Birmingham City: Staff For The 2023/24 Season

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There is only one team in Birmingham worth supporting with true passion and Birmingham City is it.  I have been supporting them since 1978 when Jim Smith was the manager.  He is my favourite manager to date.   I am a blue nose ’til I die.

You can read lots more about Blues by clicking here.

Staff: 2023 – 2024 Season 

Click on the staff member’s name to read their profile.  This will take you to Birmingham City’s official website. 

Manager 

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Read more about Mowbray here.

Assistant Manager

Mark Venus.

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Read more about Venus here.

Assistants

Pete Shuttleworth.

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Ashley Cole.

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Read more about Cole here.

Head Of Physical Performance

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Goalkeeper Coach

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Read more about Taylor here.

The following are not shown on the Blues website for some reason:

Technical Director: Craig Gardner.  Read more about Gardner here.

Sports Scientist: Elliott Woolmer.

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Birmingham City: First Team Squad For The 2023/24 Season

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There is only one team in Birmingham worth supporting with true passion and Birmingham City is it.  I have been supporting them since 1978 when Jim Smith was the manager.  He is my favourite manager to date.   I am a blue nose ’til I die.

You can read lots more about Blues by clicking here

Click here to see all the summer transfers for the 2023/24 season. 

First Team Squad: 2023 – 2024 Season 

Click on the player’s name to read their profile.  This will take you to Birmingham City’s official website. 

Goalkeepers

Number 1: Neil Etheridge.

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Read more about Etheridge here.

Number 21: John Ruddy.

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Read more about Ruddy here.

Defenders 

Number 2: Ethan Laird.

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Read more about Laird here.

Number 3: Lee Buchanan

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Read more about Buchanan here.

Number 4: Marc Roberts

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Read more about Roberts here.

Number 5: Dion Sanderson.

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Read more about Sanderson here.

Number 12: Cody Drameh (On Loan).

Cody Drameh

Read more about Drameh here.

Number 18: Josh Williams.

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Read more about Williams here.

Number 23: Emmanuel Longelo

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Read more about Longelo here.

Number 44: Emmanuel Aiwu (On Loan).

Emanuel Aiwu

Read more about Aiwu here.

Midfielders 

Number 6: Krystian Bielik.

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Read more about Bielik here.

Number 7: Juninho Bacuna.

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Read more about Bacuna here.

Number 11: Koji Miyoshi.

Koji Miyoshi
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Read more about Miyoshi here.

Number 13: Paik Seung-ho

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Read more about Seung-ho here.

Number 14: Keshi Anderson.

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Read more about Anderson here.

Number 15: Alfie Chang.

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Read more about Chang here.

Number 16: Andre Dozzell (On Loan).

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Read more about Dozzell here.

Number 17: Siriki Dembele.

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Read more about Dembele here.

Number 19: Jordan James.

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Read more about James here.

Number 20: Gary Gardner.

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Read more about Gardner here.

Number 29: Alex Pritchard.

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Read more about Pritchard here.

Number 34: Ivan Sunjic.

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Read more about Sunjic here.

Number 35: George Hall.

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Read more about Hall here.

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Number ?: Tate Campbell.

Read more about Campbell here.

Forwards

Number 8: Tyler Roberts.

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Read more about Roberts here.

Number 9: Scott Hogan.

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Read more about Hogan here.

Number 10: Lukas Jutkiewicz.

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Read more about Jutkiewicz here.

Number 28: Jay Stansfield (On Loan).

Jay Stansfield

Read more about Stansfield here.

Number 45: Oliver Burke (On Loan).

Oliver Burke

Read more about Burke here.

Retained And Released List: The End Of The 2023 – 24 Season  

The Club confirmed on the 18th of May, 2024 their list of retained and released players following the conclusion of the 2023/24 season.

Five of the Men’s First Team squad have been released.  These are Neil Etheridge, Gary Gardner, Scott Hogan, Marc Roberts and Ivan Sunjic.

New contracts have been offered to Lukas Jutkiewicz and John Ruddy.

A contract extension has been activated for Keshi Anderson.

A further seven young professionals have been released. Oliver Basey, Tate Campbell, Marcel Oakley, Rico Patterson, Callum Sullivan, Finley Thorndike and Kieran Wakefield will all leave Birmingham City following the expiration of their contracts.

Third-year scholars Morgan Dance and Pharrell Williams have also been released.

Five players have returned to their parent clubs.  These are Emanuel Aiwu, Oliver Burke, Andre Dozzell, Cody Drameh and Jay Stansfield.

