'I wonder if you could help me - I'm looking for the Jewellery Quarter.' A4540 Icknield Street, junction with Warstone Lane. That is indeed the Birmingham Mint on the right.
Posted by DadgeCity on 02/10/2004
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 29, 2005 by M4Simon
The Bristol Road arrives at the Middleway
Indicative map showing possible grade separation of the Middle Ring Road, A435 Alcester Road and A34 New Town Row.
Handsworth and Aston, 1949
From Bartholomew's Pocket Atlas and Guide to Birmingham, p20f
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Nov 23, 2005 by Jam35
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Detail (p602) of Suggested Ring Boulevard (proto-A4540), 1910
From a lecture given by W.H. Bidlake, MA, at the University of Birmingham. Published 1911 in:
- Muirhead, J.H., (ed.), 1911, 'Birmingham Institutions'. Birmingham: Cornish Brothers.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Nov 19, 2005 by Jam35
p600-1 Text proposing Ring Boulevard for Birmingham (proto-A4540)
From a lecture given by W.H. Bidlake, MA, at the University of Birmingham. Published 1911 in:
- Muirhead, J.H., (ed.), 1911, 'Birmingham Institutions'. Birmingham: Cornish Brothers.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Nov 19, 2005 by Jam35
A view of the roadworks constructing a hamburger-style slip road through the middle of Bordesley Circus. The newly constructed road shown running through the middle of the picture will, when completed, be a one-way road exiting onto the A4540 northbound at the bottom-left of the picture, and entering from the A45 northbound at the top in the distance.
This slight aerial angle was obtained via means of a double-decker bus.
The south-east corner of Bordesley Circus. The A45 towards Coventry is visible at the top of the picture; the traffic visible from the left is coming from the eastbound B4128.
The 'aerial view' was provided using a double-decker bus.
A38 Approaching Inner Ring Road at Belgrave Interchange
Birmingham, Ashted Circus Approaching Ashted Circus via the A4540, Lawley Middleway. Notice the different styles of road signs ahead:
?? two red triangle (hazard) signs warn respectively of the roundabout and that there are roadworks on the road to the left;
?? the brown sign with white lettering is typical of the type of sign used to give directions to tourist attractions. They usually include pictograms; examples in this case include silhouettes of a flower (for the Botanical gardens), a boat (for the canal) etc.
?? two temporary signs with black text on a yellow background provide details of diversion routes or direction signs through roadworks.
p602-3 Text proposing Ring Boulevard for Birmingham (proto-A4540)
From a lecture given by W.H. Bidlake, MA, at the University of Birmingham. Published 1911 in:
- Muirhead, J.H., (ed.), 1911, 'Birmingham Institutions'. Birmingham: Cornish Brothers.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Nov 19, 2005 by Jam35
Birmingham middle ring road, coming off the A38. Curvey columns with SGS203 lanterns.
Birmingham middle ring road, coming off the A38. Curvey columns with SGS203 lanterns.
Simplex Jupiter in the foreground and Philips SGS203s in the background, all mounted on to old 10m street lights with large curved brackets. None of these lanterns would have been the original ones for these columns and brackets. This is on Birmingham middle ring-road.
Old 10m street lights with large curved brackets. The lantern in the foreground is a Philips SGS203 and in the background is a GEC Turtle. The SGS203 wouldn't have been the original lantern. This is on Birmingham middle ring-road.
10m street lights with big curved brackets on Birmingham middle ring-road. The lantern in the foreground is a Simplex Jupiter, and in the background are Philips SGS203s, all of which are HPS/SON types. All of these lanterns are old now but none of them were the original ones for these brackets and columns.
12m street light with a big curved bracket and a GEC Turtle/Z8520 lantern. This is on the middle ring-road in Birmingham.
Old street lights with unusual big curved brackets. This is on Birmingham middle ring-road.
High-mast columns with newer Philips Lumas. This is at the roundabout with the A4540 and A456 in Birmingham.
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