Perry Barr Mystery - Child's Body in a Box
A newscutting from the Handsworth Herald reporting the discovery of the body of a baby in a cardboard box on the Aldridge Road. The child was not identified and was found to have been strangled.
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Perry Barr railway station
Postcard view of Perry Barr railway station on the LNWR line, Walsall Road, Perry Barr.
The sign reads:
London & Northwestern Railway Perry Barr Station Booking & Parcels Office
Parcels received ...
Perry Barr School on Birchfield Road
Perry Barr Shopping Precinct
Perry Barr Shopping Precinct, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr. The 1960s shopping centre was subsequently demolished, to be replaced by the One-Stop Shopping Centre which opened in 1990.
Perry Barr Toll-gate
In 1831 a turnpike road to Walsall was made which incorporated Birchfield Road. A toll-gate was erected across the road near the junction with Aston Lane and Wellington Road. This toll-gate was finally ...
Perry Barr tram terminus (more details needed)
Perry Barr tram terminus.
Perry Barr trams
Newspaper cutting from the Birmingham Daily Mail, January 25th 1908.
This is one of a series of letters written to the local press at this time on the subject of journeys into Birmingham and the neccessity ...
Perry Barr Trams
This letter to the Editor of the Daily Post is from a resident of Birchfield Road agreeing with a previous writer. Both are complaining about the amount of steam and smoke generated by trams leaving ...
Perry Barr village
Perry Barr village, photographed in 1900
Perry Barr Zigzag Bridge
Beauifully hand coloured image of the famous Zigzag bridge. A nice fairly rare view of it from the water looking at the span of the bridge.
Perry Beeches School, Perry Barr
Aerial view of Perry Beeches School, Perry Barr. Undated photograph.
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 Common Branch Library, Perry Barr
Ceremony at the opening of Perry Common Branch Library, Perry Barr, in 1933
Perry Common Branch Library, Perry Barr
Dignitaries in the lending department of Perry Common Branch Library, Perry Barr, on the occasion of the opening ceremony in 1933.
Perry Common Branch Library, Perry Barr
The lending department of Perry Common Branch Library, Perry Barr, on opening day in 1933.
Perry Common Branch Library, Perry Barr
Tea in the Junior Room at Perry Common Branch Library, Perry Barr, on opening day in 1933.