Biddle and Webb , Icknield Square.
Biddle and Webb popular auctioneers building on Ickneild Square, as it looked in 1992.
This building was formerly the home of Lesbrooks Engineering Company.
Bingley Hall
Bingley Hall used to stand just off Broad Street in the Symphony Hall/ Repertory Theatre area. It was regularly used for public events of all kinds, most famously perhaps for the annual cattle shows and ...
Birchfield Branch Library
This building on Birchfield Road was once known as the Perry Barr Institute. It became Birchfield Library, a satellite of Handsworth Library in September 1897, when the two front rooms began to be used, ...
Birchfield House, Birchfield Road
A large double fronted detached house with grounds covering 18,000 square yards, it was situated in Birchfield Road between Heathfield Road and Haughton Road. Occupants included George Bragg, Thomas ...
Birchfield Library, Perry Barr
Interior of Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr, looking remarkably smart in 1952. The building dates from 1874 but only became a branch library in 1886. Many of the books on the right sport traditional ...
Birchfield Library, Perry Barr
Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr. This 1952 interior view with no signs of wear and tear might suggest that the library had recently been decorated and re-fitted.
Birchfield Picture House
The Birchfield, on the corner of Bragg Road and Birchfield Road, was opened in about 1912 and closed down on 3rd March 1962. For some years it was used as a greengrocer's, and until the 1990's it was ...
Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr
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.
Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr
The reading room at Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr, photographed in 1913.
Birchfield Road School, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road School, Perry Barr, photographed in April 1959
Birchfield Road, Handsworth
Cottages in Birchfield Road, Handsworth, near the Crown & Cushion, December 1897. A board on the wall in the centre advertises 'Freehold land to be let'.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, at the junction with Wellington Road. On the corner is Toys, the chemist, while on the far right the Old Crown & Cushion is just visible. From a private photographic survey ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Shops in Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, between Wellington Road and the bus depot in April 1959. Payne's boasts a 'Shoe & stocking repair service', while the tobacconist advertises a brand of cigarettes ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Shops in Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, between Wellington Road and the bus depot, featuring the fish-and-chip shop. From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield Road Underpass ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Shops in Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, between Wellington Road and the bus depot. From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield Road Underpass scheme, April 1959.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Shops in Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, between Wellington Road and the bus depot. From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield Road Underpass scheme, April 1959.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Shops in Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, between Wellington Road and the bus depot. From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield Road Underpass scheme, April 1959.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Shops in Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, between Wellington Road and the bus depot. From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield Road Underpass scheme, April 1959.