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Perry Barr Station

LMS Route: Birmingham - Soho Road - Perry Barr - Birmingham

Perry Bar Station was opened by the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) on the line from Vauxhall to Stafford and beyond on 4th July 1837. The station didn't receive its modern version of Barr until 29th August 1894 when its name became Perry Barr Station. The station has undergone several rebuilds since 1837. At some point in the early 1890s, possibly when the name was changed, the station's platform buildings were rebuilt using a similar design and layout as seen in Handsworth Woods. At a later time, date unknown but well before the 1961 photographs seen below, these were replaced with a very basic asbestos building. Access to the station was off the Walsall Road with a covered staircase from the road to each platform. The staircases were gated to prevent the public access during periods when the station was closed. The Railway Clearing House Hand Book of Stations indicates that the station only handled passenger and parcel traffic, the closeness of Witton Wharf rendering the need for goods facilities unnecessary. The station remains open today, albeit in a different form, so it can claim to be one of the oldest stations in the county and Midlands.

Looking in the direction of Walsall with the station's very simple and unimposing entrances on the left
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Birmingham Library
Looking in the direction of Walsall with the station's very simple and unimposing entrances on the left
An oblique view of two entrances to Perry Barr station from the Birmingham side of the railway bridge in 1959
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Birmingham Library
An oblique view of two entrances to Perry Barr station from the Birmingham side of the railway bridge
 The two entrances to Perry Barr station with the down line on the left and the up line on the right
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Birmingham Library
The two entrances to Perry Barr station at road level with the down line on the left and the up line on the right
Looking along Perry Barr station's down platform towards Witton and on to New Street station
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M Jee
Looking along Perry Barr station's down platform towards Witton and on to New Street station
View looking to Aston showing the temporary passenger bridge in front of the permanent passenger bridge
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DJ Norton
View looking to Aston showing the temporary passenger bridge in front of the permanent passenger bridge

Close up of the temporary up starting signal erected approximately two thirds of the length of the up platform
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DJ Norton
Close up of the temporary up starting signal erected approximately two thirds of the length of the up platform
Close up showing a corrugated asbestos waiting room on the down platform together with electric lighting
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DJ Norton
Close up showing a corrugated asbestos waiting room on the down platform together with electric lighting
Looking to Walsall beneath the temporary footbridge constructed as part of the A34 - Walsall Rd improvements
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DJ Norton
Looking to Walsall beneath the temporary footbridge constructed as part of the A34 Walsall Rd improvements
Close up showing the track work at the Walsall end of the down platform and Perry Barr station's signal cabin
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DJ Norton
Close up showing the track work at the Walsall end of the down platform and Perry Barr station's signal cabin
Close up showing the access to both platforms from the overbridge carrying the Walsall Old Road over the railway
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M Mensing
Close up showing the access to both platforms from the bridge carrying the Walsall Old Road over the railway

Looking towards Witton and the road bridge which crossed the railway to the south of Perry Barr station on 19th April 1937
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Birmingham Library
Looking towards Witton and the road bridge which crossed the railway to the south of Perry Barr station
Looking along the down line through Wellhead Lane bridge towards Perry Barr station on 19th April 1937
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Birmingham Library
Looking along the down line through Wellhead Lane bridge towards Perry Barr station on 19th April 1937
Ex-LMS 2-8-0 8F No 48175 has steam lifting from her valves as she passes through the station on a down freight
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M Mensing
Ex-LMS 2-8-0 8F No 48175 has steam lifting from her valves as she passes through the station on a down freight
Close up showing ex-LMS 8F 2-8-0 No 48175, the last of the second batch built by Crewe works, working hard
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M Mensing
Close up showing ex-LMS 8F 2-8-0 No 48175, the last of the second batch built by Crewe works, working hard
Ex-LMS 4MT 2-6-4T No 42586 is seen on a down New Street to Walsall local passenger service on 25th April 1955
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DJ Norton
Ex-LMS 4MT 2-6-4T No 42586 is seen on a down New Street to Walsall local passenger service on 25th April 1955

A press cutting describing the fatal accident which killed a LNWR guard on Sunday 21st December 1895
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Birmingham Mail
A press cutting describing the fatal accident which killed a LNWR guard on Sunday 21st December 1895
A press cutting describing the failed attempt of two passengers to sue the LNWR company in May 1871
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Birmingham Post
A press cutting describing the failed attempt of two passengers to sue the LNWR company in May 1871

An 1886 twenty-five inch to the mile Ordnance Survey map of Perry Barr Goods Yard and Station
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National Library of Scotland
An 1886 twenty-five inch to the mile Ordnance Survey map of Perry Barr Goods Yard and Station
A 1902 twenty-five inch to the mile Ordnance Survey map of Perry Barr Goods Yard and Station
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National Library of Scotland
A 1902 twenty-five inch to the mile Ordnance Survey map of Perry Barr Goods Yard and Station
A 1913 twenty-five inch to the mile Ordnance Survey map of Perry Barr Goods Yard and Station
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National Library of Scotland
A 1913 twenty-five inch to the mile Ordnance Survey map of Perry Barr Goods Yard and Station
A 1913 six inch to the mile Ordnance Survey route map of Perry Barr to Witton stations
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National Library of Scotland
A 1913 six inch to the mile Ordnance Survey route map of Perry Barr to Witton stations
Map showing the location of Perry Barr North Junction in relation to Handsworth Junction and Station Junction
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John Copsey
Map showing the location of Perry Barr North Junction in relation to Handsworth Junction and Station Junction