Perry Bridge - Sites and Monuments Record
A red sandstone bridge of 4 arches over the River Tame, with refuges on the cutwaters on both sides. Considerably repaired. It has 4 semicircular arches. The bridge is probably the one built by order ...
Sandon Road, Edgbaston
The fountain at the junction of Hagley Road (to the left) and Sandon Road (to the right). This remarkable fountain, of medieval design, was an Edgbaston landmark during the Victorian and Edwardian periods....
St. Michael's Church - Sites and Monuments Record
The Architect was Mr Bourne (of Dudley).The church was consecrated on 23rd July 1855. A large sandstone church with ashlar dressings, comprising chancel, aisles and nave, west transepts, south-west tower ...
Statue of George Dawson
The original statue of George Dawson, sculpted by Thomas Woolner. The canopy stands on four granite columns and was designed by J.H. Chamberlain. George Dawson (1821-1876) was originally a Baptist minister, ...
The folly on Waterworks Road
Beautiful snowy view of the Folly.
The Fountain, Hagley Road, Edgbaston
The Fountain formerly stood at the junction of Hagley Road and Sandon Road, Edgbaston, during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. The photograph was taken in 1892. This strikingly slender structure ...
Unveiling of the statue of Edward VII
The statue to the late king was unveiled in April 1913 in Victoria Square. To the left is the statue of Edward's mother Queen Victoria. Victoria is of course still there today whereas Edward was relocated ...
Victoria Square, Birmingham
Victoria Square, Birmingham, seen in a postcard view dating perhaps from the early 1920s. Joseph Hansom's Town Hall and the corner of the Council House are familiar today, as is the statue of Queen Victoria ...
View of Perry Bridge, near Birmingham
Drawing after Samuel Prout. Samuel Prout (1783-1852)was a watercolourist and painter of topographical and architectural subjects. His work featured architectural subjects, streets and markets Prout's ...
William Murdock memorial and others in St. Mary's Church
Murdock worked as a engineer for the firm of Boulton and Watt and will always be remembered for his discovery of the use of coal gas for lighting. Murdock is buried in St. Mary's Church along with Boulton ...
Zigzag Bridge on a snowy day
The Zigzag bridge stands alongside the Aldridge Road. The "zigzags" enabled pedestrians to stand to one side as carts came along the road.
Zig-Zag Bridge, Perry Barr
The Zig-Zag Bridge, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, in December 1930, showing the signal controlling traffic across the narrow bridge before it was restricted to pedestrian use after the new Aldridge Road ...