Nursing Service of Territorial Force
Following the introduction of the Territorial Force Nursing Service (1907) the City Council formed a Birmingham committee was formed in 1909 to enrol a reserve force of nurses in case of national need; ...
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 ...
Ordnance Survey Map showing central Birmingham around John Street
Section of the First Edition Ordnance Survey map for Warwickshire, section XIV. 5. 8. At the top left corner a large section of housing on John Street has been removed, denoting the buildings demolished ...
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 ...
Outer Circle Bus Service
Local Bus Services in South-West Birmingham
Published by Birmingham Corporation Tramways and Omnibus Department (BCT) in 1930, this booklet promotes the Outer Circle bus service almost as a tourist ...
Page from the album of photographs for the Bournville Village Trust, showing scenes of urban childhood by Bill Brandt
Most working class homes were so small and overcrowded that there was little space to play indoors. Parents encouraged their children to play outside in the street. The street became a place for running, ...
Perambulation of Boundaries of Edgbaston Parish
In October 1872, a group of seventeen men met at the Edgbaston Vestry Hall, and proceeded to Gooch Street to begin a ‘perambulation’ of the boundary of the Edgbaston Parish. The group included Vestry ...
Photograph of children on a ward
Concerns for the health and welfare of children in the 19th century led to the establishment of children’s hospitals. Prior to the emergence of these specialist institutions children were generally treated ...
Photograph of children playing outside a Birmingham convalescent home
Photograph of Dr Mary Sturge
This photograph accompanied a feature on Mary Sturge in Edgbastonia magazine. Mary Sturge was a pioneer of medical training for women, and also campaigned for women's suffrage. She was among the first ...
Photograph of group of nurses and infants at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Newhall Street
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital helped to cater for children suffering from, for example, disease of the bones and joints caused by tuberculosis.
Photograph of Helen Caddick
Helen Caddick, the traveller and diarist, was featured in Edgbastonia magazine in March 1900. This photograph illustrated that article.
Photograph of the rear of 12-13 Upper Priory Court by James Burgoyne
This is one of a series of photographs which Burgoyne made showing the conditions in slum properties in Birmingham. These were properties which were to be demolished as part of the 1870s Improvement Scheme. ...
Photographs of Norton Juvenile Offenders
The harsh discipline of the reformatory was reinforced through the use of stark uniforms. The uniform was intended to remove the child’s individual identity. Each new inmate in the reformatory was photographed. ...
Pigott-Smith Map of Birmingham
Section of map by John Pigott-Smith, Borough Surveyor of Birmingham Borough Council, showing back-to-back housing and courtyards, John Street, Dale End and surrounding streets prior to the implementation ...
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 ...
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 ...
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’ ...