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West Midlands Collection (page 2)

The West Midlands region is a treasure trove of history, culture, and sporting excellence

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Henry Darwin tailors shop, Birmingham, 19th century. Artist: T Underwood

Henry Darwin tailors shop, Birmingham, 19th century. Artist: T Underwood
Henry Darwin tailors shop, Birmingham, 19th century

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Cathedral at night, Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cathedral at night, Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Freddie Starr and his bride Sandy Morgan after their marriage at a Registry Office in

Freddie Starr and his bride Sandy Morgan after their marriage at a Registry Office in Coventry. April 1974

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Moreton Corbet Castle

UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Moreton Corbet Castle

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Moreton Corbet Castle

UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Moreton Corbet Castle

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Moreton Corbet Castle

UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Moreton Corbet Castle

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Moreton Corbet Castle

UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Moreton Corbet Castle

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Moreton Corbet Castle

UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Moreton Corbet Castle

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Lone Tree

UK, England, Shropshire, Moreton Corbet, Lone Tree

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: UK, England, Shropshire, Wintery Countryside, Flock of Sheep

UK, England, Shropshire, Wintery Countryside, Flock of Sheep

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square at dusk, Birmingham, West Midlands, England

View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square at dusk, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square at dusk, Birmingham, West Midlands, England

View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square at dusk, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square at dusk, Birmingham, West Midlands, England

View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square at dusk, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square at dusk, Birmingham, West Midlands, England

View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square at dusk, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, England

View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, England

View of Christmas Market stalls in Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: View of Christmas Market stalls and Christmas tree in Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands

View of Christmas Market stalls and Christmas tree in Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: View of Christmas Market stalls, fountains and Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham

View of Christmas Market stalls, fountains and Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: View of Christmas Market stalls and The River fountain (The Floozie in the Jacuzzi)

View of Christmas Market stalls and The River fountain (The Floozie in the Jacuzzi), Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: View of the Boulton, Murdoch and Watt statue and contemporary buildings, Birmingham

View of the Boulton, Murdoch and Watt statue and contemporary buildings, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Engraving depicting a young lady gilding buttons

Engraving depicting a young lady gilding buttons
5308936 Engraving depicting a young lady gilding buttons; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a young lady gilding buttons. Buttons were brushed with a solution of nitrate of mercury)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Birmingham Railway Station

Birmingham Railway Station
5308373 Birmingham Railway Station.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Birmingham Railway Station. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Birmingham (engraving)

Birmingham (engraving)
8630876 Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birmingham. Illustration for Scenes in England for the amusement)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: 8628017

8628017

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: BBC: Studio No 2, Birmingham (b/w photo)

BBC: Studio No 2, Birmingham (b/w photo)
8659176 BBC: Studio No 2, Birmingham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Studio No 2, Birmingham)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Disgraceful scene in the streets of Birmingham, Uproarious conduct of drunken women (engraving)

Disgraceful scene in the streets of Birmingham, Uproarious conduct of drunken women (engraving)
8643275 Disgraceful scene in the streets of Birmingham, Uproarious conduct of drunken women (engraving) by English School

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Lady Godiva, St Mary's Hall, Coventry (b/w photo)

Lady Godiva, St Mary's Hall, Coventry (b/w photo)
8655869 Lady Godiva, St Mary's Hall, Coventry (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Godiva, St Mary's Hall, Coventry)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Quinneys, a play performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Birmingham (colour litho)

Quinneys, a play performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Birmingham (colour litho)
8656120 Quinneys, a play performed at the Prince of Wales' Theatre, Birmingham (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quinneys)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Boulton & Watt single-action pumping engine (b/w photo)

Boulton & Watt single-action pumping engine (b/w photo)
8663711 Boulton & Watt single-action pumping engine (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: John Bright, British politician (engraving)

John Bright, British politician (engraving)
8676727 John Bright, British politician (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Bright (1811-1889), British Radical and Liberal politician

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Trade card for William Ryland, manufacturer of silver, plated and British plate wares

Trade card for William Ryland, manufacturer of silver, plated and British plate wares, Birmingham (engraving)
8677539 Trade card for William Ryland, manufacturer of silver, plated and British plate wares, Birmingham (engraving) by English School

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Opening of Aston Park, Warwickshire (engraving)

Opening of Aston Park, Warwickshire (engraving)
8676411 Opening of Aston Park, Warwickshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of Aston Park, Warwickshire, by Queen Victoria)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Wyddrington, Edgbaston, home of the Mayor of Birmingham (engraving)

Wyddrington, Edgbaston, home of the Mayor of Birmingham (engraving)
8676391 Wyddrington, Edgbaston, home of the Mayor of Birmingham (engraving) by Everitt, Allen Edward (1824-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wyddrington, Edgbaston)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Pen nibs manufactured in Birmingham, 1880

Pen nibs manufactured in Birmingham, 1880
3507803 Pen nibs manufactured in Birmingham, 1880; (add.info.: Pen nibs manufactured in Birmingham, England circa 1880.); Universal History Archive.

