Aerial photograph of the Birchfield area
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area, road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. Roads visible on the photograph include Walsall Road, Aston ...
Councillor G H C Hughes
This is an abridged version of the biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download.
George Henry Hughes lived at 3 Trinity Road in Birchfield.
Mr Hughes has, ...
Flyover, Birchfield Road
This photograph, taken from under the flyover that covers most of the length of Birchfield Road, shows Holy Trinity Church on the corner of Birchfield Road and Trinity Road.
Holy Trinity Church and Jame Masjid Mosque
The two buildings stand opposite each other on the corner of Trinity Road and Birchfield Road. Jame Masjid was formerly known as the Saddam Hussein mosque as he donated money for its erection.
Holy Trinity Church, Birchfield
The church was built in 1863 by the firm of Samuel Briggs from a design by the architect Julius ALfred Chatwin. The total cost came to £5,000! It is notable for a Rose Window commemorating the return ...
Thomas Kendrick
An abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available for download.Pakington House was located at number 64 in Trinity Road.
Mr Thomas Kendrick, who has long resided at ...