Options in the Club’s favour have been exercised for Junior Dixon, Laiith Fairnie, Harley Hamilton, Sahid Kamara and Femi Olofinjana.

Rico Browne and Brad Mayo have been offered professional terms for next season.

All second-year scholars have been offered pro contracts, with further details to be confirmed during the close season.

The following players all remain under contract:

Keshi Anderson, Juninho Bacuna, Ben Beresford, Krystian Bielik, Lee Buchanan, Alfie Chang, Junior Dixon, Siriki Dembele, Romelle Donovan, Laiith Fairnie, Tommy Fogarty, George Hall, Harley Hamilton, Josh Home, Jordan James, Sahid Kamara, Brandon Khela, Ethan Laird, Emmanuel Longelo, Koji Miyoshi, Femi Olofinjana, Byron Pendleton, Paik Seung-ho, Alex Pritchard, Tyler Roberts, Dion Sanderson, Josh Williams.

To all those leaving Blues I just want to thank them for their time at the club and wish them good luck and success for the future.

Any further squad news from now on will be dealt with on a separate page for the new season.

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Birmingham City: Kits For The 2023/24 Season

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There is only one team in Birmingham worth supporting with true passion and Birmingham City is it.  I have been supporting them since 1978 when Jim Smith was the manager.  He is my favourite manager to date.   I am a blue nose ’til I die.

You can read lots more about Blues by clicking here.

My initial reaction to seeing the new home shirt was it looks like a normal plain t-shirt but it’s OK and it will be one of those looks that will grow on me. There are different shades of Royal Blue and I would have preferred it to have been a more traditional darker shade.  The bands around the neck and arms would have been better white and the shorts would have been better white but it is not a bad kit.  It is one of them that will look better in person and worn.

I have always liked the Nike swoosh logo so I was pleased when we first had them as our kit supplier. However, like feeling the same when we had Adidas before them, it was disappointing that they make very generic tops, where as in the past we have had varied styles from different suppliers.

I don’t know much about the new kit sponsor Undefeated and as much as the front logo looks like a garden gate, it makes a nice change from gambling sponsors and it is nice that the kit is the same throughout the men and women’s teams and kids can wear the same as the adults are.

Although tradition plays a big part in it for the fans, in the end, it isn’t all necessarily about what colour a football kit is, the sponsors and advertising on it or what players name is on the back, what really matters is the club badge on the front. That represents all of us who follow this fantastic team.  That is where the true passion lies.   

Home Kit: 2023 – 2024 Season 

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Birmingham City’s new home kit for the 2023 – 2024 season.

Buy adult and children sizes here.

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Birmingham City’s new home kit top for the 2023 – 2024 season.

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Birmingham City’s new home kit shorts for the 2023 – 2024 season.

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Birmingham City’s new home kit socks for the 2023 – 2024 season.

Away Kit: 2023 – 2024 Season 

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Birmingham City’s new away kit for the 2023 – 2024 season.

Buy adult and children sizes here.

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Birmingham City’s new away kit top for the 2023 – 2024 season.

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Birmingham City’s new away kit shorts for the 2023 – 2024 season.

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Birmingham City’s new away kit socks for the 2023 – 2024 season.

Third Kit: 2023 – 2024 Season 

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Birmingham City’s new third kit for the 2023 – 2024 season.

Buy adult and children sizes here.

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Birmingham City’s new third kit top for the 2023 – 2024 season.

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Birmingham City’s new third kit shorts for the 2023 – 2024 season.

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Birmingham City’s new third kit socks for the 2023 – 2024 season.

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Birmingham City on Twitter – This is their official Twitter page.

Birmingham City on YouTube – This is their official YouTube page.

Blues Store Online – Birmingham City’s official club store online.

Nike – Official website.

Undefeated – Official website. 

Local History: The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara

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On Saturday 17th September 2022,  I visited the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara in Osler Street, Ladywood, Birmingham as part of Birmingham Heritage WeekI never realised there was a Buddhist Temple in Birmingham so it was a pleasant surprise to find out there was and I am glad I went.

It is such a peaceful, tranquil, and friendly place to visit. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you visit this Peace Pagoda.  

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos

Click here to see photographic memories of my day out.  

About The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara

In 1975 Dr. Rewata Dhamma, the Founder and Spiritual Director of Birmingham Buddhist Vihara and Dhammatalaka Peace Pagoda, was invited to England where he established a Buddhist monastery in Birmingham as his base.

