Birmingham Collection (page 7)

Old View of Birmingham from Dugdales Warwickshire. 1656

J Lancaster & Son, Colmore Row, Birmingham
J Lancaster & Son, Cameras, Photographic and Scientific Equipment, Colmore Row, Birmingham. circa 1900

Women workers at Cadbury factory, Bournville, Birmingham
Women workers at lunchtime at the Cadburys Cocoa and Chocolate Factory, Bournville, Birmingham. 1898

Early telephones, Verity Electrical Supplies
Early telephones from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903

£100 for online and £150 for print Women at work in the Birmingham Post
£ 100 for online and £ 150 for print Women at work in the Birmingham Post and Mail advertisement Hall. Circa 1965

£100 for online and £150 for print The Birmingham Post
£ 100 for online and £ 150 for print The Birmingham Post and Mail advertisement Hall. Circa 1965

View of the Gravelly Hill Interchange, also known as Spaghetti Junction. Birmingham, West Midlands. 13th May 1992

Spaghetti Junction came through its first major test. Drivers in the spring Bank Holiday rush coped well with the 8 million roads and fly-overs in the centre of Birmingham. 27th May 1972

The opening of the Gravelly Hill Interchange, also known as Spaghetti Junction. 24th May 1972

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon open the new Birmingham Post & Mail offices. 26th October 1965

Signs and barriers are being placed at access points on the Gravelly Hill interchange to prevent unauthorised use of the motorway. 24th September 1971

The M6 interchange at Gravelly Hill under construction, also known as Spaghetti Junction. Birmingham, West Midlands. 4th February 1971

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Broad Street, Birmingham. 28th March 1972

Jimmy Moran, aged 23 years, from Redditch, will be boxing in the George Wimpey Senior ABA Boxing Championships. He is a member of the Longbridge Boxing Club at the Longbridge Sports & Soc Club

Chess Championships at Sacred Heart Catholic School, Handsworth, Birmingham, Saturday 13th December 1975

Student nurses Lena Palmer and Leslie Young at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, kept a secret from their fellow classmates, they are mother and daughter, 20th March 1972

Architect John Madin with a model of the Civic Centre Development, Paradise Circus, designed in conjuction with J A Maudsley, City of Birmingham Architect. 3rd October 1967

General view of Birmingham city centre, West Midlands. 4th October 1967

General view of the Bull Ring centre and Rotunda in Birmingham, West Midlands. 4th October 1967

The BSA (Birmingham Small Arms Company) works in Birmingham. Mrs Pasgllalina D Prizio fixes a transfer to one of the hundreds of motor cycles

The Bull Ring area, showing the Rotunda building and Ringway. Birmingham, West Midlands. 4th October 1967

General view of the city of Birmingham, West Midlands. October 1967

General scenes around the Bull Ring centre in Birmingham, West Midlands. 4th October 1967

The Austin Mini car assembly line night shift at Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands. 29th September 1967

A student at the Art School, Birmingham, wearing designs by some of the students, pictured in a work room at the school. 11th October 1967

Students at the Art School, Birmingham, wearing designs by some of the students, pictured in the grounds of the school. 11th October 1967

An unexpected photo call with Elton John. He is performing at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, on his Reg Strikes Back Tour

Elton John on his European Express Tour which was the European leg of his 1984 Breaking Hearts Tour. National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. 23rd June 1984

A worker at K & L Steel Founders and Engineer Limited seen here preparing a furnace for the casting of mobile crane components, Letchworth. Circa November 1949

Ian McKellen pictured at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1988. He is sitting outside the theatre ahead of his forthcoming production Acting Shakespeare

Santos FC player Pele, pictured at Villa Park for a match against Aston Villa. 21st February 1972

Castle Bromwich Hall, looking down one of the long vistas of holly trees, now over grown. 17th July 1984

Street trader selling hot dogs. Birmingham, West Midlands. 20th November 1970

Street traders at the corner of Bull Street and Temple Row. Birmingham, West Midlands. 20th November 1970

Black Sabbaths Tony Iommi helps to demolish a wall at Musical Exchanges in Birmingham. The demolition is to make way for the largest guitar in the country. 29th September 1993

Cinemas in Birmingham. Odeon cinema in New Street. 31st July 1974

Cinemas in Birmingham. The Futurist cinema, John Bright Street. 31st July 1974

Exterior of the Hummingbird in Dale End, Birmingham, West Midlands. 10th July 1990

Five Sisters Vegetarian Restaurant, Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Saturday 3rd November 1984. Our Picture Shows

A deserted scene in tram-lined Garrison Lane, showing the old style of flats of the 1920s. Birmingham, West Midlands. Circa 1920

Five Ways from Harborne Road, Birmingham, West Midlands. 1920

Torvill and Dean, (Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean) dance at World Ice Spectacular, held at The Birmingham International Arena, Birmingham, Midlands, England, UK. Picture taken 25th May 1986

Drivers into Birmingham city centre are greeted by a new sign in Bristol Street with the writing " Welcome to Lee Bank. Slum Area of Birmingham". Birmingham, West Midlands, 24th October 1996

Julie Christie - actor, pictured in Birmingham at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre. She is also pictured in Birmingham city centre streets in other frames in this set

Escapologist demonstrating their skills in the Birmingham Bull Ring, West Midlands. 30th July 1947

A view of Worcester Street and Market Hall Bull Ring, Birmingham, West Midlands, February 1959

Needless Alley, Birmingham, a little passage which runs north off New Street, West Midlands, Circa 1950

Christmas shoppers in Bull Ring, Birmingham, Monday 22nd December 1958

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