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Birmingham Collection (page 8)

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Parrs Bank Limited, Birmingham, West Midlands

Parrs Bank Limited, Birmingham, West Midlands
Parrs Bank Limited, 34 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands. Date: circa 1904

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Playbill, Dick Whittington, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Playbill, Dick Whittington, Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Pantomime playbill, Dick Whittington and His Cat, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Pantomime playbill design, Dick Whittington and His Cat

Pantomime playbill design, Dick Whittington and His Cat, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Pantomime playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Pantomime playbill design, Beauty and the Beast

Pantomime playbill design, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Athelstan House Remand / Probation Home, Birmingham

Athelstan House Remand / Probation Home, Birmingham
Athelstan House on Moseley Road, Birmingham, was built in 1911 following a gift from Barrow Cadbury. Over the next 90 years, it variously served as a boys hostel, remand home and probation hostel

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Edgbaston Old Church, Birmingham, West Midlands

Edgbaston Old Church, Birmingham, West Midlands. circa 1920

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Bridal Party - West Bromwich, Birmingham, England

Bridal Party - West Bromwich, Birmingham, England
Bridal Party - fantastic pin-sharp photograph taken in the back garden at home in West Bromwich, Birmingham, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageBirmingham Collection: New Exchange Buildings at Birmingham 1865

New Exchange Buildings at Birmingham 1865
Exterior of the new stone Exchange Buildings in a Gothic style, at Birmingham, with adjoining tenements. Date: 1865

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Diary Calendar for 1947

Diary Calendar for 1947, Birmingham Society for the Care of Invalid and Nervous Children. Date: 1947

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Kirbigrip Hair Pins on a card

Kirbigrip Hair Pins on a card, for bobbed and shingled hair. 20th century

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Advertisement, Metallic Venetian Blinds

Advertisement, Metallic Venetian Blinds, Hodkinson & Co Ltd, Birmingham. 1891

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Envelope design, Hotels in Scotland and the UK

Envelope design, Hotels in Scotland and the UK
Envelope design, advertising the George Hotels in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Kings Head Hotel in Sheffield, and the Midland Hotel in Birmingham. 1909

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Study for a war memorial, by Frank Brangwyn

Study for a war memorial, by Frank Brangwyn
Study for Birmingham University War Memorial, by Frank Brangwyn. This is the only known study -- the memorial did not go ahead. circa 1921

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Handsworth Park and Old Church, Handsworth, Birmingham

Handsworth Park and Old Church, Handsworth, Birmingham. circa 1900s

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Souvenir postcard, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

Souvenir postcard, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Souvenir postcard, Greetings from Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, with photographs of the Town Hall, the School of Art, Corporation Street, St Philips Church and Burnaby Memorial

Background imageBirmingham Collection: General Hospital, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

General Hospital, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, seen at night by moonlight. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Wrestling match, Curzon Hall, Birmingham, UK

Wrestling match, Curzon Hall, Birmingham, UK
Opening of a wrestling match between Sol Davies and Hippy Homer, Curzon Hall, Suffolk Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, 15 June 1908. Date: 1908

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Mitchells & Butlers Cricket Club team, Birmingham, UK

Mitchells & Butlers Cricket Club team, Birmingham, UK
Mitchells & Butlers Cricket Club team (brewery), Birmingham, UK, winners of the Birmingham & District League Season, 1911. Date: 1911

Background imageBirmingham Collection: New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, with pedestrians and traffic. Date: circa 1905

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Letterhead, Smarts Brick Works, Harborne, Birmingham

Letterhead, Smarts Brick Works, Harborne, Birmingham
Letterhead, Smarts Brick Works Limited, California, Quinton, Harborne, Birmingham 32, West Midlands. circa 1910s

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Sir Richard Tangyes first workshop

Sir Richard Tangyes first workshop, for which the rent was four shillings per week. He was head of the famous Birmingham engineering firm. late 19th century

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Joseph Chamberlain, as a Birmingham City councillor

Joseph Chamberlain, as a Birmingham City councillor
Joseph Chamberlain, early portrait as a Birmingham City councillor. 19th century

Background imageBirmingham Collection: W C Rose, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Preston, England

W C Rose, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Preston, England
W C Rose, Birmingham City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End and England International football player. 1890s

Background imageBirmingham Collection: W Ollis, Captain, Small Heath, Birmingham footballer

W Ollis, Captain, Small Heath, Birmingham footballer. 1890s

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Advert for W. & T Avery, Duplex Coffee Mill. 1888

