Handsworth Park is a park in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England. It lies 15 minutes by bus from the centre of Birmingham and comprises 63 acres of landscaped grass slopes, including a large bo
Early postcard of the Park
St Mary's glebe before the Park
On occasions - such as in this January 1962 scene - the boating pool froze over, allowing people to walk to the central island
Handsworth Wood railway station was a railway station in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, England. It was found on the London and North Western Railway link between the Chase Line and the West Coast Main
Handsworth Park
…followed by alternations of groaning and cheering". (Baddeley 1997) The park is divided into two parts by a working railway line and was the site of Handsworth Wood railway station until 1942. Its western half was landscaped by the award-winning landscape architect Richard Hartland Vertegans who had a liking for broad tree-lined…
1925 LMS Birmingham to Handsworth Wood Third Class Child Railway Ticket