Miscellaneous old photographs from the archives
Wedding group Birmingham 8th March 1897
Marriage of Florence Rose Woolman to Harry Statham 19th of July 1904
Marriage of Florence Rose Woolman to Harry Statham 19th of July 1904. Named
L to R Fanny Izod & May Percival & Edith Woolman at Woodlands, Olton Road, Shirley, c.1906
Family of Henry & Elizabeth Woolman at Oakdene c. 1910-14
Dahlia seedlings growing on the front field on the nursery, with Cardah, Olton Road, Shirley the family home in the background c. 1920
This is now Pailton Road, Shirley, Solihull.
Sandy Hill Nurseries, Olton Road Shirley, Birmingham about 1925. Making up dahlia orders.
John F. (Jack) Woolman, Henry Smith, Edith Victoria Woolman (nee. Smith), Lucy Smith (nee. Mugg), Doreen Statham (nee. Woolman) about September 1925
Golden Wedding of Henry (founder of the chrysanthemum business) and Elizabeth Woolman 16th July 1926
Decorated Woolmans lorry for Shirley Carnival c. 1928
JF Woolman at Cardah, Olton Road, Shirley c. May 1928 with the nursery sign in the background
The back garden at 104 Olton Road, Shirley, Birmingham in 1929 before the building of Arnold Grove, houses.
The back garden at 104 Olton Road, Shirley, Birmingham in summer 1938
The tennis club at Cardah, Olton Road, Shirley, Birmingham, in summer 1938
An island group at Southport show, September 1938
Re-seeding Birmingham City football ground (John Woolman was a director) at St. Andrews in September 1938
A chrysanthemum group at the Royal Horticultural Hall London in November 1938
A chrysanthemum group at the Royal Horticultural Hall London in November 1939 which won a large gold medal
Possibly Birmingham Natural History Society c. 1939. JF Woolman 2nd row 7th from right
Yellow Duke of Kent Japanese chrysanthemum early 1940's
Shirley chrysanthemum society show, September 1945
Fred Baker released 1947 (Purple) Large exhibition indoor Award of Merit
Southport show September 1948
Outdoor chrysanthemums, Sandy Hill nursery at Shirley, early 1950's
Begonias and other plants, early 1950's
Percy Richards with some chrysanthemum cuttings, 1950's
Harold Hapgood dressing one of the Japanese chrysanthemums, 1950's
Midland Group of the National Chrysanthemum Society; annual dinner, 1950's
Enid Woolman giving out the prizes at the Midland Group dinner, 1950's
Chrysanthemums at Bristol show c. 1955
Salmon Una chrysanthemum c. 1957
Exhibition of Begonias possibly mid 1950's.
Exhibition of Begonias with our chrysanthemums to the right. Possibly Southport mid 1950's.
Exhibition of chrysanthemums. Possibly late 1950,s
John G, John, Jack Woolman at the NCS September show, London 1969
John G Woolman Michael Horton and Kevin Ogieglo loading up the removal van for Chelsea flower show May 1978