Behind the Scenes of a Pageant
The pageant of Birmingham of 1938 was a spectacle of epic proportion. Through the course of its 135 minutes it covered the period beginning in prehistory right up to modern trade unionism, using at least ...
Birmingham Pageant
In 1938 Birmingham celebrated the 100th anniversary of the city’s Borough Charter. A pageant was the main feature of the celebrations, held at Aston Park from July 11th to the 16th (because of its success, ...
Children on the street in Aston
Gwen Lally, Pageant Master
On the 2nd February 1938, the Birmingham Mail announced that Miss Gwen Lally (1882-1963) would direct the Birmingham Pageant to celebrate the centenary of the Charter of Incorporation, to be held in July ...
Two girls in a doorway in A B Row by W. Archer Clark
A B Row was so-called because it separated the ancient parishes of Aston and Birmingham.