Since his arrival in England in 1975, the majority of those who have called on Venerable Dr. Rewata Dhamma for teaching have been English.  Impressed by this, and wishing well for the future of Buddhism in England, he realized that the teaching would only become truly established here once the British themselves took responsibility for its development. Buddhism is not a missionary religion in the sense that is usually understood.  Religion cannot be imposed from outside; it must develop in line with the culture in which it finds itself and how best to do this can only be truly understood by people who are native to that culture.  On the other hand, it is also necessary for these people to have some depth of understanding of Buddhism itself and so they must have training and information available to them which is suitable to their cultural background and age group.

Interest in Buddhism from schools, colleges and universities has steadily increased over the years and the Vihara has become one of the major centres in the West Midlands serving this need.  As Buddhism becomes increasingly an accepted part of comparative religious studies so they welcome the many groups and individuals who need information and guidance from them.  This encourages further development of Buddhism and practice for seekers of Buddhist knowledge.

In 1998 he accomplished the building of Dhamma Talaka Peace Pagoda, after years of planning, as a suitable resting place for the royal relics.

The Peace Pagoda is the only purpose-built Myanmar-style pagoda in the UK and can offer a unique educational and cultural experience to visiting students and groups of all ages.  The pagoda is a miniature replica of Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, which is one of the most important pagodas in that country.  Visitors to the pagoda may learn about Theravada Buddhist beliefs, practices and meditation methods; students can also be given the opportunity to try meditation for themselves.

You can read more information and see what they have to offer on their website here.

In front of the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara. Image © Frank Parker

A Guide To The Dhammatalaka Peace Pagoda

Read an online e-book version of A Guide To The Dhammatalaka Peace Pagoda here.

Download A Guide To The Dhammatalaka Peace Pagoda in PDF format by clicking here.

If you don’t have a PDF reader you can download one from here 

Opening Times

Opening times vary depending on what is going on at the time.

To see what events are happening and when click here.

Address

29-31 Osler Sreet

Ladywood

Birmingham

B16 9EU.

Telephone

0121 454 6591.

General Enquiries

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School Visit Enquiries

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Open Day

Visit the Birmingham Heritage Week website (link above) to find out when the next open day will be.

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The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos – Page 1

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Here are photos I took on my first visit to the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara on 17/09/22.  

In front of the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
An older sign at the front of the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
The entrance to the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
The left lion at the entrance © Frank Parker
The right lion at the entrance © Frank Parker
The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Outside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Outside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Rewata Dhamma Hall outside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Buddha statue outside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Buddha statue outside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Writing above the front door of the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Wood carving on the front door at the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Wood carving on the front door at the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Wood carving inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Wood carving inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Wood carving inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Wood carved cabinet and ornaments inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Ornaments inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Wood carved cabinet and ornaments inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker

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The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos – Page 2

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Here are more photos I took on my first visit to the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara on 17/09/22.  

Ornaments inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Ornaments inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Baddamta Rewata Dhamma and wood carved chair inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Baddamta Rewata Dhamma inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Wood-carved chair inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Wood-carved chair inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Wood-carved chairs inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Wood-carved settee and gong inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
A gong inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
A gong inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
A wooden cabinet and ornaments inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
A wooden cabinet and ornaments inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
A wooden cabinet, ornaments and books inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
A trophy inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
A cabinet and ornaments inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
A cabinet and ornaments inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker

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The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos – Page 3

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Here are more photos I took on my first visit to the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara on 17/09/22.  

Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker
Inside the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara © Frank Parker

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The Museum Collection Centre: Photos – Page 10

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Here are more photos I took on my first visit to the Museum Collection Centre on 17/09/22. 

A lawnmower at the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
Unknown at the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
An helicopter engine at the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This is the Leonides engine made by Alvis Car and Engineering Company Limited of Coventry.  It was fitted to the Bristol 171 Sycamore, the first post-war British commercial helicopter.  It was also used by the military until production ended in 1959.

Read about the Alvis Leonides here.

Read about Alvis Car and Engineering Company Limited here.

Read about the Bristol 171 Sycamore here.

A roadside water box at the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

Difficulties in finding enough water in the 1920’s to refill the boilers in Steam Vehicles led to many authorities providing standpipes which needed a key for access.  This one came from Birkenhead.

A Leyland PD2 double decker bus outside the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A Leyland PD2 double decker bus outside the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A Leyland PD2 double decker bus outside the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
The side of a Leyland PD2 double decker bus outside the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This PD2 is the only survivor of a batch of 50 Leyland Titan Buses with bodies by the London coachbuilder Park Royal.  They were supplied to Birmingham City Transport between 1949 and 1952 and consistently associated with the Roseberry Street garage.  The batch was unusual in having a number of features not generally associated with BCT design including a different staircase layout and window style.

