Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
Old farmhouse at the junction of Aldridge Road and Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, looking north at the junction with Wellhead Lane, photographed on 31st March 1921.
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, looking north at the junction with Beeches Lane (now Beeches Road) in 1928. The fingerpost points to the left to West Bromwich and to the right to Old Oscott and Maryvale.
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, at the junction with Green Lane, on the right. In this scene, photographed on 8th May 1936, housing development is well under way.
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, on 24th May 1927. At this point the road is crossing the River Tame by means of the Zig-Zag Bridge, some of the triangular refuges of which can be seen on each side.
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
Lamp-post on the Aldridge Road bridge, Perry Barr. The bridge over the River Tame replaced the old Zig-Zag Bridge in 1932, the latter then being reserved for pedestrians.
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
Lamp-posts on the Aldridge Road bridge, Perry Barr. The bridge was built in 1932 to replace the 18th-century Zig-Zag Bridge which carried Aldridge Road over the River Tame.
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, at the junction with Wellhead Lane in March 1928
Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr
Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr, in July 1979
Arden Road, Perry Barr
Arden Road, off Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, from a postcard
Aston Lane, Perry Barr
Aston Lane, Perry Barr, on 25th February 1959. The plaque on the left reads rather grandly 'Beaufort Villas'. The archway leads to the premises of Bill Switchgear Ltd.
Aston Lane, Perry Barr
Aston Lane, Perry Barr, looking east towards Witton on 25th July 1939. Wellhead Lane is on the left, with a corner shop adorned with cigarette advertisements.
Attempted suicide by a clergyman at Perry Barr.
This article from the Gazette dated 28 December 1886 recounts the attempted suicide of the curate of Perry Barr, the Rev. R. P. Walker, when he attempted to slit his throat with a razor blade. The explanation ...
Beeches Road, Perry Barr
Beeches Road, Perry Barr, in 1941
Beeches Road, Perry Barr
Beeches Road, Perry Barr, on 27th March 1941
Beeches Road, Perry Barr
Beeches Road, Perry Barr, on 27th March 1941
Beeches Road, Perry Barr
Beeches Road, Perry Barr, on 12th May 1936
Beeches Road, Perry Barr
Beeches Road, Perry Barr, looking west towards Walsall Road on 27th March 1941