Perry Barr today
Perry Barr in the past
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All Along the Hamstead Road until you reached Tanhouse Avenue and Hamstead School was the Colliery where in March 1908 23 men were entombed. The above taken froma card from the period shows the unfortunate 23 men
Hamstead Road
Spouthouse Lane
Along the Hamstead Road on our right we come to Spouthouse Lane which used to be the Old Walsall Road. On the left we can see Somerfields garage. Here used to be the original Hamstead School before the present one was built further up the Hamstead Road. Behind the garage used to be the old miners bath-house, later to become the Throstles Club, and later the Great Barr Club which saw top artists like, Tommy Steele, Tony Christie, Barry Manilow, appear.
Hamstead Road
Spouthouse Lane
spouthouse lane