Date:September 1897
Description:This building on Birchfield Road was once known as the Perry Barr Institute. It became Birchfield Library, a satellite of Handsworth Library in September 1897, when the two front rooms began to be used, one as a reading-room and the other as a lending library.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
The Birchfield Road underpass, Perry Barr, opened in 1962.
The delivery counter at Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr, in 1913. The building ...
Interior of Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr, looking remarkably smart in 1952. ...
A deserted Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, by night.
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