Boar's Head public house, Perry Barr
Boar's Head public house, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr. In this 1934 photograph the patterns in the brickwork are no longer as prominent as they were, although the left-hand side of the building seems to ...
Christ Church, Perry Barr
Christ Church was erected in 1862 as a mission church of St. John's Perry Barr. It was licensed until 1926 and is now demolished, having been used for many years as a timber merchants.
Councillor Henry Hossell
This is an abridged version of his biography. The full version is available as a download on this page. Henry Hossell lived at Bird's Hill, 131 Aldridge Road.
Mr Henry Hossell, who has served the rate-payers ...
Fowl Stealing at Handsworth
A newspaper cutting from the "Handsworth Herald", 29th January 1887. A short article which gives details of a case heard at West Bromwich Police Court in which two labourers, John Crockett and Walter ...
Old Perry from the Aldridge Road by William Nicholls
William Nicholls was a Birmingham landscape painter who exhibited 21 works at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists between 1875 and 1889. His works included landscapes, rural and town scenes.
Parliamentary Election Card 1922
The parties would deliver cards to householders gving them instructions on where and when they could place their vote. Of course they also suggested how exactly you might like to place your vote! Note ...
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 ...
Perry Village Farm
The horse and trap outside the door of School Farm. The farm was owned by Edward Arthur Maybury who may be one of the two men in the photograph.
The Boar's Head Inn, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
The Boar's Head Inn in Aldridge Road, Perry Barr was originally built in 1758. A later building of the 19th century building stood until 1937 when it was demolished and replaced by this present building....
The Boar's Head Inn, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr - Building plans
The plans for the current building of the Boar's Head Inn, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr which was erected in 1937
The Boar's Head Inn, Perry Barr
Situated on Aldridge Road, Perry Barr; the Boar's Head Inn served the district from 1758 until it was demolished in 1936 and replaced by a new inn with the same name. Originally it was called the Gough ...
Well Head Farm
Built c.1600 rebuilt c.1830 demolished 1974 this farm stood on the corner of Wellhead Lane and Aldridge Road.
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.