Birmingham Collection (page 92)

Aston Union Cottage Homes, Erdington, Birmingham
Aerial view of Aston Unions cottage homes which were opened in 1899 at Erdington, Birmingham. They housed pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

West Bromwich Albion Football Team - 1888
The West Bromwich Albion Football team, winners of the Football Association Cup in 1888, beating Preston North End 2-1 in the final. They are pictures with a Mr J C Newbury - A Good Friend of the Team

The Birmingham Music Festival - The Great Music Hall
The Birmingham Musical Festival showing the Great Music Hall with Mendelssohn conducting " Elijah"

Birmingham Town Hall
Interior of the Town Hall, embodiment of the citys civic pride

Birmingham C17
View of ancient Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM
General view

Birmingham Bull Street
Bull Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

Birmingham High Street
High Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

Portrait of Sir Benjamin Stone and his wife Lady Stone
Sir Benjamin and Lady Stone. Benjamin Stone was a Conservative MP for East Birmingham between 1895-1909. He was known for his keen interest in photography

Henry Broadhurst MP, 1886
Portrait of Henry Broadhurst, MP for Bordesley Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent, pictured when Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department in 1886

Wolseley Motors now a shell factory
The chassis test-shop of Wolseley Motors Ltd. At Adderley Park near Birmingham transformed into a shell factory. As World War I progressed

Advertisement for Bowns Perfect Process for Bicycle Tyres
Advertisement for the Perfect Process of securing Rubber tyres to rims of bicycles and carriages, as offered by W. Bown of Summer Lane, Birmingham

Birmingham Firemark
A Birmingham firemark of the Sun Fire Office. Firemarks were displayed by insurance companies, who maintained fire brigades to protect the properties they had insured

A Wolseley ambulance presented to the Birmingham branch of the British Red Cross society

Birmingham Dog Show
Prize dogs at Birmingham Dog Show

Craig-Y-Alt-Goch Dam and Reservoir, Elan Valley, Radnorshire, Wales, one of the reservoirs which which provides Birmingham, 80 miles away, with its water supply

Excursion to Bristol
Cooks announcement for excursions to Malvern, Cheltenham and Bristol, from Wolverhampton or Birmingham

Board room on wheels for the Birmingham Corporation
Two photographs showing the board room on wheels for the Birmingham Corporation. The coach was fitted up to enable authorities to transact business while paying official visits

Objects from Brum
A selection of showpieces by Elkington and Mason of Birmingham, exhibited at the Crystal Palace, London

Silverware by Gough
Four fancy items by Gough of Birmingham, exhibited at the Crystal Palace

Birmingham Sinks U-15
The British light cruiser HMS Birmingham, commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, sinks the first German submarine of the war (the U-15)

Birmingham / New St / 1840
New St, Birmingham

England / Birmingham / 1840
Birds eye view of Birmingham

Birmignham Riot / 1901
A riot by Pro-Boers at a meeting of the Liberal association at Birmingham Town Hall. Lloyd George who addressed the meeting escaped dressed in policemans uniform

Riot / Birmingham / 1901
The Political Riot at Birmingham Town Hall during Lloyd Georges meeting. This illustration shows the Police baton charge. Lloyd George escaped in policemans clothes

Soho Manufactory / 18th C
The Soho Manufactory, near Birmingham, established by Matthew Boulton in the 1760 s

Priestleys House Burnt
In reaction to a celebration of the French Revolution, a Birmingham mob run riot and destroy much property. Amongst their targets is the home of Joseph Priestley, here burning

Birmingham Centran Liby
The opening ceremony of the Birmingham Central Free Library

Scrap Yard 1970S
Totters Scrap Yard, full of the odd treasure and lots of old junk, Birmingham, England

Lewiss Arcade
Lewiss shopping arcade, Birmingham, England

Boulton & Watts Engine
Steam engines under construction at the factory of BOULTON & WATT at Soho, near Birmingham

England / Birmingham
General view of the city from the east

Pedestrians pass the Iron Man sculpture by Antony Gormley 1993 in Victoria Square, Birmingham city centre, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Statue of Boulton, Watt and Murdoch, nicknamed The Golden Boys or The Carpet Salesmen by William Bloye, with Hyatt Hotel from Centenary Square, Birmingham city centre, West Midlands, England

Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sphinx and Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Philips Cathedral, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Great Western (shopping) Arcade, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Canal near the Sea Life Centre, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Centenary Square, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Childrens murals, Broad Street, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Philips Cathedral dating from 1715, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The River statue and fountain, nicknamed the Floozie in the Jacuzzi, Victoria Square, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ducks on canal, Gas Basin, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Iron bridge over canal, Gas Basin, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Rep Theatre, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hall of Memory, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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