Advert for W. & T Avery, Duplex Coffee Mill. 1888
Patent Duplex Coffee Mill grind twice as fast. Date: 1888

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Group photo, British boxers

Group photo, British boxers -- Professor George Campbell and his wife, Ernest Brady (Newcastle), Harry Smith (Birmingham), Charlie Knock (Stratford), and Jack Scales (Bethnal Green). Date: circa 1900s

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Crowd of people on a street corner, Birmingham

Crowd of people on a street corner, Birmingham
Crowd of people on a street corner, near Sutton Park, Birmingham, outside a building where cycles can be stored for the bargain price of two pennies (2d). circa 1910s

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Advertisement for Hercules Bicycles

Advertisement for Hercules Bicycles - a smart lad in his school uniform is delighted with his new racing bicycle, as is his proud Mother

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Traction engine model on running board of a full size engine

Traction engine model on running board of a full size engine
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Traction engine model on the running board of a full size engine Date: 1969

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive The Rover J3471

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive The Rover J3471
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive, regn

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Aveling & Porter Road Roller Desperate Dan NX 6283

Aveling & Porter Road Roller Desperate Dan NX 6283
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Aveling & Porter F class Road Roller, regn. NX 6283, number 10893, Desperate Dan

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Marshall General Purpose Engine Henry E 9624

Marshall General Purpose Engine Henry E 9624
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Loaded on the flat bed trailer for the trip home is Marshall General Purpose Engine, regn

Background imageBirmingham Collection: McLaren General Purpose Engine Apollo AI 3029

McLaren General Purpose Engine Apollo AI 3029
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- McLaren General Purpose Engine, regn. AI 3029, number 757, Apollo

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Fowler Road Roller, regn. FF 4913

Fowler Road Roller, regn. FF 4913
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Fowler T3A2 class Road Roller, regn. FF 4913, number 21629. Built in 1937 by John Fowler & Co

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Ransomes Sims & Jefferies Gen. Purpose Engine Velfrey Queen

Ransomes Sims & Jefferies Gen. Purpose Engine Velfrey Queen
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine, regn. HI 2816, number 42032, Velfrey Queen

Background imageBirmingham Collection: The construction of the Rotunda, an iconic cylindrical tower block in Birmingham

The construction of the Rotunda, an iconic cylindrical tower block in Birmingham, England. Date: 1964

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Young men spinning molten glass into a large cut glass bowl at Walsh Ltd

Young men spinning molten glass into a large cut glass bowl at Walsh Ltd. glassworks, Birmingham, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Bournville Village - Cottages on Sycamore Road

Bournville Village - Cottages on Sycamore Road. Bournville is a model village on the southwest side of Birmingham, England, founded by the Quaker Cadbury family for its employees. circa 1910s

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, Warwickshire

Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, Warwickshire
Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, near Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Locomotive engine 1838

Locomotive engine 1838
Locomotive engine, Birmingham and Derby junction railway. Date: 1838

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham 1844 Elkington & Co

Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham 1844 Elkington & Co
Scenes from Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham, woman worker, burnishing. Date: 1844

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Button-making, Elliots Button Factory, Birmingham 1844

Button-making, Elliots Button Factory, Birmingham 1844
Women working at long benches stamping, pressing and punching on buttons at Elliots Factory, Birmingham. Date: 1844

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Button Making, Elliotts Factory, Birmingham 1844

Button Making, Elliotts Factory, Birmingham 1844
A woman sits in front of a gilding oven at Elliotts Button Factory, Birmingham. The buttons are coated in a mixture of mercury and gold

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Elkingtons Electro-plate Factory, Birmingham 1844

Elkingtons Electro-plate Factory, Birmingham 1844
The silver deposit room at Elkingtons Electro-plate Factory, Birmingham. The objects to be plated are connected to an electrical cable (routed across the ceiling)

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Chandelier at the Great Exhibition 1851

Chandelier at the Great Exhibition 1851
This ornate chandelier, by R Winfield of the Cambridge Street Works, Birmingham, is exhibited at the Crystal Palace, the Great Exhibition. Date: 1851

Background imageBirmingham Collection: BIRMINGHAM MAIL IN SNOW

BIRMINGHAM MAIL IN SNOW
When the Birmingham Mail is inextricably embedded in snow near Aylesbury, Buckingham- shire, the guard takes the mailbags on two of the horses. Date: circa 1820



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