Aldridge Road, Perry Barr
Close-up view of part of the concrete moulding of the new Tame bridge, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, seen on 19th April 1932.
Baker's Builders
Mr Baker of Baker's Builders, Woodfield Road with his builder's handcart, a common form of transport for a number of local tradesmen in the 1930s and 1940s
Balsall Heath Panthers
Balsall Heath Panthers was the original name of the present day Sandwell Cycle Speedway Club. The club was founded in 1948 and raced on a bomb site in Balsall Heath Road. A gentleman by the name of Charlie ...
Balsall Heath Panthers Cycle Club
Racing on their track which was a converted former bomb site on Balsall Heath Road.
Balsall Heath Panthers Cycle Club
Racing on their track which was a converted former bomb site on Balsall Heath Road.
Balsall Heath Panthers Cycle Club
A crowd watching the Panthers in action on their track alongside Balsall Heath Road.
Balsall Heath Panthers Cycle Club
A crowd watching the Panthers in action on their track alongside Balsall Heath Road. It is noticeable that there appears to be no barrier for the crowd to stand behind at all!
Balsall Heath Panthers Cycle Club
The Panthers in action on their track alongside Balsall Heath Road.
Bicycle accident at Perry Barr
A newspaper cutting from the Birmingham Mail July 7th 1902.
This cutting gives an account of an accident resulting in the death of a young cyclist.
Three youths were "scorching" (fast reckless riding) ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, looking north at the point where the underpass would later be built. Just off the photograph to the right are Birchfield Library and the cinema.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
The bus depot in Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, in April 1959. From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield Road Underpass scheme.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
The bus depot in Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, in April 1959. From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield Road Underpass scheme.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Shops in Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, between Wilmore Road and the bus depot, just visible to the right. From a private photographic survey of buildings demolished for the Birchfield Road Underpass scheme, ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Proposed scheme for the redevelopment of Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Old toll-gate, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, as it would have appeared in 1870 (from a 1954 illustration). The gate was erected in 1830 when the turnpike road was opened from Perry Barr to the Old Walsall ...
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Old toll-gate, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr. Erected in 1830 when the road to Great Barr was turnpiked, the gate was removed in 1879. (This is the caption to WK P3 0070a.)
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
The Birchfield Road underpass, Perry Barr, opened in 1962.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
Aerial view of Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, during the construction of the flyover section of the road in the 1960s, looking south. Just off centre is Holy Trinity Church.