Midlands Collection (page 11)

Boys Band, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The Boys Band at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. They are in uniform, holding their instruments on the steps of the building

Four young inmates, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
Four young inmates (two boys and two girls) at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The boys are in band uniform and hold a trumpet or cornet

Industrial lacemaking machine, Nottingham
An industrial lacemaking machine at Messrs Pratt, Hurst & Co Ltd, Nottingham, with two men at work

Group of girls at Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
A large group of girls at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. They are sitting on a grassy bank wearing identical smock dresses, pinafores and straw hats

Tending pigs, Inebriates Reformatory, Ackworth, West Yorkshi
Inmates tending pigs at the North Midlands Inebriates Reformatory at Ackworth near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for Inebriates

Kitchen, Inebriates Reformatory, Ackworth, Yorkshire
Inmates working in the kitchen at the North Midlands Inebriates Reformatory at Ackworth near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for

Gardening, Inebriates Reformatory, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Inmates tending flower beds in the garden of the Midland Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Whittington near Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Inebriates Reformatory, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
The scenic house and grounds of the Midland Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Whittington near Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for

Aston Union Cottage Homes, Erdington, West Midlands
The entrance to Aston Unions cottage homes, opened in 1899 at Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands. The homes housed pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

Blacksmith in his forge, working on a horseshoe
A young blacksmith in his forge, working on a horseshoe, at the Black Country Museum, Birmingham, West Midlands

Poor Rate Receipt, Kidderminster Union
A receipt for a poor rate payment by A Gristwood of the Borough of Bewdley to the Kidderminster Union in September 1923. The Unions operation was financed by the poor rate - the forerunner of

Union Offices, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
The West Bromwich Unions offices on Hallam Street, West Bromwich, adjacent to the Union workhouse

Shakespeares grave, Stratford upon Avon
A view of Shakespeares grave in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon. The stone slab covering his grave is inscribed with a curse against anyone who disturbs his bones

Union Workhouse, Coventry, Warwickshire
The Union Quadrangle, part of the Coventry Union workhouse, Warwickshire. The workhouse was first established in around 1801 on the site of the former Whitefriars monastery

Birmingham Bull Street
Bull Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

Birmingham High Street
High Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

The Black Country
A view of the Black Country with smoke rising from the industrial factories around Wolverhampton in the Midlands

WORCESTER - 1907
Forgate Street, Worcester, West Midlands

ROSS-ON-WYE - 1925
Ross-on-Wye, West Midlands

England / Rockingham
The charming village of Rockingham, Northamptonshire, on the edge of Rockingham Forest, with its stately cross and grass-bordered street winding up the hill

England / Little Brington
A glimpse of Little Brington, Northamptonshire, famous as the village home of George Washingtons ancestors and one of the links between the two great English speaking nations

Cooks B. Holiday Trips
An advertisement for Cooks cheap Bank Holiday excursions to the Midlands and beyond, travelling by train from St Pancras Station

England / Nottingham
The south prospect of Nottingham with the castle visible in the background

Students in lecture theatre, Warwick University, Coventry
Students in a lecture theatre at Warwick University, Coventry

Bournville Scene
A street scene at Bournville, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, originally designed for workers in Cadburys chocolate factory

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