The bus was one of the few that ended their working lives at the Quinton garage where it was withdrawn from service in 1969 and rescued from the scrap yard by Bob Shaw.  The restoration was prolonged but, after a change of ownership to Nigel Stribley, mechanical work started in earnest, first at the Aldridge Transport Museum (where it is now) then elsewhere when the body restoration was also carried out.  It took 47 years before it finally took to the road again.  It was placed back at the Museum in 2017 where work is continuing, particularly on the interior.

Although not part of the Museum Collection Centre, this bus was there on the day I visited and its photos and information is worth sharing.  

Read about the Leyland Titan here.

Read about Leyland Motors here.

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BirminghamMAG – Official YouTube channel.   Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery provide world-class museums at the cultural heart of Birmingham.

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Aston Hall – Official website.

Blakesley Hall – Official website.

Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter – Official website.

Sarehole Mill – Official website.

Soho House – Official website. 

Weoly Castle – Official website.

The Museum Collection Centre: Photos – Page 9

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Here are more photos I took on my first visit to the Museum Collection Centre on 17/09/22. 

A typesetting machine in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

Single letters made from molten metal and assembled in a Frame were a feature of printing in 1965 when this Monotype Casting Machine was produced. It was used in West Bromwich.

Read about the Monotype Casting Machine here.

Read about Typesetting here.

A typographic composing machine in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This machine is from 1925 and was used to compose print for newspapers, magazines and books it can produce Roman and Italic lettering as well as borders and ornamental backgrounds. It can also produce different typefaces and other alphabets.

Read about the Leyland Titan here.

Read about Typesetting here.

Unknown in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This was another favourite of mine visiting museums back in the day.  This was in the Birmingham Museum and Art gallery.

A cash register in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This cash register was made by the National Cash Register Company of Dayton, Ohio. This one was used in a corn and seed merchant’s shop in Hitchin until 1971.

Read about the National Cash Register here.

A cash register in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This cash register was made by the National Cash Register Company of Dayton, Ohio.

Read about the National Cash Register here.

Chinese Chair And Cushion

This was a gift from the Friends of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. It is beautifully carved and made of an antique Chinese wood called Huanghuali (also known by its Binomial name Dalbergia odorifera).

Read about Huanghuali here.

Read about Dalbergia odorifera here.

A chinese chair and cushion in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A memorial in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A memorial in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A memorial in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A Kodak camera and stand in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This is a Kodak studio camera mounted on a Semi Centenial No. 2 Stand.  Kodak was a subsidry of the U.S. based Eastman Kodak Company and opened its first office in 1885.

Read about Kodak here.

A magic lantern in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

Developed in the 1600’s, the magic lantern is an early type of image projector.  It uses a concave mirror in front of a light source to gather light and   project it through a slide.  The light rays cross an aperture and hit a lens., which in turn throws the enlarged slide image onto a screen.

Read about the magic lantern here.

A sleigh in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A rocking horse in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A rocking horse in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A doll's house in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A doll's pram in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This doll’s pram was made by James Lloyd and Company, Hurst Street, Birmingham in the early 1900’s.

A wooden toy pram in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A victorian pram in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This is classed as a Victorian Double Pram.  It is made from wood and leather. 

Pram

A pram the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A push chair in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

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Birmingham Museums Collection – Find out more about Birmingham’s collections including art and design, human history, natural science and science and industry categories.  Each category contains sub-categories full of useful information and great photos.

Birmingham Museums Trust’s Digital Asset Resource – Official website.  There is no registration or log-in required to use this website for out-of-copyright collection images  Download free Public Domain image files up to 3mb in size with free Creative Commons licenses.  You are entitled to unlimited downloads.  Also, download free Audio Files complete with a license.  These can be downloaded for non-commercial use only and attribution is required.

BirminghamMAG – Official YouTube channel.   Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery provide world-class museums at the cultural heart of Birmingham.

Birmingham Museums – Official website.

Thinktank: Birmingham Science Museum – Official website.

Birmingham Museum And Art Gallery – Official website.

Aston Hall – Official website.

Blakesley Hall – Official website.

Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter – Official website.

Sarehole Mill – Official website.

Soho House – Official website. 

Weoly Castle – Official website.

Aldridge Transport Museum – Official website.  The museum is home of Aston Manor Road Transport Museum (A.M.R.T.M.).

