A.C. Gurley - Perry Barr Music Stores
Disc sold by A.C. Gurley who traded at 506 Birchfield Road. The record is 78rpm - a format replaced eventually by the 7" single and since then by the compact disc. The song is from a successful musical ...
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 ...
Alderman William Cook JP
This is an abridged biography of William Cook, the full version is available on this page as a download.
Mr Cook was born on November 28th, 1834, at the village of Kingscourt, near Stroud in Gloucestershire. ...
Birchfield Harriers running track, Perry Barr
Birchfield Harriers running track, Perry Barr
Birchfield Harriers running track, Perry Barr
Birchfield Harriers running track, Perry Barr
Birchfield Harriers running track, Perry Barr
Birchfield Harriers running track, Perry Barr
Birchfield Harriers running track, Perry Barr
Birchfield Harriers running track, Perry Barr
Birchfield Library, Perry Barr
Interior of Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr, looking remarkably smart in 1952. The building dates from 1874 but only became a branch library in 1886. Many of the books on the right sport traditional ...
Birchfield Library, Perry Barr
Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr. This 1952 interior view with no signs of wear and tear might suggest that the library had recently been decorated and re-fitted.
Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr
The delivery counter at Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr, in 1913. The building was opened as Birchfield Library in 1886 but had begun life in 1874 as Perry Barr Institute.
Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr
The reading room at Birchfield Public Library, Perry Barr, photographed in 1913.
Birchfield Road flats by the underpass
Birchfield Road School, Perry Barr
Birchfield Road School, Perry Barr, photographed in April 1959
Birchfield Road, Handsworth
Postcard of Birchfield Road in Handsworth, posted on July 23rd 1904.
Birchfield Road, Perry Barr
The Birchfield Road underpass, Perry Barr, opened in 1962.
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, ...