Birmingham at Work on old Picture Postcards

Published in May 2007, the author is John Marks.  This is A5 sized, 36 pages, containing 68 old postcard views of Birmingham - City of a thousand trades - hard at work.  This book is no. 23 in the Yesterday's Warwickshire Series. The postcards cover the period 1900-30, mainly. Informative captions accompany the high quality reproduced views.Includes scenes such as a furniture shop at Hockley; a laundry at Sparkhill; Bradford St. meat Market; baker at Lozells; Wimbush bakers whos were formes at Bordesley;  Jewellry Quarter, Cadbury at Bournville; licensee at Duke of York, Hockley; farmer (arable and poultry) at Hall Green; Mills at King's Norton; Yardley Wood; Canals at King's Norton; Mining at Hamstead; forge at Stirchley and Erdington; road workers on Coventry Rd; delivery workers at Yardley; Mitchells & Butlers; manufacturers of horse-drawn vehicles; Steam Price; Motor manufacturing including the Austin; Tram workers at Nechells; railway workers; Saltley repair shops; Bingley Hall Exhibitions; Politics; Fire Brigade; Teaching; Airport at Elmdon; Medical / nursing at Dudley Rd; Postmen; Stone Mason; Police; Library; Military, etc. A fascinating read!

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