Rocky Lane, Perry Barr
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr, before 1930, from a postcard
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr
Postcard view of Rocky Lane, Perry Barr
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr
Sutton Lane from Rocky Lane, Perry Barr, from a postcard
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr, from a postcard
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr
Ancient yew tree in Rocky Lane, Perry Barr, from a postcard
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr
The old manor house in Rocky Lane, Perry Barr. The manor house became the bailiff's house after Perry Hall was built but it was demolished soon after this photograph was taken in 1909. The fingerpost ...
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr, at a point about 200 yards from the top. The vehicle approaching in this 1895 scene is one of Mr Edward Arm's milk floats.
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr
Old yew tree in Rocky Lane, Perry Barr, its roots exposed as the road has been eroded to form a hollow way.
Rocky Lane, Perry Barr
Old yew tree in Rocky Lane, Perry Barr, looking towards Walsall Road. A girl is standing inside the hollow trunk in this 1896 photograph.
Roman Pottery
In 1959 a large quantity of Roman Kiln debris was discovered at an address in Wellington Road. Examination of the shards of pottery, plus some cobbles in situ as working surfaces, identified the site ...
Ron Hubbell talks about school in Ladywood
Ron Hubbell lives on Holloway Head. He grew up in Ladywood. In the attached sound clip he talks to the writer Jackie Gay about Steward and Barford Street Schools.
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Rookery Road Blitz damage
The aftermath of an air-raid in Rookery Road during WW2. It is open to conjecture what is going on in the foreground, is the queue of people waiting for essential supplies off the lorry? The picture dates ...
Rookery Road Blitz damage
The aftermath of an air-raid in Rookery Road during WW2. The photograph shows several recognisable themes from daily life in 1942 - a policeman stands guard over now dangerous buildings, mothers on the ...
Rookery Road Blitz damage
The aftermath of an air-raid in Rookery Road during WW2. As well as clearing the rubble from demolished housing, the locals also had to pull down unsafe buildings such as the house to the right of the ...
Rookery Road Blitz damage
The aftermath of an air-raid in Rookery Road during WW2. This photograph is one of several takne by the Public Workd Department in 1942 of bomb damaged housing in the war.
Rookery Road Blitz damage
Bomb damage in Rookery Road during the blitz of 1942. In the background stands Trinity Methodist Church which narrowly escaped being hit in this raid. The church was built in 1914 on the site of an old ...
Rookery Road Blitz damage
Bomb damage in Rookery Road during the blitz of 1942. The photographer's viewpoint is from just inside Uplands Road looking onto Rookery Road. The Uplands Road strreet sign is visible on the left hand ...