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: A scene from the Birmingham Riots

A scene from the Birmingham Riots
3478451 A scene from the Birmingham Riots; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a scene from the Birmingham Riots of 1791. The mob burning the Meeting House and Joseph Priestley's home at Fairhill)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: The National Exhibition of Dogs at Birmingham, 1860 (engraving)

The National Exhibition of Dogs at Birmingham, 1860 (engraving)
1579488 The National Exhibition of Dogs at Birmingham, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of the National Exhibition of Dogs at Birmingham. 1. Deerhound 2. Bloodhound 3. Mastiff 4)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: The steam carriage designed by Mr Church

The steam carriage designed by Mr Church
5312158 The steam carriage designed by Mr Church; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the steam carriage designed by Mr Church, which was intended to run between London and Birmingham)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Steam carriage designed by Mr Church to travel from London to Birmingham

Steam carriage designed by Mr Church to travel from London to Birmingham
5616731 Steam carriage designed by Mr Church to travel from London to Birmingham; (add.info.: Steam carriage designed by Mr Church to travel from London to Birmingham, English 1898)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: The facade of Erdington Orphanage

The facade of Erdington Orphanage
5616430 The facade of Erdington Orphanage; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the facade of Erdington Orphanage. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1869); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Snow Hill Tunnel

Snow Hill Tunnel
5308371 Snow Hill Tunnel.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Snow Hill Tunnel on the London to Birmingham Railway Line. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Railway timetable for stations between London and Birmingham

Railway timetable for stations between London and Birmingham
5308370 Railway timetable for stations between London and Birmingham.; (add.info.: Railway timetable for stations between London and Birmingham. Dated 19th century)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: A busy platform at Birmingham Station

A busy platform at Birmingham Station
5308409 A busy platform at Birmingham Station.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a busy platform at Birmingham Railway Station. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Pen nibs manufactured in Birmingham, 1880

Pen nibs manufactured in Birmingham, 1880
3507804 Pen nibs manufactured in Birmingham, 1880; (add.info.: Pen nibs manufactured in Birmingham, England circa 1880.); Universal History Archive.

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Railway Station, at Wellington, Shropshire, July, 1849 (lithograph on paper)

Railway Station, at Wellington, Shropshire, July, 1849 (lithograph on paper)
7426784 Railway Station, at Wellington, Shropshire, July, 1849 (lithograph on paper); 25x33 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Shrewsbury Castle, the Railway Station, and Grammar Schools, c1850 (tinted lithograph on paper)

Shrewsbury Castle, the Railway Station, and Grammar Schools, c1850 (tinted lithograph on paper)
7426777 Shrewsbury Castle, the Railway Station, and Grammar Schools, c1850 (tinted lithograph on paper); 22x34 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: A busy platform at Birmingham Station

A busy platform at Birmingham Station
5307349 A busy platform at Birmingham Station.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a busy platform at Birmingham Railway Station. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Banquet to Queen Victoria in the Town Hall, Birmingham (engraving)

Banquet to Queen Victoria in the Town Hall, Birmingham (engraving)
8676428 Banquet to Queen Victoria in the Town Hall, Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banquet to Queen Victoria in the Town Hall, Birmingham)

Background imageWest Midlands Collection: Birmingham Cattle Show (engraving)

Birmingham Cattle Show (engraving)
8676614 Birmingham Cattle Show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birmingham Cattle Show, Bingley Hall)



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The West Midlands region is a treasure trove of history, culture, and sporting excellence. From the Coventry Climax Engines ET199, which marked the first British-produced forklift truck, to the iconic Villa Park football stadium with its impressive entrance that has witnessed countless thrilling matches throughout the years. Stepping back in time, we find ourselves at Birmingham Snow Hill Station in the 1940s. The hustle and bustle of commuters and travelers paint a vivid picture of life during that era. Meanwhile, Delph Locks stand as a testament to the engineering marvels of our past. Sports enthusiasts will be delighted by Aston Villa's clash against Santos in 1972 when legendary Pele graced Villa Park's hallowed grounds. Aerial views showcase this historic stadium where Aston Villa Football Club has created unforgettable moments over decades. Religious landmarks also hold significance within this vibrant region. The Church of St Martin in the Bull Ring stands proudly since 1887, while Coventry showcases both its old cathedral shell and modern counterpart – symbols of resilience and rebirth after World War II devastation. Birmingham itself is captured through an engraving depicting its general view - a bustling cityscape filled with energy and ambition. Grand Central Concourse at Birmingham New Street Station further exemplifies this spirit as it welcomes visitors from near and far. Nature lovers can find solace along Knowle Locks on The Grand Union Canal during autumn – a picturesque scene showcasing West Midlands' natural beauty amidst changing seasons. Lastly, Carpet Traders Limited in Kidderminster reveals another facet of West Midlands' heritage - industrious women operating machinery with skillful precision.