35 Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank
Although the original caption to this Public Works Department photograph calls it 35 Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank, the address does not appear in Kelly's Directory. However, when this photograph was taken ...
Advertisement for E. Hull, family butcher, Edgbaston
A 1935 advertisement for E. Hull, family butcher, of 102 Bell Barn Road, Edgbaston. Edgar Hull also had a shop at 168 Winson Green Road, but in 1939 he was not listed at either of these addresses and ...
Advertisement for Wathes, Cattell and Gurden, Birmingham
Undated advertisement for Wathes, Cattell & Gurden Ltd, dairymen, of Nova Scotia Street, Ladywood. The advertisement, featuring their trade name, 'Wacaden', has the look of the 1950s about it and the ...
Bell Barn Road
Early twentieth century photograph of Bell Barn Road. The graffiti on the wall to the right of the man reads "Paradise Alley".
Bell Barn Road
Taken during the redevelopment of Bell Barn Road. The park in the near distance looks complete but in the foreground some roadworks are being undertaken on the junction with Great Colmore Street.
Bell Barn Road
The play area in the park in front of Bell Barn Road. This area has now been redeveloped with a new park and housing as part of the latest urban regeneration of the area. The one legacy left from before ...
Bell Barn Road - Numbers 29 to 34
Taken by Public Works at some time before demolition as part of urban renewal. This style of terraced housing stood the length of Bell Barn Road for decades.
Bell Barn Road - George V Jubilee Party
The residents are gathered at a street party to celebrate the 25th anniversary of George V's accession to the throne. The little girl in the foreground is Sheila Woolridge(with a girl with a headband ...
Bell Barn Road and Bellis Street 1939 Trade Directory entries
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Bell Barn Road and Cregoe Street, Lee Bank
The junction of Bell Barn Road, on the left, and Cregoe Street, heading off to the right. The slogan on the corner of the shop says 'What we do we do well' but it is not clear whether they are still doing ...
Bell Barn Road and Great Colmore Street, Lee Bank
Bell Barn Road and Great Colmore Street, Lee Bank, from a large collection of photographs taken by the Public Works Department. Presumably clearance has already started as part of the great post-war redevelopment ...
Bell Barn Road in the Blitz
A landmine was dropped on Bell Barn Road in February 1941. This is one of several photographs showing the damage caused to housing in the road, Many people lost their homes and some also their lives as ...
Bell Barn Road maisonettes
The junction of Bell Barn Road with Spring Street in 1961. The maisonettes have now since gone.
Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank
Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank, in an undated photograph by E.Woolgar. The view is looking north-westwards, with Wynn Street on the right with the Three Crowns Cafe on the corner. Much had already disappeared ...
Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank
Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank, in a photograph taken on 26 July 1960 during the redevelopment of the area that began in the early 1950s. On the left is part of the public open space that replaced Victorian ...
Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank
Houses in Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank, photographed on 7 March 1965. Lee Bank was one of five Comprehensive Redevelopment Areas set up after World War II, involving the demolition of large areas of Victorian ...
Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank
Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank, near Cregoe Street. These Victorian houses, photographed in the 1960s, were on the verge of demolition as the new postwar Lee Bank took shape.
Chatsworth and Longleat House
A view from the benches off Bell Barn Road looking towards Chatsworth and Longleat Houses in the distance. Both of these towers were named after country houses.