Bournbrook
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Bournbrook is an industrial and residential district in southwest Birmingham, England, in the ward of Bournbrook and Selly Park and the parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Selly Oak. Before 2018
View of Bournbrook High Street (B384 Bristol Road) looking north towards Edgbaston
BCTC's Car No. 104 outside the tram shed in Dawlish Road, Bournbrook, in 1891. This vehicle still survives at the Black Country Living Museum.
Shops on the Bristol Road (A38 road) in Bournbrook
The Goose at the Old Varsity Tavern (formerly the Bournbrook Hotel), Market Place, Bournbrook
Selly Oak
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Selly Oak is a suburban area in south-west Birmingham, England, located approximately 5 miles from the city centre. Named after a prominent oak tree that once stood at a major crossroads, the area enc
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…George Cadbury was a teacher with the Adult School Movement. When he moved his chocolate factory to Bournville he created purpose built Institutes in Selly Oak, Stirchley, and Northfield to serve the working community. In 1894 he extended the coffee house he had built for the workers of the Selly Oak and…
Bristol Road with Old Joe in the background (2009)
Aerial view of the railway bridge (nearest to camera) and canal aqueduct, over the diverted A38, taken in January 2013
Former tram, later bus depot, now storage units
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal in Selly Oak