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Winson Green Prison, BirminghamThe castle-like entrance to Winson Green Prison, Birmingham, built in 1849 as a local gaol for adult male offenders
Nettlefolds patent pointed screws, from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903
Birmingham Road, Blakedown, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. Date: 1957
The Immortal Hour, by Rutland Boughton, BirminghamThe Immortal Hour, music drama by Rutland Boughton from the play by Fiona MacLeod, produced by Barry V Jackson, at the Repertory Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham. circa 1921
Stonehouse Lane, California, near Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, with a row of houses on the left. Date: circa 1930
War Lane and Victoria Road, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands. Date: circa 1908
Production of Gounods Faust by Carl Rosa Opera CompanyCharacters from Charles Gounods opera Faust in a touring production by the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Seen here are Charles Manners as Bertram, the Irish tenor Barton McGuckin as Faust
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Swimming BathJosiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - girls in the homes swimming pool. Date: circa 1930s
Union Workhouse Infirmary, Kings Norton, WorcestershireThe pavilion-plan infirmary erected in 1897 adjacent to the Kings Norton Union workhouse on what is now Raddlebarn Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, south west of Birmingham
Golden spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Henry Beldons pair, cock cup at Birmingham 1870, hen cup at Kendal, Whitehouse and Spalding 1871
Black Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Rev. W. Sergeantsons pair, first prize at Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester 1871, and Bristol 1872
Sir Richard Tangye, Birmingham engineering firmSir Richard Tangye, Head of the famous Birmingham engineering firm. late 19th century
Harborne Road, Chad Valley, Birmingham, West Midlands, with The White Swan public house. Date: circa 1910s
The opening of the Palais de Danse, Birmingham, 1920The opening of the Palais de Danse, Birmingham, 20 December 1920 Date: 1921
Robinsons Ltd removal vans, Cricklewood, NW LondonTwo Robinsons Ltd removal vans, Cricklewood, NW London, also at Knolls House, Manchester and Moseley Road, Birmingham, offering a weekly road service. Date: circa 1920s
HMS BirminghamThe British light cruiser HMS Birmingham, commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, which sunk the first German submarine of the war (the U-15). 1914
Industrial School, Harborne, BirminghamA man with umbrella at the gates of Harborne Industrial School, Balden Road, Birmingham, opened in 1902 to hold 150 boys. It later became Ansell School then after 1933 was the Tennal Approved School
TOZER FIRE PUMP / C. 1870Tozer Fire-Pump, a portable and extremely useful fire- pump, named after the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade of the City of Birmingham
Chamberlain Clock in BirminghamThe Chamberlain Clock, Birmingham, erected to commemorate Joseph Chamberlains tour of South Africa 1902-3 after the end of the Second Boer War
Advertisement, Holt Mild Ale, BirminghamAdvertisement for Holt Mild Ale, Beer and Stout bottled by Charles Heeley Ltd. 1931
Harborne Industrial School, Birmingham - Swimming BathBoys in the swimming bath at Harborne Industrial School, Birmingham. The pool measured 50 feet by 20 feet. Date: circa 1903
Sketch map of proposed improvements, BirminghamSketch map of a locality around Stafford Street in Birmingham with the proposed new street running through it. The boundary of the unhealthy area referred to in the Birmingham Improvement Scheme as
Lemon Squeezer 1889A lemon squeezer manufactured by Merritt & Chambers of Birmingham
Birmingham FC football team 1936. Back row: Evans (Assistant Trainer), Grosvenor, Lea, Clack, Fillingham, Hibbs, Booton, Morral, Gibson (Trainer)
Cadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, WarwicCadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Lily Pond in Girls Recreation Grounds Date: 1920s
Cohens Full Cream Dairy van, BirminghamCohens Full Cream Dairy van, a Ford van shaped like a milk churn, Victoria, Birmingham. Date: circa 1920s
Key figures behind tariff reform from Birmingham areaThe key figures behind tariff reform from the Birmingham area. Tariff Reform introduced by Joseph and Austen Chamberlain in 1903
Birmingham Union Cottage Homes, Marston Green, WarwickshireA girl stands in front of one of the childrens cottage homes at Marston Green in Warwickshire, to the east of Birmingham. The homes were opened by the Birmingham Poor Law Authorities in 1879 to house
Alabama - Cotton Compress at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama - The Cotton Compress. Birmingham was founded on June 1, 1871, by cotton gin promoters who sold lots near the planned crossing of the Alabama & Chattanooga
Horse-Trams Versus BusesOLD STYLE VERSUS NEW Brown: Which would you rather ride by? Jones: Oh! the trams of course, no cruelty to the horses, but I am an opposer
Scene of the Fatal Explosion at BirminghamScene following an explosion that took place on the premises of Messrs. Pursall and Phillips, percussion-cap manufacturers, in Whittall Street, St. Marys Square, Birmingham
Sir Benjamin StoneSIR BENJAMIN STONE Statesman, MP for Birmingham, best known for his photography - portraits of politicians and British folklore customs and festivals
Pram Advert C1888A typical late Victorian perambulator, made by Lloyd & Hill, Birmingham
Berkhampstead StationA train pulls into the station with passengers waiting on the tracks! With both the railway & a canal system a seemingly rural area appears on the verge of change. Date: 1852
Birmingham IronworksIronworks at Birmingham - tapping a furnace and running the molten metal into pigs
Interior, Birmingham Railway StationPassengers await their train beneath Birmingham Stations soaring canopy, upheld by a lattice of girders providing a wide span over the tracks
Birminghams Bull Ring Centre - 1960scirca 1910s
The Warley Water Tower, Smethwick, West Midlands, England. Now unused apart from serving as a mast for mobile phone transmitters. The Times Date: 1987
Air Rifles Ancient and Modern, The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited Date: circa 1910
Billboard advertisement - Surf Washing PowderBillboard advertisement on Navigation Street, Birmingham, 12th August 1954 - Surf Washing Powder - Boils Spotless. 1954
White Dorking fowl, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Miss Fairhurst and first prize winner at Colchester 1873
White-crested black Polish chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by P. Unsworth and winners of numerous cups and prizes
Malay cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Rev. A.C. Brookes pair, prizes at Crystal Palace and Birmingham 1871, Dublin 1872
Old View of Birmingham from Dugdales Warwickshire. 1656
J Lancaster & Son, Colmore Row, BirminghamJ Lancaster & Son, Cameras, Photographic and Scientific Equipment, Colmore Row, Birmingham. circa 1900
Women workers at Cadbury factory, Bournville, BirminghamWomen workers at lunchtime at the Cadburys Cocoa and Chocolate Factory, Bournville, Birmingham. 1898
Early telephones, Verity Electrical SuppliesEarly telephones from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903
Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Winston Churchill NR 965At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Burrell Scenic class Showmans Road Locomotive, regn. NR 965, number 3909, Winston Churchill