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Wikipedia – Official website.  This is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

Grace’s Guide – Official website.  This is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain.  This web publication contains 149,969 pages of information and 235,611 images of early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Luxury Prams – Official Website.

The Museum Collection Centre: Photos – Page 8

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Here are more photos I took on my first visit to the Museum Collection Centre on 17/09/22.  

An Hoover vacuum cleaner in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
Vacuum cleaners in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
Vacuum cleaners in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
Vacuum cleaners in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
Vacuum cleaners in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

A selection of early vacuum cleaners made by Cimex International, Hoover and G.E.C.

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Read about the General Electric Company here.

A cast iron bath in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A bath in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A sewing machine in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This Wheeler & Wilson Sewing machine was first patented in 1867.  It was a domestic machine and it was used in Hall Green, Birmingham. 

Read about Wheeler & Wilson here.

A terracotta relief in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker
A terracotta relief in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

The two reliefs above were displayed outside Dunkley’s shop in the Bull Ring, Birmingham until it was demolished in the 1950s.  Dunkley’s made prams and wheelchairs for the elderly and people with disabilities, and the Goat and Pram was its trademark.  

Read about Dunkley prams here.

Read about Dunkley’s here.

Read about William Henry Dunkley here.

A semi-diesel engine in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This Hornsby-Ackroyd oil engine built by Ruston & Hornsby in Lincoln (1893) required help from a blowlamp to start it as Compression Ignition of diesel oil was not possible for some time.

Read about the Hornsby-Ackroyd oil engine here.

Read about Ruston & Hornsby here.

A power press in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

Made by Taylor and Challen, Birmingham in 1888, this press is from the factory of Gordon & Munro Limited.

Read about Taylor and Challen here.

A planing machine in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This hand-operated machine from circa 1830 was made in Manchester but it was used in the Birmingham Works of Branadauer & Co. to make the Dies needed for producing Pen Nibs.

Read about Planing Machines here.

A shaping machine in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

More versatile than a Planing Machine, Shapers were used to produce flat surfaces on shaped metal objects. Angled cuts were possible and some grooves could be cut without using a Milling M/c.

Read about Shaping Machines here.

A wheeling machine in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

Machines like this were used in the early days of the Motor Trade to make curved metal shapes by distorting flat sheets. One use of this was would be to hand-produce separate Mudguards.

Read about Wheeling Machines here.

A drilling machine in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

Sir Joseph Whitworth was famed for the accuracy of his machine tools in the mid-late 1800’s.  He is regarded as the founding father of Mass Production in England as interchangeability needs accuracy.

Read about Drilling Machines here.

A jeweller's draw bench in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This Draw bench is from the workshop of Joseph Fray Limited, Albion Street, Birmingham.

Read about Joseph Fray Limited here.

A draw bench in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

Silver and Gold are very Ductile metals.  Smiths still use benches like this one to reduce the diameter of the wire and to produce different shapes by pulling the wire through a Draw Plate.  The Rope is not original.

Read about Draw Benches here.

A work bench in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This Bench was used in the Grand Hotel in Birmingham circa 1920 as part of the Bottling and Manufacture of bottled water. Bottling your own water is still a common practice today in Hotels.

Read about Work Benches here.

A printing press in the Museum Collection Centre: Image © Frank Parker

This Albion Press, from 1841 but built to a much earlier patent (1773), was used by Herbert and Young in their Printing Works. The strong construction methods helped put even pressure on the plate.

Read about the Albion Press here.

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Birmingham Museums Collection – Find out more about Birmingham’s collections including art and design, human history, natural science and science and industry categories.  Each category contains sub-categories full of useful information and great photos.

Birmingham Museums Trust’s Digital Asset Resource – Official website.  There is no registration or log-in required to use this website for out-of-copyright collection images  Download free Public Domain image files up to 3mb in size with free Creative Commons licenses.  You are entitled to unlimited downloads.  Also, download free Audio Files complete with a license.  These can be downloaded for non-commercial use only and attribution is required.

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Birmingham Museums – Official website.

Thinktank: Birmingham Science Museum – Official website.

Birmingham Museum And Art Gallery – Official website.

Aston Hall – Official website.

Blakesley Hall – Official website.

Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter – Official website.

Sarehole Mill – Official website.

Soho House – Official website. 

Weoly Castle – Official website.

Wikipedia – Official website.  This is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

Grace’s Guide – Official website.  This is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain.  This web publication contains 149,969 pages of information and 235,611 images of early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.