Stirchley Library has a small archive of phorographs and other documents relating to both the library and wider Stirchley and its history.
We are slowly, with the help of out volunteers, adding these to the website. Below is the list of photographs in “Box 2”.
Photographs in Box 2. View all images of the photographs in box 2 here.
| Series Ref. | Item Ref. | Date/date estimate | Description | Notes written on document |
| 1 | 03 | 1967 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea. | R. Rea near Wychall Reservoir |
| 1 | 05 | 1967 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea. | R. Rea alongside Wychall Reservoir |
| 1 | 10 | 28 Feb 1929 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea in the snowy parkland. | Old Fordhouse Lane 28 Feb 1929 |
| 1 | 16 | 1955 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea with Second Avenue in the background. | Second Avenue |
| 1 | 17 | 1955 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea looking onto the backs of houses and gardens. | Rear of 3rd Avenue + 2nd Ave. |
| 1 | 18 | 1955 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea with Third Avenue in the background. | Upstream from Third Avenue |
| 1 | 19 | 1955 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea looking onto the backs of houses with a fence. | Between Fourth and Third Avenues |
| 1 | 20 | c. 1955 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea looking onto the backs of houses and fences. | ??? |
| 1 | 22 | Undated, 1955 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea with houses nearby, and a man holding a measuring tape and stick. | Downstream St. Johns Road |
| 1 | 23 | 1955 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea with houses behind. | Upstream from St. Johns Road |
| 1 | 25 | 1946 | Black and white photograph of river confluence in stone culverts. | Confluence of R. Rea and Bourn Brook. Embossed text on photograph reads: “River Rea Improvement cant CTS, Junction of River Rea and Bourn Brook after improvement 25th September”. |
| 1 | 27 | 1940 | Black and white photograph of the culverted River Rea at low water. | Cannon Hill PK |
| 1 | 29 | 24 Sep 1946 | Black and white photograph of the culverted River Rea. | C H Park Queen’s Ride. Embossed text on photograph reads: “River Rea Improvement – Downstream – 24 September 1946”. Rest illegible. |
| 1 | 31 | 24 Sep 1946 | Black and white photograph of the culverted River Rea. | Cannon Hill. Embossed text on photograph reads: “River Rea Upstream from Edgbaston – after improvement – 24 September 1946”. Rest illegible. |
| 1 | 32 | Undated, c. 1930s | Black and white photograph of the River Rea with flood gates. | Old flood gates and weir Edgbaston Lane |
| 1 | 33 | 1938 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea at Edgbaston Road Bridge with a swan underneath. | Edgbaston Road Bridge looking downstream. Transcribers notes: possibly downstream. Embossed with illegible type. |
| 1 | 34 | 1938 | Duplicate of 33 | Edgbaston Road Bridge |
| 1 | 36 | 1946 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea, probably at Edgbaston Road Bridge. | Downstream from Edward Road. Transcribers notes: possibly upstream. Embossed with illegible type. |
| 1 | 38 | 1946 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea fenced in. | Downstream from Edgbaston Road. Transcribers notes: Embossed with illegible mostly type – date 1946. |
| 1 | 39 | 1938 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea passing by houses and fences. | Between Willows Cres + Edgbaston Road |
| 1 | 40 | 1937 | Black and white photograph of the River Rea passing by houses and construction work. | Looks downstream from Calthorpe PK |
| 1 | 43 | Undated, c. 1940s? | Black and white photograph of the culverted River Rea at high water, possibly under a bridge and houses in the background. | Not captioned. |
This is not a complete list, our volunteers are slowly working through the collection. We would like to give special thanks to out volunteer Melissa.