Birchfield Road, Perry Barr

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Date:19th of July 1961

Description:Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, looking north on 19th July 1961 during the construction of the underpass. The building on the right is an architecturally typical branch of the Birmingham Municipal Bank, while in the middle distance beyond the line of shops is the Birchfield Cinema.


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

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

1830s
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr

Old toll-gate, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, as it would have appeared in 1870 (from ...

1870s
Perry Barr Toll-gate
Perry Barr Toll-gate

In 1831 a turnpike road to Walsall was made which incorporated Birchfield Road. ...

1890s
Birchfield Road, Handsworth
Birchfield Road, Handsworth

Cottages in Birchfield Road, Handsworth, near the Crown & Cushion, December 1897. ...

1950s
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr

Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, at the junction with Wellington Road. On the corner ...

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Image courtesy of: Local Studies and History Department

Donor ref:LSH Warks Photo Survey WK-P3-0359 (3/1779)

Source: Local Studies and History Department

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