Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr

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Date:1913

Description:The delivery counter at Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr, in 1913. The building was opened as Birchfield Library in 1886 but had begun life in 1874 as Perry Barr Institute.


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1770s
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr

The Birchfield Road underpass, Perry Barr, opened in 1962.

1890s
Birchfield Branch Library
Birchfield Branch Library

This building on Birchfield Road was once known as the Perry Barr Institute. It ...

1910s
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr

Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, looking north in 1914. On the right is the Birchfield ...

1950s
Birchfield Library, Perry Barr
Birchfield Library, Perry Barr

Interior of Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr, looking remarkably smart in 1952. ...

1980s
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr

A deserted Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, by night.

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Source: Local Studies and History Department

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