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Local Collection (page 3)

Background imageLocal Collection: Charlie Sorbie, Coventry Sporting Club Football Player, in action, 8th November 1975

Charlie Sorbie, Coventry Sporting Club Football Player, in action, 8th November 1975. Also former player with EBedworth United and Nuneaton Borough

Background imageLocal Collection: Gus Williams, Winner of the Ambassador for Birmingham competition

Gus Williams, Winner of the Ambassador for Birmingham competition, pictured with fellow finalists, at Council House, 14th September 1989

Background imageLocal Collection: Boxing Day Cricket Match, 26th December 1972

Boxing Day Cricket Match, 26th December 1972

Background imageLocal Collection: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Coventry during the Queen

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Coventry during the Queens Silver Jubilee celebrations. She also unveiled a plaque in Coventry Working Mens Club in Cox Street. 27th July 1977

Background imageLocal Collection: Jane Birkin and husband Serge Gainsbourg, pictured shopping in Berwick Street market

Jane Birkin and husband Serge Gainsbourg, pictured shopping in Berwick Street market, London, April 1977. The couple are in the UK for the opening of their latest film entitled JE T AIME

Background imageLocal Collection: A royal visit brought smiles to the faces of young and old alike in Coventry Today

A royal visit brought smiles to the faces of young and old alike in Coventry Today. Local schoolchildren cheered as Princess Anne arrived at the citys Sidney Stringer school

Background imageLocal Collection: Time has been called for the last time at one of Birminghams oldest public houses

Time has been called for the last time at one of Birminghams oldest public houses.The 120-year-old Vine Inn in Vine Sreet, Lozells is to be demolished to make way for a housing estate

Background imageLocal Collection: Regulars join Mr. Walter Kavanagh, the licensee, in raising their glasses in a farewell

Regulars join Mr. Walter Kavanagh, the licensee, in raising their glasses in a farewell toast to the Vine Inn, Vine Street, Lozell which has closed for the last time. 14th November, 1978

Background imageLocal Collection: Glasses are raised in a farewell toast to The Vine at Lozells, Birmingham

Glasses are raised in a farewell toast to The Vine at Lozells, Birmingham, which has closed for the last time. Mr. Walter Kavanagh, the licensee, serves the last pint. 14th November, 1978

Background imageLocal Collection: THE Queen Mother yesterday upstaged even the Bard on the eve of his big birthday

THE Queen Mother yesterday upstaged even the Bard on the eve of his big birthday celebrations in Stratford-on-Avon. Prince Charles

Background imageLocal Collection: A seething mass of fans greeted Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs when he opened a new

A seething mass of fans greeted Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs when he opened a new shop in Coventry. Johhny - alias Mike Baldwin - was in the city to open the new East Midlands Electricity

Background imageLocal Collection: Princess of Wales is seen here during a visit to Coventry

Princess of Wales is seen here during a visit to Coventrys Amanda Bevan Centre in Longford. 10th November 1992

Background imageLocal Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales during a visit which took in Southfields

Diana, Princess of Wales during a visit which took in Southfields, a group of sheltered homes for the elderly in Leamington, lunch at the Judges House followed by a visit to the castle in Warwick

Background imageLocal Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales during her visit to the Remploy Manufaturing in Coventry

Diana, Princess of Wales during her visit to the Remploy Manufaturing in Coventry. She is seen here chatting to some of the workforce after officially opening the centre which employs disabled

Background imageLocal Collection: Sir Alfred Herbert annual Memorial lecture, Coventry Theatre, Coventry. L-R: Mr. R

Sir Alfred Herbert annual Memorial lecture, Coventry Theatre, Coventry. L-R: Mr. R.D.Young, Mr. G.A. Day(Chairman), Astronomer Patrick Moore, Sir Stanley Harley(President), Mr. P. Jennings

Background imageLocal Collection: Home Guard volunteers are cheered by local residents sitting on the side of the road as

Home Guard volunteers are cheered by local residents sitting on the side of the road as they run through a training exercise in the Weybridge, Surrey during the Second World War. 24th May 1943

Background imageLocal Collection: Princess Alexandra with children who waited to see her outside Shakespeare

Princess Alexandra with children who waited to see her outside Shakespeares Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon. 29th June 1962

Background imageLocal Collection: Princess Alexandra talks with teachers and children from Broad Street school after

Princess Alexandra talks with teachers and children from Broad Street school after the opening ceremony in the tiny village of Cherington(population 200), near Stratford-upon-Avon. 30th November 1978

Background imageLocal Collection: A British soldier helping the local villagers with the winepress after the Allied army

A British soldier helping the local villagers with the winepress after the Allied army invasion and liberation of Southern Italy and Sicily November 1943

Background imageLocal Collection: The Queen Mother, well wrapped up against the cold, earned a warm welcome from crowds as

The Queen Mother, well wrapped up against the cold, earned a warm welcome from crowds as she arrived to open a Warwickshire museum

Background imageLocal Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales during a walkabout in Rugby. 23rd March 1988

Diana, Princess of Wales during a walkabout in Rugby. 23rd March 1988

Background imageLocal Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales during a visit to Rugby. She is seen here at Fawsley House Red

Diana, Princess of Wales during a visit to Rugby. She is seen here at Fawsley House Red Cross centre for refugees. 23rd March 1988

Background imageLocal Collection: Local women of Sorrento near Naples in Southern Italy Circa 1965 P004745

Local women of Sorrento near Naples in Southern Italy Circa 1965 P004745

Background imageLocal Collection: Sergeant Ferris of the Royal Air Force helping to wash the hair of a young child during

Sergeant Ferris of the Royal Air Force helping to wash the hair of a young child during his round of inspection watched by local Cingalese men and women in Ceylon during the Second World War

Background imageLocal Collection: Native women of Haliez in Galacia (modern day Ukraine) talk with soldiers of the Russian

Native women of Haliez in Galacia (modern day Ukraine) talk with soldiers of the Russian army during World War One September 1914

Background imageLocal Collection: Mrs. Annie Pepperday, a miners wife of Selston, Notts

Mrs. Annie Pepperday, a miners wife of Selston, Notts, asked us to put on a fashion show in her own village, using local girls as models

Background imageLocal Collection: Closeup of man making string in Cyprus town. November 1952 C1103-001

Closeup of man making string in Cyprus town. November 1952 C1103-001

Background imageLocal Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales during a visit to Fawsley House in Rugby. 23rd May 1993

Diana, Princess of Wales during a visit to Fawsley House in Rugby. 23rd May 1993



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