Date:1870 - 1879 (c.)
Description:In 1831 a turnpike road to Walsall was made which incorporated Birchfield Road. A toll-gate was erected across the road near the junction with Aston Lane and Wellington Road. This toll-gate was finally removed in 1879 and the road became free to all traffic.
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 ...
Cottages in Birchfield Road, Handsworth, near the Crown & Cushion, December 1897. ...
The old police station, Perry Barr. Situated near Birchfield Library, the building ...
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Donor ref:LSH WPS (3/1836)
Source: Local Studies and History Department
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