New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Friday Photo: St John the Evangelist Perry Barr

Posted May 10th, 2019 by Julie Webb with No Comments

Today’s Friday photo is the grade II listed St John the Evangelist Church, Church Lane Perry Barr. This Anglican parish church is build was built in the Gothic style, by Robert Studholme of Sutton Coldfield between 1831-3. It was ...

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Friday Photo: Perry Bridge (Zig Zag Bridge)

Posted February 26th, 2015 by Julie Webb with No Comments

Today’s Friday photo is Perry Bridge popularly known as the Zig Zag bridge, which crosses the River Tame alongside the current Aldridge road  in Perry Barr. This beautiful red sandstone bridge is Grade II listed and a scheduled monument and is said ...

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Birmingham Council Boundaries from 1838 to 1931

Posted April 2nd, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 1 Comment

Birmingham Council Boundary Changes 1838 to 1931 Sometimes you spot some things that are surprisingly mundane and interesting.  This map charting the growth of Birmingham’s local authority to 1938 fits into that category and comes from the website www.british-history.ac.uk and the 1964 book ...

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