresses until the age of 4 or 5 when they were ‘breeched’ or put into ...
The Men's and Girls' Works Committees
The following photographs depict the Men’s and Girls' Works Committees at Cadbury in 1907. The Works Committees were established in 1905 as management committees. The Girls' Committee consisted of nine ...
'The Mermaid'
This is a 1916 issue of the University of Birmingham Guild of Sudents magazine; the editorial honours combat deaths of University members, including Professor Henri Chatelain (top left) who died with ...
The Montserrat Company
Image: an advertisement of the Montserrat Lime Juice Company.
Joseph Sturge was a nineteenth century antislavery campaigner living in Birmingham. Near the end of his life, he created a free labour ...
The Montserrat Company and Birmingham
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Birmingham Local Studies and History, WPS photographs, New Street Collection 29-89. No 30.
Birmingham in 1885, looking down New Street. The building on the left in Christchurch, demolished ...
The Moor Pool News
Cover of the Moor Pool Estate magazine, designed to publicise leisure and social activities, advertise local shops and businesses and provide other news for residents of the Moor Pool Estate.
The Moor Pool News
The Moor Pool News was a newsletter printed for residents of the Moor Pool Estate, and appears to have only run for four years between 1910 and 1914. Like similar publications by the Bournville Village ...
The Nautch Girl
Britain's encounters during the period of colonial expansion led to a proliferation of ideas about, and representations of, 'the East.' The attitudes of the colonial administration towards its 'subjects' ...
The Nightingale
The ‘Gale’ has been the enduring feature at the very forefront of Birmingham’s gay club scene. In existence for 35 years and now in its fourth location, it has won numerous gay entertainment awards. It ...
The Oaklands, Selly Oak
The Selly Oak Receiving Home, as it was initially known, existed to take in children before a more permanent arrangement was made for them. The home functioned from at least 1912, possibly earlier.
In ...
The Odd Ball
Poster for an exhibition of sports photography by Roy Peters, featuring fooball and rugby players, tennis players and snooker players, amongst others. The exhibition was shown at the Triangle Photography ...
The Old Oak, Selly Oak
Postcard from the Kesterton Postcard Collection, depicting the oak tree on Oak Tree Lane, marking the intersection between Harborne Lane, Oak Tree Lane and the Bristol Road.
The Operation of the Colour Bar
This article from the Evening Mail and Despatch from 1966 highlights typical examples of the operation of the colour bar in Britain. After the passing of the Race Relations Act in 1965 complaints could ...
The photographer’s daughter, Rosemary, on the beach at Deganwy by William Smedley Aston
William Smedley-Aston (1868-1941) was an Arts and Crafts photographer. His daughter, Rosemary, is shown here on the beach at Deganwy. Rosemary, who was born in 1907, became a medieval historian.
'The Pied Piper and the Children of Hamelin'
This photograph shows children performing in a play at Stratford on Avon.
The Quaker Reading Society and 'Slave Narratives'
The records of the Quaker Reading Society identify that its members purchased a number of books that are often referred to as ‘slave narratives’. These were a vital source of information for local antislavery ...