Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, photographed in May 1961 when work was well under way on the western retaining wall of the roadway. To the left are the Birchfield Restaurant, the bus depot and, ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, during the construction of the bridges on 29th January 1962. In the background behind the jib of the crane is Barclays Bank, on the corner of Aston Lane. The tall ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, during the construction of the bridges on 29th January 1962. In the background is the Old Crown & Cushion. The buildings seen to the left are in Wellington Road.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, looking north on 19th July 1961 during the construction of the underpass. The building on the right is an architecturally typical branch of the Birmingham Municipal Bank, ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, under construction on 6th June 1961. Pedestrian subways can be seen beneath the new roadway. The view is looking west down Wellington Road.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
A close-up view of the lighting set in the tiled walls of Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr. The photograph was taken on 12th March 1962 while the underpass was still under construction.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, under construction in November 1961, looking south. In the foreground the new bridge over the railway line is under way.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, photographed on 17th April 1961 during the construction of the underpass. In this view, looking north, the junction itself is in the distance in front of the right-hand building, ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
The reconstruction of the boundary wall of Holy Trinity Church, Birchfield Road, during the construction of the flyover section in 1970. In this view, looking down Trinity Road, the toolmarks are clearly ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road Underpass, Perry Barr, looking south on 24th January 1962 during construction. Across the centre of the photograph is the new bridge carrying the much wider Birchfield Road over the railway ...
Birmingham Public Libraries Book Exchange Service
This photograph shows the delivery van outside the old Central Library at Ratcliffe Place. The lady looks very much like the stereotypical image of a librarian!
Blackout Hints
A wartime poster issued by the National Safety First Association, reminding people to "lookout in the Blackouts".
Brighton Road Bridge
Construction of the new railway bridge and the widening of Brighton Road, 1924
Brighton Road railway bridge
View of the bridge after completion of maintenance work.
Bristol Road and Wellington Road
View of the local shops which stand on the junction of these two roads. The Washmore Launderette is instantly familiar but the picture is undated and the business has been there for many years. The Prudential ...
Bristol Street
Tramlines are being taken up in this photograph of Bristol Street, although the exact date is unknown. The last tram on the Bristol Road routes ran on Saturday 5th July 1952, but it may well have been ...
Bristol Street, Lee Bank
In this view looking towards the city in Bristol Street, Lee Bank, resurfacing work is well under way. There is a reason why only a strip down the centre is being resurfaced: the road is being restored ...
BSA advert from The Oratory church magazine
An advert for BSA's pushbikes and motorbikes as sold by The County Cycle Company who were based at 307 Broad Street. The advert tells us that a racing bike could be had for £8 5s. Roadsters were more ...