Birchfield Road, Perry Barr

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Date:1962

Description:Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, looking south on 24th January 1962 during construction. Across the centre of the photograph is the new bridge carrying the much wider Birchfield Road over the railway line.


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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 Branch Library
Birchfield Branch Library

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

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

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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