Drawing of a Middlemore Girl
As an Edgbastonian, John Middlemore was proudly celebrated in the pages of the Edgbastonia magazine:
‘A benevolent Edgbaston gentleman who has solved one of the difficult social problems of modern ...
Munitions Training at Birmingham Technical School
In addition to an application form for training men and youths in the manufacture of munitions of war, this letter includes rules for armaments classes and a timetable for the instruction of disabled ...
Refreshment Tariff, Lisseter and Miller
Lisseter and Miller had been asked to quote for the supply of catering for the café in the Botanical Gardens. This is their proposed price list. A note at the top says 'approved'.
Women Workers at Mills Munitions Factory
This photograph shows women manufacturing grenade base plugs at the Mills Munitions factory in Birmingham. Soon after the outbreak of war it had become common for ‘an engineering shop to be staffed almost ...