Date:1961
Description:Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, in May 1961, looking north and giving some idea of how construction advanced while traffic continued to use the road. On the right the Birchfield Cinema, apparently screening 'South Pacific', survived the opening of the underpass but closed in March 1962.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
The Birchfield Road underpass, Perry Barr, opened in 1962.
Old toll-gate, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, as it would have appeared in 1870 (from ...
In 1831 a turnpike road to Walsall was made which incorporated Birchfield Road. ...
Cottages in Birchfield Road, Handsworth, near the Crown & Cushion, December 1897. ...
Interior of Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr, looking remarkably smart in 1952. ...
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Source: Local Studies and History Department
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