Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr
The bridge carrying Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, over the railway line from Birmingham via Perry Barr to Wolverhampton, photographed on 25th July 1939.
Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr
The bridge carrying Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, over the railway line from Birmingham to Wolverhampton via Perry Barr. In this photograph, taken on 19th April 1937, the twin black patches caused by the ...
Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr
Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, looking south, in April 1959. Franchise Street is on the right, the Kynoch Works entrance on left. The railway bridge can be seen in in the distance. From a private photographic ...
Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr
Possibly Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr. The location may be close to Franchise Street. From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield Road Underpass Scheme, April 1959.
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
A wintry scene in Wellington Road, Perry Barr, c.1900
William Booth by an unknown artist
This pencil sketch by an unknown artist shows William Booth (1779-1812), a forger who operated from Booth's Farm. Most of his business was said to be conducted from Lichfield and the Hare and Hounds Public ...
William Booth's Forgery Materials
Metal Plate, forged note and false coins found in the grounds of Booth's Farm, Perry Barr.William Booth the forger lived at the farm and was hanged for his crimes.
William Murdoch by an unknown artist
Murdoch (1754-1839) worked as an engineer for the firm of Boulton and Watt in Handsworth. For a time he represented the company's interests in Cornwall, where he "invented" gas powered lighting for which ...
Winchester Road, Perry Barr
Winchester Road, Birchfield, Perry Barr
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 ...